War and fashion: Political views and how military styles influence fashion

<p>Women’s outerwear evolves and recreates new fashions based on new materials and historical influences. Whenever the United States goes to war, military styles emerge. However, the outerwear category of women’s apparel has not been thoroughly researched in regard to military influences. Regardless of people’s opinion of war, the influences in the clothing are very apparent. As a result, this study examines outerwear styles during the past two World Wars and the two Gulf war styles.</p> <p>Since the beginning of World War I, fashion has been influenced by military uniforms. America’s participation in the war affected the designs, fabrics, and colors of the current fashion trends. In every subsequent period of war, fashion styles reappeared in similar forms and silhouettes. The purpose of this study is to help develop a framework for predicting the trends in war times. For instance, citizens have integrated symbols into their dress so as to display their attitudes toward current events.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Technology Studies

Year

2008

Author dc:creator

• Topor, Lauren

Contributors dc:contributor

• Subhas Ghosh, Ph.D., FTI, Chair
• Muralidharan Nair, Interim Assc Academic Dean
• Valentina Dimitrieski, M.A.

• Fashion History 20th century
• Fashion Social aspects
• Fashion Political aspects
• Military uniforms History 20th century
• Other Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/168

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1167