Modern

 Modern - stylistic direction in art and fashion late XIX - early XX centuries. Translated from the French word meaning moderne "modern, newest". Fashion trends of that time were focused on the reform of women's dresses. Modern clothing developed in two directions. On the one hand, at the peak of popularity were S-shaped silhouettes, in which using a special cut and formed parts surround the bust and lush back of the board. Typical were the sleeves gigot, the upper part of which was made more rigid and very volumetric. Skirt resembled the shape of the funnel (almost fitting at the top, but widens sharply below). On the other hand, artists are offered as a basis for women's dresses free silhouettes of the Pre-Raphaelites, reminiscent of a kimono. In vogue traditional oriental fabric. The European textile industry began to use Japanese motifs, patterns, landscapes and floral patterns in their products. Vegetation gradually became the main theme of modernity. She tied together all forms of design, combining their "fluid" forms and lines, as if reproducing lines wildlife. Today in the Art Nouveau style talent spotter many famous designers: Christian Lacroix, Anna Sui, Miuccia Prada and other.