Embroidery changes in Fashion
How has embroidery in fashion changed?
As we posted recently, embroidery has been a very current trend in the fashion world and we have seen this take many forms and added onto many types of clothing items. Embroidery is an intricate way of embellishment a garment and the handy thing is that it can be done on a very large range of fabrics. However, although embroidery is a popular current trend, it isn't a current technique... the use of embroidery has dated back as far as 30,000 B.C.
In modern times, embroidery is used in a way to add embellishment to a garment and this can be done with any type of material as long as it is able to be spun into a thread. There are also various ways that embroidery can be done, ateliers use traditional hand embroidery methods whereas mass produced clothing could be industrially embroidered by a machine.
It has been thought that many methods of embroidery originated from countries in Asia. A lot of traditional dress in these countries has embroidery incorporated into it. This usually portrayed religious or symbolic imagery such as peacocks, dragons or other spiritual beings their faith followed. Not only clothing was embroidered, tapestries and other decorative items were also touched by this technique. To this day these such garments are still heavily embroidered but less likely to be done by hand as Asia has become extremely industrialised. Embroidery for religious use was also used widely across the world from Italy to even the UK. This was less used on clothing and more on things for decoration such as tapestries.
Later, in places such as Europe, embroidery took a different form showing very floral imagery compared to the religious imagery that was previously embroidered. This was very reflective of the Art Nouveau design era where everything was floral and blossoming. This design movement gave us stunning embroidered gowns with intricate leaves, flowers and other shapes inspired by more natural items. A lot of these gowns were luxe looking with gold or rich coloured embroidery to give off an expensive look for the upper classes. If you were of a lower class you might have some embroidery on your clothing but not as luxury looking as the gowns of the upper class ladies.
It has been thought that many methods of embroidery originated from countries in Asia. A lot of traditional dress in these countries has embroidery incorporated into it. This usually portrayed religious or symbolic imagery such as peacocks, dragons or other spiritual beings their faith followed. Not only clothing was embroidered, tapestries and other decorative items were also touched by this technique. To this day these such garments are still heavily embroidered but less likely to be done by hand as Asia has become extremely industrialised. Embroidery for religious use was also used widely across the world from Italy to even the UK. This was less used on clothing and more on things for decoration such as tapestries.
Modern day embroidery is different to religious embroidery but has similarities to the embroidery style during the Art Nouveau movement. Even though there are similarities, modern day embroidery is done differently than it used to be. First of all, embroidery isn't just on formal garments like it used to be. Everyday casual items of clothing such as shoes, belts, jeans, skirts and even t-shirts are embroidered. Secondly, most embroidered items on high street level tend to be mass produced and most likely embroidered with a machine unlike historical garment that would more likely be done by hand. The main similarity to historical embroidery is that modern day embroidery tends to take on the form of natural shapes and patterns such as birds and especially floral imagery just like during the Art Nouveau era.
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-A&L
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