Nude look
The nude look or transparent look is understood as a fashion trend in which fabrics, contours, proportions and cuts show more nudity and body details than conceal and emphasize the narrow silhouette, for which materials such as silk , tulle , voile , muslin , batiste , satin , organza , Lycra , nylon , taffeta or chiffon are most popular.
history
The development of this “up close” fashion trend goes back to the French boudoir style at the turn of the century (19th / 20th century), when sometimes frivolous, often transparent underwear fashion with deep necklines , lots of lace , romantic ruffles , folds and fluttering flounces emerged established for domestic use in middle-class circles. The production of the necessary materials was made easier by automation in the textile industry - so-called jacquard fabrics suddenly became affordable for many.
Since then, the classic negligee has been made from a transparent fabric and has an erotic, figure-hugging cut. It caresses the body without being bulky and gives the woman a touch of seductive and glamorous sophistication. The quality, comfort and proportions of clothing should make the female body appear sexually attractive without completely exposing it - according to the motto "less is more."
Under the nude look one can generally summarize very skimpy clothing that shows a lot of bare skin. In the 1920s and 1930s, female artists in cabaret , vaudeville , operetta (e.g. the Paris Comedy Opera ), vaudeville and revue theaters established the forerunner of the nude look. An example of this is Josephine Baker , who only dressed in a banana skirt performed her artistic dances in Folies Bergère in Paris .
Typical examples
- Transparent, off-the-shoulder or non-iron bustier dresses with a deep cleavage, tight-fitting design in the waist and, if necessary, wide-falling tulle in the skirt ; A deep back cleavage is also part of it
- Short, lace-lined silk tunics with wrap-around décolleté, half- length kimono sleeves (with a tapered hem) and high side slits , which are brought to the figure by a drawstring below the breasts
- Tops and t-shirts made of thin cotton with no belly and navel
- Sheer, see-through ruffled blouses and shirts
- Other transparent outerwear
- Thin mini skirts or pleated skirts that end just below the bottom
- short panties that accentuate the bottom ( hotpants )
- Nylon stockings
- Ajour mesh stockings that are partly fine, partly coarse ( fishnet stockings )
- Ajour - breakthrough embroidery that is incorporated into dresses
- Ajour - catsuits
- Short pendent dresses and tulle nightgowns with ruffles in the 1960s line that only lie on the shoulder ( babydoll )
- tight bikinis
- Sandals , mules or flip-flops with thin straps
Another example of an erotic element in elegant women's fashion is the wide leg cut, pulled up at the front and sides, which visually elongates the leg (the so-called French leg cut).
The nude look can be defined as "confident feminine"; He owes his breakthrough to both prêt-à-porter and haute couture to the sexual revolution . One of his basic stylistic rules raises the question of the correct dosage - the dosage of stimuli and sex appeal - depending on the zeitgeist and the feeling for good taste. Nude look expresses temptation , allure and allure . The clothes have lost their real purpose. It no longer offers protection from the cold and instead radiates fleshly warmth, lust and eroticism . The "unchaste" dresses function similarly to bridal veils in that they are half concealment and half revelation. The aim of the designer is to suggest nudity. Some fashion designers only use transparent fabrics and embroider them with pearls or fringes at strategically important points in order to skillfully stage a “touch of nothing”. The casual fashion trend leaves a lot of space for the play of different materials, designs and patterns. The play of soft matt and gloss opens up many design options for a flattering and flowing silhouette. Airy, delicate, refined chic, girlishness in ultra-light, fine-threaded, silky, mother-of-pearl shimmering fabrics - that is the art of making a lot out of a little with elegance and value. Where there was previously only talk of propriety or appropriateness.
The first great fashion designer who liked to put women in sheer fabrics in the 1960s was the Frenchman Yves Saint Laurent : “ Beauty? I'm not interested. What matters is seduction, is shock. What gets under your skin. And that is something entirely subjective. I am personally more sensitive to gestures than to looks, the silhouette or anything else. "
In 1966 his see-through blouse caused a scandal in the prudish USA. Two years later, one of his customers was denied entry to a New York restaurant while wearing tunic pants. When she appeared again in a tunic (now converted into a mini dress), she was allowed in. In this way, the zeitgeist can also change social conventions in fashion.
The "flesh-colored" nude look
"Nude" (in French "chair", which means "meat", and only means the physical flesh) has recently been used to describe all colors that resemble the skin tone - from off-white to cream and beige to light brown.
The nude look in advertising and photography
According to the famous motto “ sex sells ”, the nude look is a popular outfit in advertising photography . The style elements of the nude look can also be found on nude photos and in erotic photography .
The nude look in cosmetics
In cosmetics , the term nude look is understood to mean special aids and decorative make-up that suggest the "look like without make-up". The cosmetic nude look requires restraint when it comes to color - only natural tones in beige, brown and bronze as well as pale lipstick colors and pearl-matt fingernail varnishes are allowed.
See also
literature
- Brigitte R. Winkler: fashion world champion - from Armani to Yamamoto. History 1980-1992. Verlag der Österreichische Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-7046-0316-3 .
