Monday, May 7, 2012

Cultural Signposts




We are influenced every day by the things we see, but one of the most influential concepts of modern day society are celebrities.















When a designer comes up with a new trend or garment, showcases it in a magazine or on TV people may see the garment and like it but not be confident enough to wear it out.

Whereas if the same garment is modeled by someone like Mirada Kerr, or Delta Goodrem, within a month it will be the latest and greatest garment/trend all over Perth, and sometimes can spread all over Australia or the world.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Theatre De La Mode

Fashion Dolls

French Fashion Dolls were dolls created in the 19th century to showcase the fashions of their day and to help teach young ladies how to gracefully grow into women. The dolls are much prized today for their exceptionally detailed clothing and accessories including everything from nightgowns to opera glasses to evening gowns.




The vast majority of French Fashion dolls have bisque heads, glass eyes, and leather bodies. The earliest French Fashion dolls had porcelain heads (glazed china) and early examples often had multi-jointed wood bodies.