Aesthetic influences come from a cultural process known as history, these elements are mixed in the composition of clothing, with the main objective in society being the use of the fashion medium, to express their ideas, interests, tastes and positions in the context through clothes.
The followers of the alternative niche have a clear concept of their trends regardless of whether they know about fashion or not, the meaning of clothing is not only found on the catwalks of Milan but also in the streets, that is where true fashion has its effect, they are People who decide what they hang in their closet, not brands or designers.
Under this idea it is known that everything we wear today to adorn or protect our body maintains a relevant importance and countercultural meaning enriched by art. Tights or fishnet stockings are undoubtedly a fetish, sexual and glamorous icon. They have been known since the 19th century and continue to appear on prestigious fashion catwalks.
It is true that fishnet stockings began to be used after the 19th century and their function mainly in the 1920s was to "collect" women's skin, they were used under dresses and existed long before 'Nylon' stockings. , the ladies of this decade affirmed their comfort because they were mesh and the skin managed to breathe much better. In 1940, the use of stockings or fishnet tights was found on the legs of 'Burlesque' dancers, 'Can Can' dancers from the Moulin Rougue, rebellious circus actresses and athletes.
Tights or fishnet stockings became a prominent fashion element within the world of 'pin-ups' and printed porn in the 1950s. Bondage model Bettie Page was not only known for her famous 'Bettie' bangs. Bangs' but also for posing erotically wearing only high fishnet stockings,
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| "Sex is part of love, don't go around doing it unless you're in love" - Bettie Page |
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| "I prefer to stay away from political conversations. I prefer to talk about feathers and precious stones. I don't like to talk about things that make people angry" - Dita Von Tesse |
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| Vintage ´Burlesque´ |
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| Christina Aguilera - Lady Mermelade |
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Maila Nurmi - Vampira
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In the alternative scene we find the famous Post-Punk movement (1970 - early 1980). We could see in this era punks with torn mesh fabric as an indispensable element of their looks, young rebels marching against the current using mesh nets as a symbol and liberation of their aggressive sexuality, enjoying the use of the inappropriate and socially incorrect that they meshes represent in many of its censored facets. .
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| In 1960, mesh fabric was considered an elementary use for prostitutes. |
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| Siouxsie and the Banshees - 1976 | | | |
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| 70´s |
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| The Queen of Pop wearing mesh fabric in the 80's |
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| The rebels keep the mesh fabric alive in their wardrobes in the 90's |
- Fashion Bloggers using mesh fabric 2017 -
-Designers using mesh fabric-
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| Alexander Wang 2016 Sping Summer Colletion |
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| Whitney Port - Michael Costello Dress |
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Miley Cyrus - Marc Jacobs Dress
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Tights are a sexual symbol related to rebellious and deliberate sadomasochistic fetishism that expresses its utopian interests through the language of clothing. The meaning of this element shows a strong controversy of glamor and depravity, which is why its use is still valid today and is kept in the closet of unbreakable spirits.
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