Learning on ScreenUn-Dressed: Fashion in the Twentieth Century
- Alternative title
- Undressed: Fashion in the 20th Century
- Synopsis
- Four-part series detailing the history of 20th-century fashion by examining its many influences.
Tape 1: 1) REBELLION: Focuses on how fashion has mirrored social change and highlights some influences, including the sexual revolution, art, modernism, constructionism, radicalism, minimalism and existentialism. Examines how music and youth culture have defined some of fashion’s true rebels. Features designers Christian Lacroix, Alexander McQueen, Malcolm McLaren and Mary Quant. 2) FANTASY: Fashion as an art form, looking at trends towards exoticism at the turn of the century, free expression and surrealism in the 1960s, and ‘haute couture’. Features designers Christian Lacroix, John Galliano, Ralph Lauren, Issey Miyake, and André Courrèges.
Tape 2: 3): POWER: Examines fashion as an industry the marketing that is so crucial to its success. Charts the creation of the major fashion empires and the swings of power between France, Europe and the USA. Also explores the influence of the press, the development of fashion photography, the emergence of the supermodel and the rise of the designer label as status symbol. Features designers Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld and Calvin Klein. 4) SEX: Shows fashion’s response to the enormous changes in sexual attitudes during the 20th century. The greatest shift in fashion was perhaps women’s appropriation of men’s clothing. Also looks at the modern-day role of the corset. Features the last interview with Gianni Versace and includes contributions from Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Azzedine Alaia and Amanda Harlech. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 208 min (total).
- Year of production
- 1998
- Availability
- Out of Distribution; 1998 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) pair
- Notes
- Broadcast on C4 from 15/2/98 as UNDRESSED: FASHION IN THE 20TH CENTURY.
- Subjects
- Design
- Keywords
- clothing industries; fashion design
Credits
- Director
- Gideon Koppel; Jaci Judelson
- Producer
- Pascale Lamche
- Writer
- Sally Brampton
- Contributor
- Alexander McQueen; Betsey Johnson; Christian Lacroix; John Galliano; Karl Lagerfeld; Mary Quant; Ralph Lauren
- Cast
Diana Rigg
Production Company
- Name
Little Bird
- Name
Tatfilm
Sponsor
- Name
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
- Address
- Rundfunkplatz 1
Munich
80335
Germany
- Name
Channel Four Television
- Phone
- 071-396 4444
- Address
- LONDON
SW1P 2TX
- Name
CinquiËme, La
Distributor
- Name
Beckmann Direct
- videos@beckmanndirect.com
- Web
- http://www.beckmanndirect.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01624 816585
- Fax
- 01624 816589
- Address
- c/o Wienerworld
Unit 7 Freetreade House
Lowther Road
Stanmore, Middx
HA7 1EP - Notes
- Founded in 1983. Previously known as: Beckmann Visual Publishing.
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