Sunday 30 September 2012
communication theory (again)
what difference between skinny jeans and drainpipe jeans?
Skinny jeans taper completely at the bottom of the leg, whereas drainpipe jeans are skinny but then the lower leg is straight instead of tapering and so they are often slightly baggier at the bottom of the leg than skinny jeans.
If you were to ask my opinion though, I think they are basically the same thing. Drainpipe jeans were what they were called before, but now they're called Skinny Jeans perhaps to give it a more modern kick to it, also they made a little alteration as to how they taper at the bottom leg.
search for a movie that is influenced by a trend in culture.
Almost Famous (2000){ Subculture/Trend: Rocker }
describe the characteristics of that trend found in the movie.
There are characters in this film who have characteristics of a 70s rocker in which the way that they dress resembles musicians from famous 70s heavy metal rock bands such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. The fashion pieces include long-sleeve button-up shirts with prints ranging from psychedelic, flowery, plain, or cowboy styled ones paired with flared jeans and a belt. The shirts are usually not fully buttoned, revealing their chest and sometimes tucked in. Hairstyles were long and scruffy and facial hair was almost a must, especially thick mustaches.
List of Trends 2011
- Projected Publicity
- Interactive Retail – e.g. iPad menus at Sakae Sushi, Sunway
- Charitable Deviance
- Wearable Tech
- Brand Reversion
- On The Spot Style
- Real Timing
- Modern Cubism – e.g. the cubes at Lakeside campus that indicate which block you're in on the 2nd floor
- Next Besting (Update)
- Tangible Printing
- Hyperrealism
- Toddler Touchscreens
- Democratic Selling
- Rockstar Self-Expression
- Modern Kidvertising
- Luxury Lives On
- Geriatric Couture
- Perpetual Adaptation
- Tweetonomics
- Discrete Consumerism
Tuesday 25 September 2012
communication theory
what difference between skinny jeans and drainpipe jeans?
Skinny jeans taper completely at the bottom of the leg, whereas drainpipe jeans are skinny but then the lower leg is straight instead of tapering and so they are often slightly baggier at the bottom of the leg than skinny jeans.
If you were to ask my opinion though, I think they are basically the same thing. Drainpipe jeans were what they were called before, but now they're called Skinny Jeans perhaps to give it a more modern kick to it, also they made a little alteration as to how they taper at the bottom leg.
search for a movie that is influenced by a trend in culture.
Lords of Dogtown{ Subculture/Trend: Skaters }
describe the characteristics of that trend found in the movie.
The characteristics of this sub-culture are evident through the fact that they skate, of course.
In Lords of Dogtown, the main characters are not only skaters, but they are also surfers (skateboarding was, at first, tied to the culture of surfing, and in this movie, they began as surfers and later on discovered skateboarding).
Skaters are (often considered as) dirty, rebellious and reckless and all these are evident in the movie in that they would vandalize things, intrude into people of their neighborhood's backyards that had pools that were empty for them to skate in. They skate on the roads despite heavy traffic, tailgating big vehicles like busses by holding onto the back bumper. They wear baggy clothes, typically, long sleeve t-shirt inside inside a plaid button-up shirt (this is usually not buttoned up). Or long sleeve t-shirts with a short sleeve t-shirt worn outside/over it. These are often paired with baggy jeans. As far as shoes are concerned, they wear skate shoes by Vans. In terms of hairstyle, messy/uncombed/unbrushed and long (long for boys, not for girls, like, just below the shoulder).
They are associated with the use of alcohol and drugs, particularly beer, cocaine and marijuana, being violent or trashing parties/spoiling people's parties or events. Skaters are almost always chased by the police because they view skateboarding negatively, and in this film these are all evident.
However, this is the portrayal of the skater subculture in the 1970s which means that this is not necessarily how skaters are today because there are a lot of skaters with short-ish hair.
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