Many women's fashion and decorating magazines have featured articles
that provide categories that define an individual's style or fashion.
For example, a category describing a preppy woman's style could be
called "Prep", "Classic Traditionalist", "Thoroughbred" or "American
Classic".
I am looking for a rundown of category names that have been used by
the fashion and decorating press. I expect there would be categories
like the "Classic Traditionalist", "Romantic", "Modernist", et al, but
am trying to develop a list of as many category names as possible to
see the general breakdown.
Can anyone help with this? |
Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 07:24 PDT
Hello prpro-ga,
Very interesting and challenging question you've posted!
While I work on it a bit more, I wonder if I could ask for some
clarification.
There are so many variations on styles -- and innumerable transient
fashions (such as this season's "spy style" clothes), that it's hard
to know what to offer you in the way of an answer. Your question is
doubly complicated by asking about both clothing and decorating, since
the two don't always follow the same path or trends.
That said, please let me know:
--if a list like this one is at all helpful to you:
http://www.artandculture.com/arts/discipline?movementId=214&sel=mov&sub=a2z
--are you familiar with reference sources such as:
-A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion, by Mary Brooks Picken
-The Complete History of Costume & Fashion, by Bronwyn Cosgrave
-Fashion in Costume, by Joan Nunn
-Classic Modern : Midcentury Modern At Home, by Deborah Dietsch
--Are you interested only in contemporary styles, or would you expect,
e.g. "Art Deco" style to appear on the list?
--What would you consider an appropriate number of categories as a
reasonable answer to your question?
Any further insight you can provide would be a great help in getting
you the information you are after.
Thanks.
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
prpro-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 08:29 PDT
Great questions! I'll answer each of your bullets point-by-point:
- A list like the artsandculture.com one IS helpful; these categories
are actual fashion movements/trends (Kinderwhore?!). I'm really
looking more for even more collective categories. For example,
"Hip-Hop", "Rave Culture", et al might be grouped under "Urban Hip".
However, I suppose the total list is helpful -- I can rope them into
their more collective categories on my own.
- Not familiar with the books you list; I think I am more interested
in the type of content that would be found in books that focus on
defining your personal style, where you might take a "test" that would
indicate whether you are a "Classic Traditionalist", "Urban Hipster",
et al. You know what I mean -- you take a test and your score
indicates the type you are. Think Cosmo quiz... ;-)
- I'm less interested in general era styles, such as "Art Deco",
"Edwardian", et al.
- As far as the number of categories, I'm looking for as much "input"
as possible -- this will help me determine my own system where I will
place each category provided into 6-8 categories of my own creation.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 08:52 PDT
Hey, that helps. I suspect it will take a few back and forths, before
I know for sure if I can answer your question for you.
First off, have a look at:
http://quizilla.com/cgi-bin/result/list/list.pl
Is this (a) close? or (b) way off? what you are seeking?
Also, here's a list of fashion "quizzes" that may be of interest
(listed under "Fashion Selectors" on the site), but I'm not sure they
get you into the type of categories you're looking for. Let me know
what you think:
http://www.selectsmart.com/fashion.html
Ta ta, for now...
paf
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Clarification of Question by
prpro-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 09:45 PDT
The quizilla link doesn't work. The selectsmart is cute, but --
you're right -- it doesn't call out the categories that I'm seeking.
Thanks for your diligence!
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 09:58 PDT
Sorry about quizilla. Try this link:
http://quizilla.com/users/iamadaydreamer/quizzes/What%20is%20your%20FaShiOn%20STYLE%3F
Take the quiz, and when you get the results, on the bottom of the page
is a "see all possible results" button. Press this to see all the
categories listed. It's not comprehensive, for sure. But it's a
start...
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Clarification of Question by
prpro-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 10:47 PDT
VERY much along the lines of what I have been considering... good find!
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 11:29 PDT
Good...glad to hear it. By the way, if you do a search on the word
"fashion" at the quizilla search page:
http://www.quizilla.com/search/
it will take you to about a dozen other, similar quizzes (I think the
one I linked to earlier is the best of the lot, but you may want to
look at the others just the same).
How do you think we should proceed at this point? We found a pretty
good list at the artandculture site, and some good, broad categories
at the quizilla site. I'm not sure what to do now to provide
additional information, or to pull together what we found already into
a coherent answer.
Let me know what other type of information you would like and/or what
would be the best way to present the info we have.
Thanks.
paf
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Clarification of Question by
prpro-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 11:49 PDT
I really need to get a rundown list that more reflects the Quizilla
categories. I am looking for as many categories of that type as
possible and just need a "laundry list".
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 13:35 PDT
I think I got it!
Have a look at:
http://www.noubikko.com/noubikko-body/tips/categories/categories.htm
It's a "pret-a-porter" list that seems to fit the bill -- let me know
if this does the trick.
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Clarification of Question by
prpro-ga
on
20 Aug 2003 14:48 PDT
That is a DAMN good list!! That could be my macro categories; would
you be able to compile a rundown of whatever other categories you've
found and I can play "mix-and-match" myself? THANKS!!!
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Hello prpro,
As a fashion-challenged individual, this has been a particularly fun
question to research. Thanks for the opportunity to work on it.
I'm going to pull together the results we have so far, and add a few
more categories/lists for you to play with. If anything here is
unclear, or requires elaboration, just let me know through a Request
for Clarification, and I'll be happy to provide additional
information.
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From the noubikko site:
http://www.noubikko.com/noubikko-body/tips/categories/categories.htm
we have the following list of "master" categories:
Haute
Elegant
Dramatic
Classic
Conservative
Western
Casual
Grunge
Futuristic
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The quizilla site at:
www.quizilla.com
offers some similar categories:
Casual
Classic
Glam
Extreme
Trendy
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I revisited the artandculture site at:
www.artandculture.com
and it's actually a very interesting and versatile site...I suggest
you spend some time exploring it. Here are some of the things I found
there:
--A simple search on the word "fashion" gave a long list of both
styles and designers...boiling it down to just the styles left me
with:
Futurist Fashion
Art Deco Fashion
Pop Art Fashion
Surrealist Fashion
Avant-Garde Fashion
Existentialist Fashion
Explosive Color
High-End Rock 'n' Roll
corporate
glamour
reflection / self-reflection
sexy
rebel
sensual
Postmodern Poetry
Elegant Suiting
eclectic
Post-War Scandinavian Design
Left Bank Look
Epic Theater
Grunge
--A further search on any individual term gives you even more tidbits
to work with. For instance, a search on "elegant suiting" brings you
to this page:
http://www.artandculture.com/arts/movement?movementId=342
Elegant Suiting
Related Artists
Giorgio Armani
Keywords:
composed
cool
elegant
urban
sophisticated
--and of course, there's the extended list of fashion categories that
I pointed out earlier:
'30s Revival
Acid Jazz
Afros
Alpine Techno/Eskimo
Androgynous Silhouette
Armour Costumes
Art Deco Fashion
Art Nouveau Fashion
Art Nouveau/Art Deco Revival
Avant-Garde Fashion
Avant-Garde, Deconstructivist & Minimalist Design
B-Boys
B-Boys & Flygirls
Beatniks
Bikers
Blonde Ambition
Brit-Pop Fashion
Caribbean Style
Cocktail Dressing
Couture
Cowgirl/Cowpunk
Cyberpunks
Dior's "The New Look" (1947)
Disco/Saturday Night Fever
Elegant Suiting
Envelope Silhouette
Exercisewear/Dancewear
Existentialist Fashion
Explosive Color
Fetish
Flappers
Folkies
Frumpy Suits
Futurist Fashion
Gangsta Chic
Gay Style
Girl Culture
Glam
Goth Style
Greasers
Grunge
Hats by Adolpho the Milliner
Haute Couture of Balmain & Balenciaga
Headbangers
Heavy Metal
High Tech Fabrics
High-End Rock 'n' Roll
Hippies
Indie Rockers
Industrial
Japanese Influence
Kinderwhore
La Dolce Vita
Larger Sizes for Women
Left Bank Look
Lesbian Style
Miniskirts
Modernists/Mod U.K.
Mods
New Agers
New Romantics
Organic/Hemp
Peasant Look
Perky Girls
Pin-Up Girls
Pop Art Fashion
Post-Grunge
Preppy
Psychedelic Revival
Psychedelics/Kaleidoscopics
Psychobillies
Punks
Rap/Hip-Hop
Rastafarians
Rave Culture
Ravers
Ray Ban Sunglasses
Renaissance Fair/Medieval Garb
Riot Grrls
Rockabillies
Rockers
Rude Boys
Sexy Schoolgirl
Sexy Spinster
Skaters
Skinheads
Smart Handbags
Snowboarders/Extreme Sports
Space Age / Space Age Bachelors
Sportswear
Sportswear Launched by Jantzen
Streetwear on the Runway
Surfers
Surrealist Fashion
Swing Revival
Swing Style
Swinging London/British Invasion
Technos
Twiggy
Urban Chic
Utility Chic
Velvet Catsuit
Vintage/Retro
West Coast & Hollywood Influence
Western Style
Youth Culture
Zazous
Zoot Suiters
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Lastly, just an observation/thought/suggestion of my own. I would
suggest expanding the category that noubikko calls "Western" to
include any costume-type clothing (think "Village People") such as
western wear, ethnic clothing, historical outfits, military style,
sportswear.
I don't mean this to refer to actual costumes, but just to clothing
that picks up on a costume theme: peasant blouses, camouflage pants,
cowboy boots, football jerseys, etc.
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I hope this does the trick, and like I said, just let me know if you'd
like any additional information.
Have fun.
pafalafa-ga |
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