Quotation of Stage Images of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Musicians of the 1970-90s in Clothing Design of the 21st Century

Abstract

Research aim. The article is devoted to the review of modern clothing design projects in the context of quoting the stage images of hard rock and heavy metal musicians of the 1970s-1990s. Research methods. The source analysis method was used to find out the level of scientific development of the problem. Collecting factual material method was used to search for visual information. To describe and process the visual information of stage images of musicians and shows of leading designers’ collections, the Art history methods, aesthetic and structural-compositional analysis, as well as the comparative method, were used. The theoretical generalization method was used to formulate the conclusions. Visual material is taken from printed publications and the Internet. Scientific novelty is in identifying the main stylistic features of the stage costume of performers of the hard rock and heavy metal musical genres in the 70s and 90s of the 20th century, as well as in comparing and finding quotes of stage images of musicians in modern catwalk clothing collections. Conclusions. The development of the stage costume design of hard rock and heavy metal genres with its wide influence on street fashion, as well as “official fashion”, was due to a significant spread of media technologies popularization at the end of the 20th century. Stage images of artists were imitated and introduced into an everyday wardrobe, firstly, by their fans; secondly, its distribution was facilitated by high-profile advertising companies promoting bands and performers; thirdly, it spread through the fashion industry and the work of talented designers who sensed the mood of society and were able to predict the commercial success of the new aesthetic. In the 21st century well-known brands and designers actively quote performers’ stage costumes. Ways of quoting are very diverse: from completely copying images or borrowing a separate assortment, copying forms and details of clothes to the imitation of cut, decoration, and trimming. The most popular quoting is the use of band mascots or logos to print and design materials, various patches, and stickers. Borrowing a characteristic combination of the assortment in creating a general image has recently become the most popular. From the general trends of today, we come to the conclusion that experiments with the form itself and its material components are significantly inferior to experiments with the emotional filling of images, which are successfully provided by quoting the stage costume with its hyperbolized spectacularity and expressiveness.