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Avant Garde

Some Thoughts on Avant-Garde Fashion Theory Eccentricity shocks and creates impressions; lasting ones, fleeting ones, ones that are imbued with feeling and expression. A dialectic between materiality and feeling. It’s the physicality of clothing which creates these images, and they are coupled with the movements and structure of the human model. These models and their clothing are depictions of form; both fluid and static. It’s also color. It’s the basic things, the very basic facets of clothing. Adjectives used to understand garments of avant-garde will be underlined by the essence of eccentricity.
The Future of Fashion: Eco-conscious, Avant-Garde and Innovative These groundbreaking brands resulted from an ordinary consciousness linked to global warming and took the bet to be sustainable, in style and recycled. Fully transparent about the traceability and materials used, the new generation of clothing is starting with these essential emerging brands.

Video - What is Avant Garde?

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Avant-Garde Moments in Haute Couture History

Known for experimental inspirations and top-notch tailoring, the world of Haute Couture is one of style, exclusivity, and whimsicality. Designated by the French governing body Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, there are only 41 Maisons that show collections under the Haute Couture label...continue reading...

Avant Garde Designers

The avant-garde designers who haunt and hypnotize us
Meet the emerging designers defining today's Avant -Garde In the past few years, we have seen many young designers taking over the fashion-sphere one collection at a time. Maybe it was the pandemic and moving towards more digital strategies with lockdowns and restrictions put in place, or it might have been that established brands had nothing new to offer their consumers. Whatever the reason, this diverted attention to innovative and ground-breaking creatives has been a blessing...
10 Avant Garde Designers You Need to Know
Designers who make fashion that is sustainable, high-end and avant-garde possible

Haute Couture standards

Haute Couture Standards

Translated literally, 'Couture' is French for dressmaking, and 'Haute' means high.

19th century Englishman Charles Frederick Worth is considered as the father of Haute Couture and today members are selected by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.

The criteria to which a fashion house must adhere in order to be categorised haute couture were laid down in 1945 and updated in 1992.

To qualify as an official Haute Couture house, members must:

- design made-to-order clothes for private clients, with more than one fitting
- atelier (workshop) employs at least 15 fulltime staff and at least 20 fulltime technical workers
- must present a collection of no less than 50 original designs - both day and evening garments - to the press in Paris every January and July

Podcast

The Museum at FIT Fashion Culture Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, discusses the birth of the haute couture...duration 11 mins.

Avant Garde Fashion Design: Avant Garde / Haute Couture

Avant garde fashion, a realm of cutting-edge creativity and unbridled imagination, pushes the boundaries of conventional design. It is an art form that transcends the norms and challenges the status quo, daring to be bold and visionary - Alise Trautman Uzuner.