Study On British Female Aristocratic Clothing

The background of the film and television work "Downton Abbey" is the British that experienced the Industrial Revolution and World War I from 1912 to 1927.Its plot mainly shows the earth-shaking events that occurred during this period of the Lord Grantham family living in Downton Abbey.Variety.The play is loved by the audience for its true historical background,full character personality,compact plot setting,and exquisite costume jewelry."Downton Abbey" connects social changes and individual destiny from a small perspective,reproducing the changes in the lives of the British aristocracy and their servants during the social transformation period in the early 20 th century.After the Industrial Revolution and the First World War,under the impact of the dramatic development of industrial technology and new life concepts in the new century,the traditional daily life of British aristocratic families has also undergone tremendous changes.British aristocratic women’s dress style also changed accordingly.Jewelry and clothing,as a tool for human beings to decorate and beautify themselves,have many background reasons for their development and evolution.They are not only the embodiment of economic development and social change,but also reflect personal status and ideological concepts.At the same time,clothing is a mirror of social fluctuations,and its changes have further promoted the development of social history.The research object of this thesis is the era of "Downton Abbey",that is,the style of British aristocratic women’s clothing and jewelry before and after World War I.Combining historical background,it explores the causes of the aristocratic women’s clothing style and the reasons for its changes.The specific content of this thesis is arranged as follows: The first part is the introduction,which mainly discusses the background,significance and research methods of this thesis.The second chapter is an overview of the costume style of the characters in "Downton Abbey".This chapter discusses the background of this period,a brief summary of the plot,the development background of the British aristocracy,and an overview of the costume style in the play.Chapters 3 to 5 focus on the three styles of British aristocratic women’s clothing in the early 20 th century that appeared in the play,that is,the traditional and complicated style of the Edwardian era changed to the pragmatic style of war,and finally to the 1920 s.The art deco style,combined with the historical background,elaborated on the causes and changes of jewelry and apparel.The sixth chapter discusses the influence and enlightenment of aristocratic women’s clothing in the play on the clothing design of later generations,hoping to enlighten the clothing designers and my country’s ancient costume dramas,and finally the seventh chapter the author summarizes this paper.In summary,this article takes the British aristocratic female costumes in the film and television work "Downton Abbey" as a research foothold,refers to a large number of relevant documents,and uses such methods as documentary material method,case analysis method,comparative analysis method,historical and cultural analysis method,etc.A variety of scientific research methods,trying to analyze the development process of British aristocratic women’s costume jewelry in the early 20 th century and the historical reasons behind it,discovering its pair and discussing its embodied value and significance,hoping to provide Chinese costume designers and film and television costume props design Take inspiration.