Eco Inventors

The Glow Brick is a solar powered item of ingenuity. Using natural & artificial light the inner photo luminescent bulb expels this stored up light at night creating the illusion of of a floating light bulb. A superb and unique low-level light source that will glow every night Charges by natural or home lighting Photo luminescent (Glow in the … Continue reading →

Types of energy :)

Ok so we’re moving on from fashion movements to energy. I’ll make it as interesting as I can 🙂 so stick with me. Wind: Wind power is converted through wind turbines. This creates clean energy using the wind. The pros of this type of enery is that it is more economically friendly The cons are … Continue reading →

Grunge

Grunge is mainly to me about throwing on whatever you think works in a messy but also fashionable way. Throwing on ragged jeans and leather also seems to depict the grunge era. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/11/the-secrets-of-grunge-design/ Marc Jocobs had a grunge collection in 1993 but was fired briefly from his job for it.   There isn’t much to … Continue reading →

Power Dressing

Power Dressing: A stylish and expensive clothing style, intended to convey the impression of assertiveness and competence and predominantly worn by women.. Power Dressing was mainly used in the late 70’s and through the 1980’s. The style was influenced by women in the news at the time. Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana were the main women in Britain at … Continue reading →

New Romantics

Born out of London in the early 80s as a backlash to punk austerity. the new romantics celebrated glamour; ostentatious clothes and hedonism. Really the easiest way this can be described is that lots of vintage, frills, different eras made modern. I think that this is very bold for the 80’s we have more freedom with dress … Continue reading →

Disco fever!

‘Disco clothes’ were never for work, but for a night out, posing and dancing. Bell bottomed trousers that flared, figure hugging shaped sharply cut jackets in pastel colours that glowed in the disco light.   Elevated to new heights by platform shoes. Silver and shimmering Lycra, sequin boob tubes and stretch catsuits sum up an era … Continue reading →

The swinging 60’s with the start of Op art…

The 60’s! 🙂 home of the Beatles and the teenage mass market that had emerged. The main idea of the 60’s was bight, exuberant clothing that added some fun into life 🙂 Mary Quant exported her youthful short mini dresses to America. This was extremely popular with the young market. Other looks from the 60’s whilst still being colourful had … Continue reading →