History can inspire. Based on historical plots, you can write books and make films, hold photo sessions and create paintings. And fashion designers do not stand aside either. They, just like writers, artists, directors, seek inspiration in the costumes of past eras.


Elements of various historical costumes are invariably present in fashion collections from world famous clothing brands. And the latest collections, which were recently presented at Fashion Weeks in Milan and Paris, were no exception.

mystylex.techinfus.com/en/ magazine invites you to look at the most interesting images with elements of historical costumes from the collections of the fall-winter 2017-2018 season.


Images in the style of Antiquity (times Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) can be seen in the collections of Alberta Ferretti and Balenciaga brands.

If you like light dresses with a belt like Greek chitons and Roman tunics, then Alberta Ferretti suggests wearing such dresses in autumn. Perhaps, for the fall in our latitudes, these dresses will not work, but what prevents you from starting to wear such outfits this summer, thus anticipating the fashion of the next season.


In the collection from Balenciaga you can find distant resemblances of Greek chitons in the form of a dress with a strap on one shoulder and Roman cloaks in the form of a coat with a brooch on the side, somewhat reminiscent of the ancient Greek brooches. But there is in the images from the Balenciaga collection and the opposite of antique style - these are heavy fabrics and the absence of draperies.


Japanese culture is no less ancient, and, accordingly, the traditional Japanese costume, as well as Japanese hairstyles and makeup. In the John Galliano collection, you can see images inspired by the Japanese style.


But Japanese makeup was clearly inspired by the makeup artists of the Yohji Yamamoto brand. The brand itself was founded back in 1977 by Japanese designer Yoji Yamamoto. The peculiarity of Yoji Yamamoto's style is a combination of Japanese simplicity with an unusual cut of clothing. The designer's favorite color is black.


Traditional Japanese makeup is a bleached face, blush and eyebrows, which are very often painted in the form of ovals narrowed to one side. In general, Japanese makeup is all about painting a face. And the makeup artists of the Yohji Yamamoto brand took full advantage of this opportunity.


Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have never hidden their love for the Baroque - the 17th century style. The Baroque costume was said to be “dressed in gold gold on gold”. Dark colors (dark red, dark blue, black), embroidery and patterns, often gold, a lot of decor - all this is actively used by Italian designers in their many bright and recognizable collections.






A burqa is a long robe-like garment with false sleeves and a mesh covering the face. The word burqa itself comes from the word faradzhi, which in Persia meant wide outerwear with long sleeves. Initially, such clothes were worn by men. Since the 16th century, this clothing has become both male and female. But the veil in the form in which we are used to presenting it today, women of the East begin to wear from the 19th century.



A kind of burqa can be seen in the collection of the Emilio Pucci brand.


At all times, in addition to the unusual, and often strange, fashion of the countries of the East, Russian fashion also aroused no less interest among Europeans.References to the Russian costume of the times of Moscow Russia can be seen in the Miu Miu collection - fur hats, fur coats and short fur coats with wide fur collars.




Looks in the spirit of the 1930s can be seen in some outfits from the collection of the Christian Dior Fashion House - fitted silhouettes, which, however, is always inherent in Dior, and berets so beloved in the 30s.


And sometimes in a modern women's suit, features of historically men's clothing can also appear. For example, in the Celine collection - trousers, jackets, white shirts. All these are originally elements of a man's costume that appeared in England in the 19th century. Like the classic men's suit, along with black, blue. The same applies to neckerchiefs, which were also originally a men's accessory.


And finally, a real gift for lovers of a historical costume is a collection of clothes for the fall-winter 2017-2018 season from the Undercover brand. These clothes can hardly be imagined as appropriate in everyday life, but on the catwalk, and possibly on stage, they look just great.



There are also references to the Middle Ages - sophisticated hats (annen, "two-horned cap"), combinations of bright opposite colors (green, yellow, red). The famous Spanish collar is also present - the collar-cutter. A ruffled collar, which was worn by literally all European aristocrats of the 16th century. There are also references to the Renaissance costume - puff sleeves, as well as to the costume of the 17th-18th centuries - wide huge skirts.



Undercover's creative director Jun Takahashi (another Japanese designer in Paris) said about his fall-winter 2017-2018 collection: “It was about the world, a new order. New. Imaginary. And at the same time about the old days. "