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Avant-garde - an innovative, experimental style of dressing, based on countering the usual rules of designing things.
Characteristic features of Avant-garde
  • Epathetic Outfits;
  • Geometry and playing with shapes;
  • Bright shades and bold color combinations;
  • Unusual materials and their combination.

What is avant-garde style

Avant-garde or Avantgarde is a style in clothing that includes non-standard trends in fashion, contrary to standard frames. The name of the style has French roots and is formed from avant garde, which means advanced detachment.

It may seem that translation has nothing to do with fashion, but "advanced" is exactly the characteristic that distinguishes the avant-garde among other styles. The avant-garde always goes ahead and is the first to adapt unexpected solutions, combinations and combinations, and also gravitates to experiments and radical ways of their implementation. Avant-garde style It is difficult to name the exact dates associated with the emergence of the avant-garde in fashion. There are two main opinions here:

  1. The avant-garde originated in Europe around the 60s of the last century;
  2. The style became widespread thanks to the Japanese adaptation of European clothing somewhere in the 20s of the last century.

It is likely that everything really began with Japan - then they adapted European outfits, making them more geometric, shaped. Later, in the 60s, Pierre Cardin entered the fashion arena, who presented a collection of outfits in the avant-garde style. Pierre Cardin His creations were perceived with apprehension - the public was not yet ready for such outrageous outfits, but later this trend was adapted in the fashion world and today is regularly reflected in the outfits of world brands and fashion houses. But let's just say that the avant-garde style is not at all about clothes in the usual sense.

Total avant-garde is almost impossible to adapt to everyday wardrobe, but it is permissible to use avant-garde details - we will describe this below. So the avant-garde style in clothing is a solution for those who want to attract attention to themselves and shock. Avant-garde in history Often, outfits in this style are chosen by celebrities and bloggers, and mainly for secular exits and red carpets. A vivid example of love for the avant-garde is Lady Gaga, whose stage and weekend outfits always amaze the imagination. Lady Gaga Lady Gaga Dress

Characteristics of the avant-garde

  • Outrageous outfits. Avant-garde for women or men is always an unusual, curious image. Someone wants to look at it, and someone is horrified and calls it tasteless. But no one remains indifferent. Not every outrageous image is avant-garde, and any avant-garde outfit will always be imbued with outrageousness;
  • Geometry and playing with shapes. The avant-garde is built on geometric shapes. There is an angular, clearly demonstrating geometry image, and an absolutely formless and completely devoid of symmetry bow. The avant-garde are contrasts;

Avant-garde style

  • Asymmetry and broken lines. Nothing is more surprising than broken proportions, shifted lines and asymmetry, which is why the avant-garde style of clothing welcomes such bold experiments;
  • Bright shades and bold color combinations. This is not a rule, but a characteristic feature. To make the bow even brighter, the avant-garde cut is often complemented by a bright color palette. Often fashion designers resort to a colorblock;

Bright colors

  • Unusual materials and their combination. The avant-garde rejects the standards associated with the combination of fabrics with each other, and in general is able to use literally everything for the image - from standard fur, leather or gabardine, to paper, metal or polyethylene.

Varieties of avant-garde

The avant-garde, as a current in art, includes more than a dozen directions - Fauvism, Cubism, Primitivism and others. In fashion, it is customary to distinguish three directions of the avant-garde:

  1. Minimalism;
  2. Conceptualism;
  3. Deconstructivism.

Each of the directions has unique characteristics, but is united by their passion for experimentation and opposition to generally accepted norms.

Minimalism

Minimalism is considered built on faceless things and is something calm and does not stand out. This is one of the biggest misconceptions. Minimalism in clothing is the use of simple materials, shapes and shades, but outfits are unique precisely in pretentious simplicity. Minimalism style Frequent guests of minimalistic images - an unusual cut, cuts, asymmetry. Such details simply cannot create a boring bow. More details about the features of minimalism we told in DRESS Magazine on the example of minimalist dresses.

Difference between minimalism and basic wardrobe - from DRESS Magazine.

Conceptualism

Conceptualism is a derivative of the word concept. At the heart of the style of conceptualism is not clothing, as a way to attract attention, but the concept of the creator of a particular thing. It can be a mixture of styles, unusual materials, strange shapes. Conceptualism The task of clothing in the style of conceptualism is to convey the author's idea, to reflect what he wanted to say.

Deconstructivism

Deconstructivism is a style in clothing built on deconstruction, destruction. First of all, the foundations of the traditional cut are destroyed, which are replaced by inversion - in this case, the seams of the fabric are demonstrated on the front side of the product. Deconstructivism Deconstructivism is also characterized by:

  • Incisions and slots;
  • Unusual fasteners and zippers in non-standard places;
  • The obvious division of a thing into two parts;
  • Uneven edges;
  • Asymmetry.

Avant-garde brands

Of course, no one works exclusively in the avant-garde style, but there are a number of fashion houses and brands that more often than others offer avant-garde things.

Maison Margiela

Representative of deconstructivism. In the catalogs of the company there are often things with torn cuts, atypical inserts, original finishes. Dress with raw edge Fashionable sundress Fashionable dress

Alexander McQueen

British designer Alexander McQueen also gravitates towards deconstructivism, but sometimes there are things in other avant-garde directions. Jackets strewn with zippers, dresses with pronounced roundness in shape, jackets with cuts and cuts at the waist - and this is only a small part of all the brand's offerings. Black Jacket Light costume White dress

Iris van Herpen

The fashion designer from the Netherlands is famous for his refined sense of taste, which helps him to combine traditional fashion with high-tech fashion. Here, conceptualism most likely comes to the fore, but the notes of deconstructivism can also be traced. Iris van Herpen

Yohji Yamamoto

The Japanese designer is also focused on deconstructivism – his favorite chips are raw edges, displaced lines and proportions, unusual shapes. Yohji Yamamoto is considered one of the main figures of the avant-garde. Yohji Yamamoto Onions from Yohji Yamamoto Dress by Yohji Yamamoto

COS

The COS brand is the most restrained representative of avant-garde fashion, as it is focused on minimalism. There is often a simple cut, as well as unusual details like a double belt of trousers or necklines and asymmetry. Also, COS will be able to replenish the basic wardrobe. Black dress Black Top

Basic avant-garde style things

Avant-garde in everyday wardrobe, as the only style, is rare. It would even be more correct to say that never. The fact is that even for girls and women who like to attract attention, avant-garde outfits are too much. The exceptions are stars, as well as avid fashionistas. Most often, the avant-garde in clothing is used in the form of single things that help to dilute casual, business or any other style. When composing an everyday bow in the style of avant-garde, it is recommended to choose one avant-garde thing, and leave all the rest within the basic wardrobe.

To diversify the style and add a little innovation to it, purchase:

  • Dress. Dresses in the avant-garde style are diverse - some models are distinguished by an unusual print, some rely on unusual forms, and some completely carry deconstructivism. Of course, there are mini, midi and maxi models, so choose according to taste and type of figure;

Dress in the style of deconstructivism Dress with slits Avant-garde dress

Fashionable dress

@irisvanherpen

White dress

  • Shirt or blouse. An avant-garde shirt is a geometric or pronouncedly formless thing that instantly arouses curiosity. Combine it with jeans or a skirt, but the bottom should be restrained and calm;

Pink shirt With open shoulder Avant-garde shirt Green blouse Grey shirt

  • Jacket. If you plan to buy a jacket, keep in mind that it will be the accent in the image. Under it, wear a calm shirt or T-shirt, and on the bottom - basic trousers or a skirt;

Jacket avant-garde Jacket with bows

  • Knitted clothes. The avant-garde in winter should be warm, so diversify the wardrobe with knitted things - sweaters, jumpers or even knitted dresses. Of course, all this should be unusual, shocking and memorable;

Jersey Lilac cardigan Avant-garde sweater Sweater dress An innovative accent in the image can be shoes, but keep in mind - the more avant-garde the pair, the harder it is to move in it. Shoes avant-garde Of course, it is not necessary to get too caught up in experiments. As an option - choose fashionable ankle boots with a square cape, a pair in an unusual color design or a model with a non-standard heel. Ankle boots metallic Unusual ankle boots Avant-garde shoes Avant-garde shoes Accessories will also help to make the image original. First of all, of course, unusual bags. It is permissible to add jewelry and hats that will give you a pioneer and innovator. Avant-garde bag Headdress Avant-garde accessories Avant-garde accessories

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