Module 2.2 Romanticism

• was the major turning point in history that modernized our world as we know it.

• Steam power and machine technology improved efficiency and productivity, leading to great economic growth.

• The production of textiles was the first to become a mechanized factory system. Textiles were made fast at a low cost.

Made weaving the weft threads from side to side faster.

• the first computer, by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804.

• The fabric designs can be programmable using a series of punch cards.

• by Elias Howe in 1846

• controversy with Isaac Singer with the patent

• from coal-tar waste

• discovered by William Henry Perkin in 1856

first synthetic dye

spins viscose into yarns

In 1870s, the silkworm disease led to semi-synthetic fibers. What synthetic fiber mimics the silk?

What century is the Victorian period?

• Dominated by men, business and industry required serious work.

• Hence, modern menswear abandoned adornment, fashion and color.

What is the reason behind the serious yet sporty sophisticated fashion influence for men during the Victorian period?

a dandy who redefined sophistication for men

neckwear

made of felt fabric

trousers

suit jacket

period before Victorian; known for high-waisted fashion

men’s formal long coat

the modern three-piece suit

most formal suit

turns into necktie

difference of boots in 1800s

• a riot against power looms replacing human jobs

• a union revolution against injustice and low wages

• made cleaning cotton faster, but worsened slavery

  • because human workers have to make their labor cheap to keep up with the machine hence slavery

• dangerous working conditions; ended in 1938

  • dahil mga bata lang ang kasya to clean the inside of the machines

a flammable fabric

tutus that uses a flammable fabric called flanellette

used a poisonous green dye

• poisonous dye due to arsenic content

What is used to preserve the feathers in the hat?

What is used to soften felt fabric of the top hat?

An artistic and intellectual movement in the late 1700s- 1850s

• valued emotion over rationality, and sought sentimentality and the sublime – evoking awe, wonder and dread

• reaction to the Industrial Revolution — nostalgia for nature, rural, and the past — untouched by urban decay

• Design inspirations were taken from past cultural and historical clothing. Fashion became

  cyclical and referential.

• Women were romanticized as meek and precious beings.

• Fashion was a woman’s pursuit – overtly feminine and doll-like.

hides the face

bust-length jacket

dainty cape

support for puffed sleeves

tiered skirt and sleeves

wide-hoopskirt of the Victorian period

• era when the back in dresses was emphasized

form-fitting bodice

cage to emphasize the back

made tight lacing possible in corsets

tight-fitting undergarment

inspiration and textiles from Japan

fashion of the Spanish lower class

mantua and robe ala polonaise

inspired by large Renaissance sleeves

Architecture and art inspired by the High and Late Medieval period

• morbid fascination with death and the grotesque

• A form of escapism, Romantic art and literature allowed people to lament and subvert repressive societal norms

• satirical

• dark and brooding man, after Lord Byron

• a type of fictional character who is a moody, brooding rebel, often one haunted by a dark secret from his past.

• victim of diseases were romanticized as pale beauties

fashion for mourning — veiled for a year

• dark attire with embellishments

• no veil

• but can also wear purple

post-mortem mementos

• fascination with the afterlife

• Séance parties: a spiritualist meeting to receive spirit communications

How did Isabella II survived an assassination using her clothing?