SEARCHING FOR THE HERITAGE: GOLDEN LYDIAN FASHION IN ANATOLIA

Year 2019, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 216 - 238, 25.12.2019

Banu Hatice Gürcüm

Abstract

When the diversity and
richness of traditional and cultural background and long history of textiles
and rich heritage of textile crafts, that Anatolia has granted to us, are
compared, it becomes hard to explain the insignificant role Turkey has been playing
on the fashion runways. For years the majority of the Turkish students of
fashion and clothing have approached the academic understanding of clothing and
fashion through the perspective of the western history of costume and the
historical and traditional clothing issues remained beyond students’ concern.
It is in this study that we are seeking to explicate the properties of
historical knowledge to manipulate into a unique fashion collection.
Understanding the principle role of historical knowledge in fashion design has
been a key motivation underpinning this research. The assignment of a team of
four, undergraduate students at fifth semester, who volunteered to take part in
this research, was to design a collection of 20 styles and was to complete 4 among
them. The inspiration centered on the Lydian Empire, which ruled Anatolia
between 680 and 546 B.C. A detailed analysis of Lydian history and clothing
identified several recurrent themes and issues regarding the rich interplay
between materials and design. When four of the Lydian inspired dresses were
completed, they were presented by professional mannequins on the catwalk during
the exposition called Lydian habrosyne.

Keywords

Material culture, Lydian Empire, historical clothing

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