Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. -Oscar Wild

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Stages of a woman.


I had a rather interesting assignment for this weeks homework for Art History, consisted on taking 4 pictures with the theme "Fashion". I tried to do something a tad original but with what I already had... I thought taking pictures of stereotypes, all wearing the same glasses but then I thought it was too common, then I thought I can go to different places and just take pictures of people -capturing what they are wearing in different zones of the city- but then I thought it was boring and unoriginal, I mean, fashion is everywhere though, then I thought maybe I can take pictures of fashionistas (those that literally cannot live without a designers product) but then I thought "Too expensive" hahaha so then I thought, finally, why not put the woman's evolution? How she developed along the years, how her mentality changed, took place in a mans world and so my title to the pictures was "Stages of fashion", and I dressed up as woman from the 16th-18th century; corset's, long dresses and rather heavy ones too, then Dandysim/Dandy; A woman finally takes place in a mans world by wearing mens wear, to show that she also has power and strength to do things on her own yet we can still conserve our feminism (it's my favorite of all, the tendency, the ideology, the colors, all of it), then I dressed up as "flash dance" who ever doesn't know what is Flash dance you better google or look for it on youtube because the movie was so great that everyone just needed to dress like that, a woman is always in shape if she exercises all the time and looking good by wearing leggings, leg warmers, sneakers, an under shirt showing while wearing a loose shirt on top and off the shoulders, and finally the "modern" woman (modern is actually a relative word because everyone is modern in their own eras, but for this year in this occasion it was the most appropriate) so I dressed in short shorts with a big belt and buckle, leggings, up to the knee boots, a tank top and a blouse on top, tied a little higher than the waist, with a hat and aviator glasses.

Conclusion: A woman is always trying to look fantastic in a no-matter-what situation, body wise and fashion wise, but why loose our interest in literature, art, music? It seems that now that the woman has a place in a mans world they all of a sudden lost what was important for them, they've become fashionistas, consumers, nothing more. There's a lot more in life than just keeping a status (fashion does that), the majority of women have forgotten why we are here, now. They've forgotten that our women ancestors fought and some gave their lives so that we can all have a voice amongst men. I shall never forget them for it is they that I am this way and not another way.
I bow to those women that made this happen for us that do appreciate it and shall never forget that it is because of they I have a voice in society. I will not throw away that opportunity that we have in our hands still.

I present you, my photos...
Fashion from the XV-XVIII. I made the whole costume.

Dandy/Dandysim: A woman dresses masculine. My moms grandmother made her that outfit and eventually gave it to me.

"Flash dance" from the 80's. Woman in shape.



The modern woman dressing how ever she wants to.

By the by, I'd like to apologize for not posting nor Sunday or Wednesday, it's been a hectic week of school.

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