FROM ONE EXTREME TO ANOTHER
Hairpin turns in fashion history, from the New Look to now.
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1947: The New Look
First Christian Dior’s opulent silhouettes instantly made all those tailored wartime dresses look starved …
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1965: The Mini
…Then Mary Quant’s schoolgirlish high hems made full skirts look hopelessly bourgeois…
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1969: The Pantsuit
… Then Yves Saint Laurent’s androgynous suit made the mini look juvenile …
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1985: Shoulder Pads
… Then shoulder pads made pantsuits look asexual …
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1988: The Bubble Skirt
… Then poufs made shoulder pads look too serious …
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1992: Minimalism
… Then minimalism made poufs look insubstantial …
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1995: Sex
… Then Tom Ford’s landmark Gucci collection made minimalism look cold-blooded, which leads to the baby doll, which leads to now.
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