Study task 6

The military long tail coat

3 special parts of military uniform decorates people figure

 

 

1 this picture is a officer's levee dress coatee from 1815 to 1820

this coat was design with a high collar with typical two ranges of buttons. Base on this military coat, it has a different design on the shoulder parts. This design made officers looks more stronger and taller. Also the high collar decorates officer neck then made people looks more taller. Then ranges of buttons made people figure looks more taller and official. However the collar design only use in the officer uniform. Because it is tide and inconvenient to move.

 

 

 

2 This is a womanswear fashion design from Balmain fashion show 2009.

In this design, it is a strongly military style also it has these three typical military design. The black and shining collar, high shoulder and ranges of button. As showing in this jack, the military elements strongly influence fashion in nowadays. And also military elements always being popular in fashion design. Then fashion designers make those element more fixable and more fashion on clothes. In mostly high class and luxury fashion brand, military element already became a great way to help they to decorate their design.

 

 

 

3 A coat from TOPSHOP at 2012

This is my first military style coat. I bough it at 2012 winter in Topshop. It also has these three design. High collar, strong shoulders and ranges of button. What I felt very differently from other style coat is that military coat decorates my body figure. It makes me more taller and official than daily life. Especially, the shoulder design made me looks more powerful. And ranges of button decorates on the cloth make my body looks thin than before. This is how the military element work in high street design for ordinary customers.

 

In the fashion industry, military elements were influence fashion design during the war time or ever earlier. According to Answers website stated :'' military fashion enters the civilian wardrobe in varied ways...Military traditions often enter civilian dress in ways that are only partly remembered''.(Military Influences on Fashion) In the fashion industry, Military elements are always influence people clothing all the time. Also according to the Answers website stated:'' Scottish civilians have been a recurring feature of modern civilian dress, with attenuated links to Scotland and to the military source. Not only the plaid, But even the kilt and over-the-shoulder drape are of military origin.'' (Military Influences on Fashion)These military elements are presentable and popular in the fashion industry and strongly influence people clothing. Also these elements work every well on different class fashion design. According to John Bull stated :'' military clothing has found its way into popular culture and high street fashion in particular. Military clothing strikes a chord with the fashion inclined due to its adaptability and clean cut and simplistic principles which really lend itself to high street fashion.''(Military Clothing) In the long tail coat, the high collar, strong shoulder and ranges of button decorated human figure, make people looks more taller and official. And those simplistic designs keeping popular in fashion industry for long time and became a specific style in fashion design. John Bull stated :'' It is unquestionably the case that much military clothing is inherently stylish and this is why it has become popular amongst civilian fashion fans." (Military Clothing)

 

Bibliography

Military Influences on Fashion

http://www.answers.com/topic/military-influences-on-fashion

Military Clothing

http://www.johnbullclothing.com/fashion_military_cloth