Design Inspiration

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Design Inspiration
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Study Magazines, TV, Media
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1820-1835
La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat 1884-6.  Art
Institute Chicago.   This later bustle fashion
was very molded to the body, and the heavy corset
gave an armor-like rigidity to the silhouette.
This particular image was a cartoon character
drawn by the American artist Charles Dana Gibson.
For twenty years, he satirized society with his
image of 'The New Woman,' who was competitive,
sporty and emancipated as well as beautiful.
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These fashion images from magazines and
catalogues of the era are very representative of
the styling of clothes people wore in the
mid-1920s and 1940s. 
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Travel
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Gustav Klimt Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, 1907
Julianne Moore Harpers Bazaar 2008
Egon Schiele Seated Woman with Bent Knee
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What Inspires YOU?
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References Gerding, Gretchen (2008, April 11).
Ajoy Sarkar Investigates the Properties of Bamboo
Fabrics. Colorado State University. Retrieved
August 8, 2008 from http//www.cahs.colostate.edu/
news/item/?ID550. Larocca, Amy (2008, May 8).
Julianne Moore Portrait of a Lady. Retrieved
July 21, 2008 from http//www.harpersbazaar.com/ma
gazine/cover/julianne-moore-lookbook-0508. Reddy,
Sameer. (2008, June 3). Getting Dressed.
Newsweek. Retrieved from Newsweek Online.
www/newsweek/cp,od139816. http//www.sunsafe.com/
fabrics.cfm retrieved July 21, 2008. Thomas,
Pauline Weston. (2003) Fashion Illustrations
Fashion Drawing Figure Templates.