At the beginning of the year, Macao Fashion Gallery (MFG) presentedthe “Classic Recurrence‧Centennial Evolution” — Exhibition of Women’s Fashion to showcase s0me sets of local female costumes from different decades of the 20th century.
The 20th century is an era when the clothing is the most diversified and the sense of fashion is the most surging in the whole process of fashion evolution, symbolizing the development and people’s life style of different decades; it is an era that reflects the designers’ wisdom to cater to the actual needs with their design and become fashion icons. The change of clothes in the last century is mainly due to the influence of media and several historical events; for instance, films, TV, the Second World War, youth culture, feminist movements, etc., making the appearance of the clothes outweigh their protective function. Since then, fashions have been regarded as an art. The trends in the past have even influenced the trend cycle of this century.
The women’s centennial fashions displayed in the caption exhibition are all representative. The clothing of late Qing, the cheongsams in the 30’s, the bubble skirts in the 40’s and 50’s, the miniskirts and bell-bottoms in the 60’s and 70’s, and the square shoulder padded jackets and suits in the 80’s and 90’s were vividly presented. To recreate the ambiance of the past, the exhibition venue MFG matched the costumes with the background of the fashionable style, music and pictures of each decade, allowing the audience, especially the young generation, to have a deeper understanding of the evolution of clothing art and style in the last century.
“Classic Recurrence‧Centennial Evolution”— Exhibition of Women’s Fashion was greatly supported by the Women’s General Association of Macau which has facilitated the exhibition by providing the costumes. MFG hereby expresses its gratitude to the Association.
