Hello again! I have a timeline of style by James Laver entitled "LAVER'S LAW" that you Futuristic Throwbackers might find interesting and/or controvrsal. This is the life of a costume according to him.
LAVER'S LAW
Indecent 10 years before its time
Shameless 5 years before its time
Daring 1 year before its time
Smart
Dowdy 1 year after its time
Hideous 10 years after its time
Ridiculous 20 years after its time
Amusing 30 years after its time
Quaint 50 years after its time
Charming 70 years after its time
Romantic 100 years after its time
Beautiful 150 years after its time
This is an interesting observation by one man. Laver is a famous costume historian, for those of you that do not know, and he was a noted authority on dress and its relationship to society. I definitely respect his observation though I do not feel as though this is exactly true for every garment and/or fashion era. In this day in age individuality is key and I feel as though we as individuals decide on the stages and times for style. Celebrities of the day tend to set the mass trends; so if one innovator randomly selects a style to repopularize then... well there it goes; most of the time its popular again. This timeline may very well be true for Laver's time period, generation, or whatever you want to call it (no direspect), but today, we dont have set rules. What do you think?
