Mania dungilor || Stripes Mania

Indiferent daca vorbim de modelul zebrei, de trecerea de pietoni sau de codul de bare, putem spune ca dungile (sub diverse forme) au acaparat moda de peste 150 de ani! Surprinzator este faptul ca in timpurile Medievale dungile erau vazute diabolice si erau purtate doar de membrii anumitor categorii sociale (clovni, puscariasi etc.). De pilda, un pantofar francez a primit sentinta cu moartea doar pentru ca a indraznit sa poarte dungi!!

Astazi, lucrurile stau cu totul altfel. De fapt, dungile au cunoscut popularitatea undeva la sfarsitul secolului al XVIII-lea. IN 1846, Regina Victoria si-a imbracat fiul de doar patru ani, pe Albert Edward, intr-un costumas cu dungi cu care a facut o excursie pe iahtul regal. Acesta pare sa fi fost momentul in care publicul larg s-a indragostit iremediabil de copiii care purtau hainute in dungi.

Suntem la inceputul secolului XX, cand Coco Chanel ajunge pe Riviera Franceza si observa vestimentatia membrilor Marinei. A fost foarte incantata si de combinatia de culori – albastru (navy) si alb. Asa s-a nascut prima colectie de moda dedicata dungilor cu iz nautic. Coco Chanel s-a indragostit pe loc de minimalismul modelului cu dungi si a decis sa-l transforme intr-un laitmotiv al epocii – asadar, imediat, dupa excursie (1917), a inceput sa vanda obiecte vestimentare in dungi magazinul din Deauville.

Desigur ca si alte personalitati au avut grija sa transforme obiectele vestimentare dungate in piese-statement – printre ele se numara si Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn sau Brigitte Bardot.

Iar astazi, in 2014, intr-o frumoasa zi de primavara, am hotarat si eu, impreuna cu Emil Costrut, sa transformam dungile in arta. Ce ziceti, ne-a iesit? 🙂

Compozitia tinutei: Ochelari: Exclusives; Body: Intimissimi; Pantaloni: Zara; Pantofi: Denis; Poseta: Chanel;

Multumim Ramada Oradea pentru gazduire!

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Today, stripes are an important element of fashion, no matter if we refer to the zebra-model, the cross-walk or the barcode. But that hasn’t been always like that. In Medieval times, stripes were considered evil and that is why only members of certain social categories were allowed to wear them (clowns, prisoners etc.). A French cobbler was sent to death only because he dared to wear stripes! 

Today, things are radically different. Actually, stripes became popular sometime at the end of the 18th century. In 1846 Queen Victoria dressed her little son, Albert Edward, in a striped suit to board the Royal Yacht. Ever since the public fell in love with kids wearing stripes. 

We are now at the beginning of the 20th century, when Coco Chanel took a trip to the French Riviera. After seeing the navy and white striped shirts of the workers in the marina, she became passionate about the style and fascinated about the minimalism of stripes. She wanted to take the stripes mainstream and that is why she soon started selling them at her Deauville shop in 1917. 

There were also other personalities who took care of the fame of stripes: Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and the list goes on … 

And today, in 2014, in a beautiful day of spring, Emil Costrut and I have also tried to transform stripes into a piece of art. What do you think of our latest photo shoot? 

Outfit: Glasses: Exclusives; Body: Intimissimi; Trousers: Zara; Shoes: Denis; Bag: Chanel;