Sportswear as Fashion
スポーツウェア・ファッション / late 19th century– / Style / Fashion History
The exchange by which mobility, protection and new materials from sport enter everyday dress and fashionable shapes return to athletic clothing. From divided skirts to stretch, nylon and neoprene, functional movement helped form modern casual clothing.
Ease and stretch that preserve movement / Adjustments such as zips, ribs and drawcords / Team color, numbers and stripes used for identity / Functional fabrics including nylon, spandex and neoprene
Dictionary entry
- Best used for
- Translating movement performance into clothing meant for the street · Using sport-derived line, numbers and material for both team identity and fashion
- Type
- Set numbers and short names boldly enough to read at distance, following seams and panel lines.
- Composition
- Reserve the range of motion first, then align panel lines and pockets with movement.
- Material
- Assign stretch, weight, waterproofing and ventilation to the exact places that need each property.
- Caution
- Stripes and numbers alone empty out the sporting relation. Be able to name the movement helped and the material doing the work.
- Further study
- Nineteenth-century cycling dress / Claire McCardell and active wear / The exchange between competition and everyday dress
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