The 60's

The 60's.

I'm not quite sure what my fascination with this era is, but Ive had it now since I was around 12. I think it stems from listening to the Beatles with my dad and watching their films 'A hard days night' and 'Yellow submarine'. Maybe the thought of a time I've not experienced feels interesting. Through growing up in a time where CDs were just becoming a thing, I feel the future hit the world extremely fast. Does thinking about old times bring nostalgia to our brains?

Style Icon - Iris Apfel

Today, I watched a documentary on Netflix about style icon Iris Apfel. Continuing on from last week, i've carried on my research looking at people throughout history who have changed fashion. I didn't know much about Iris. I just knew the name from seeing her at fashion shows wearing the big round glasses that cover her petite face. I've always wondered what it is that she done, and now I know.

The Slogan Statement

House Of Holland

For the couple of years, on the catwalk and also on the high street, slogan t-shirts have been a major hit. I feel the reason for this predominantly a political statement, as recently there has been a lot being questioned. Also the revive of being a feminist came back into light in 2016/17 after many females have been coming out with sexual allegations against people such as Harvey Weinstein. This and many other celebrities have been accused of this and in the eyes of a feminist, a lot needs to change as young women may feel the pressures in certain industries to allow strong male forces behind their careers to intimidate and make them do things they most certainly don't want to. Another reason these could have been made is as Donald Trump became president in early 2017, a lot came out in the press about the way he may treat women. The realisation that women still don't have the respect we deserve, Dior took to their hands in 2016 a slogan t-shirt down their catwalk for their Spring/Summer collection communicating -

'WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS'