Futurist fashion: three manifestoes. From: Art Journal | Date: March 22, 1995| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1995 College Art Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

The Futurist movement in Europe advocated a liberal conceptualization of fashion in which the human body would be dressed functionally and not confined by unnecessary pieces of clothing. The futurists published their ideas on clothing in three manifestoes that included patterns for mens' suits and discussions on the need for freedom of movement that should be integrated into clothing. The patterns were characterized by brightly-colored abstract patterns that exhibited their optimism in future progress.

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