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　Realize Classic Fashion Style　认识不老的时尚经典

     1　不老的时尚经典
     Classic fashion styles are the looks that last through the ages and appear flattering on almost anyone. They go beyond trends and are a triumph of art. Despite the decade, figure or fashion, classic styles are always a demonstration of truly refined taste.
     Classic fashion always starts with the simplest of ideas. Silhouettes are sleek and concepts are unpolluted. It is this clean thinking that allows a classic fashion to melt into any current theme or style.
     The biggest benefit with classic styles is that they're never trendy. Trendy styles are meant to push the boundaries and draw attention to the garment. A trendy look is meant to make a bold statement and never slips gracefully into the fashion parade.
     Not being trendy means classic clothes are timeless. You cannot look at a classic garment and automatically know it was produced in the 1970s. The garment should be so sublime that any decade and any designer may have created it.
     The little black dress is a perfect example of classic fashion. This simple garment is still a favorite for women everywhere, and a basic necessity in any fashionable wardrobe. It suits different body shapes, different personalities and different styles. The original dress design can slip as easily into a modern party as any reinvention.
     The common black tuxedo is another example of classic fashion. The traditional garment is used by men almost everywhere, and changes little from decade to decade. The simple jacket, pant and bow-tie combination creates a sleek elegance that needs no alteration to fit into any formal situation.
     Classic fashions tend to stick with classic colors as well as classic lines. Black, blue, white and brown are much more common than bright yellow, hot pink and neon orange. Natural materials, such as cotton, silk and leather, are much more common than synthetics, such as polyester, rayon and pleather.
     2　各种复古时尚经典的表达方式
     Roman style　罗马风格
     The Roman style got the legacy of its antique parent. The clothes were rather comfortable and expedient. However, some uncharacteristic for the antique style extravagances appeared there were called"barbaric novelties". The Roman style was very much influenced by the development of the home craft.
     Gothic style　哥特风格
     Fitting clothes appeared in the Gothic times. The clothes were cut and sewn very skillfully. Even now there exists an opinion that the gothic cut is unsurpassed. To understand the character of the gothic dress you should imagine the architecture of this style.
     Renaissance　文艺复兴风格
     This style appeared under the influence of the humanistic ideas of Renaissance. The clothes aspired to the harmony expressed in the symmetry and absence of excess. Renaissance refuses out-of-order waistline-only natural proportions.
     Rococo　洛可可风格
     It was France that offered an intimate style, later called "rococo". The French court was the first one to get tired of the splendor of baroque. Huge garments of the previous epoch were reduced to natural human sizes. Another typical feature of this style is its proximity to nature.
     Baroque　巴洛克风格
     Baroque gave birth to new fabrics and decorations. The new epoch welcomed velvet and metal instead of silk and lace dominated earlier. This style is known as eccentric and luxurious.
     Romanticism　浪漫主义风格
     Romanticism epoch was linked with the development of industry that allowed not only noblemen to dress well, but bourgeoisie, too. As a result, a bourgeois character dominated in clothes. A romantic-styled man had two gaudy parts: a collar that became even stiffer and higher and cuffs, being lower than sleeves of a frock coat.
     洛可可艺术风格与巴洛克艺术风格最显著的差别就是，洛可可艺术更趋向一种精致而幽雅，具装饰性的特色。这种特色当然会影响到当时的服装，甚至以"洛可可"一词代表法国大革命之前18世纪的服装款式。哥特艺术风格主要表现的是建筑上的"锐角三角形"，同时也深深地影响了当时的服饰审美及服饰创造。例如，在男女服饰的整体轮廓上，在衣服的袖子上以及鞋子的造型上、帽子的款式上等等，都充分呈现出锐角三角形的形态。