The Fresh Prince of Fits

Highlighting the trends of the 90s 🏀

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Houndstooth

Good old houndstooth, and its smaller brother, puppytooth. It’s a beautiful pattern for both menswear and womenswear, and has been adopted by an assortment of fashion houses. But where did it come from? Where has it gone? Also known as dogstooth or pied-de-poule, the tessellated, duotone textile pattern is characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes, often in black and white, although other colors are used. For the uninitiated, a tessellation of a flat surface is the tiling of a plane using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. The oldest example of the houndstooth design was found in a Swedish peat bog. The Gerum Cloak has been dated to between 360 and 100 BCE. The contemporary edition of the pattern is most commonly identified as having originated as a pattern in woven tweed cloth from the Scottish Lowlands, though it’s no longer exclusive to wool. The pattern is adored by fashion houses around the world. De Pinna, a New York City-based men’s and women’s high-end clothier founded in 1885, included houndstooth checks along with gun club checks and Scotch plaids as part of its 1933 spring men’s suits collection, and the term “houndstooth” was first recorded for the pattern in 1936. Christian Dior famously incorporated the print into the brand’s signature tweed suits in the 1950s and was followed by other houses. Alexander McQueen’s bizarre Horn of Plenty—his Fall 2009 Collection—paid homage to Christian Dior’s suits. Houndstooth is the print of choice for Coco Chanel, Royals, Yves Saint Laurent, and old money white guys. The pattern has consistently fallen in and out of favour and is commonly associated with the rich. Hilary Banks wore the look on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the 90s to signify her status and fashion finesse. Most recently, in Fall/Winter 2019, fashion houses like Area, Chanel, and Prabal Gurung gave the look a modern spin.

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Hey! So I just followed you a few days ago and I find your explanations and content really interesting! I've seen some links to your podcast on Spotify, and I was wondering if you have some other fashion blog or something either in Tumblr or any other site? Thanks 🤠

Thanks for the ask! I'm actually not gonna continue the podcast, but I'm still deciding whether or not I'll continue writing for this blog. I've been pouring a lot of my effort into my art, poetry, and writing blog lately, @saint-drew. I've covered fashion on that blog before and will keep it up. I'll also be sharing outfit inspo, featuring models, and covering fashion shows. I may be doing some model training next year as well so I'll probably share some BTS of being a model. I'm also hoping to get a camera next year so my content quality will improve, but cameras are $$$.

So basically, follow @saint-drew for more :)

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