GRECIAN

Ancient Greece clothing consists of long rectangular linen or wool fabrics. As the weather was hot for most of the year, Greeks used to wear draped simple and light garments. Their garments were usually wrapped around the body, pinned at the side seams as well as shoulders ,dyed with bright colors decorated with ornate patterns.

Their garments derived from tunics, which were worn by both men and women. Greek men used to wear Chiton , a tunic made of light linen, for outside work such as horse riding or exercise. Likewise, Greek women used to wear Peplo, a type of tunic usually made from a heavy wool material, made from a large rectangular piece of fabric, draped in different ways to reflect different styles. During winters, Greek men wore cloak over their tunics for warmth which is called as himation.

GIBSON GIRL ERA

During Gibson girl era (1890s through 1905), also known as Edwardian era, two piece skirt and blouse started to emerge with style. Gibson girl look consisted of tops and blouses with extra wide puffed sleeves and shoulders which was paired with curved corseted waist and a-line long length skirts. Gibson hair were voluminous topped with a large flower and feather in the hats.

Men’s clothing were used to be more formal which consisted of suits during the day, formal tailcoats for evening with stripe prints on the fabric and a casual attire for sporting events. Trousers consisted of elastic or leather suspenders and belts were an option with the casual attire.

The Gibson Girl was considered to be the ‘pin-up girl’, a look which was created by Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890s. The garments under this era revolved around S curve when corset created a S shaped silhouette.This shape forced the hip back and the bust forward.

FLAPPER ERA

Flapper era, also called Roaring Twenties, emerged after the world war I, during 1920s, represented a tremendous change in lives of women during that period. Flappers were a generation of young independent American women who used to wear short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz and embraced a lifestyle which was considered immoral by many.

Flappers wore makeup in public, short dresses with deep necklines, skirts with calf revealing lengths and had shorter hair. The garments became more looser and shapeless in fit. Straight and slim was the preferred silhouette.

The Fashion industry is one of the major contributor to the economies of many countries. India, one of the largest producers of textiles and apparel, employs 35 million workers, second only to agriculture. Therefore, fashion industry helps in contributing to GDP of a country, which in turn increases the demand and supply in an economy. With the increase in supply, employment also increases, which means even greater income and hence the purchasing power and ultimately consumption of increases in the economy.

The increasing demand of fast fashion is fueling the growth of apparel industry. Clothing production has been increasing from past years, driven by a growing middle-class population across the world. Not only GDP, fashion industry has a major impact on the imports and exports of the country. Each year millions of clothes and fashion accessories are imported and exported. Apart from this, fashion industry also promotes creativity among the masses.

According to United Nations Environmental Program, the fashion sector – comprising textile and apparel creation and production, is the second largest global economic activity in terms of trade. The global sector is valued at $1.44 trillion. 

Fashion industry is the second largest polluting industry in the world. The old fashion models of buying, wearing and discarding the clothes has a negative impact on the earth’s resources.Addressing environmental problems created by apparel industry could provide an overall benefit to the global economy.