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    Fashion Design

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    Color Color is the hue‚ value‚ and intensity that defines parts and sets off one area of design from another. Hue is the name of the color (red‚ blue). Value is how light or dark the color is (light blue‚ navy blue). Intensity is how bright or dull it is (4-H green‚ neon green). Note for the Project Helper Not all exhibits in the clothing project area will require identification of elements and principles. If a garment or accessory has been designed and/or constructed to enhance personal appearance

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    Fashion, Gender and Identity

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    culture creates between behaviour and ‘characteristics considered to be appropriate to men and women’ (Barnard‚ 2007‚ 185- 186). Fashion aids in the social construction of gender through separating male and female fashion and promoting the stereotypical feminine figure. From the days of stays and petticoats to corsets and crinolines and now with padded bras and ‘Spanx’‚ fashion has seen centuries of shrinking and augmentation of the body to achieve the sexualised‚ ‘feminine’ shape. The ‘communicative

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    History of Fashion in the 1980s [pic] When we think of fashions from the 1980s‚ we would generally think of colorful‚ bright apparel and accessories of glam metal bands in those times. The clothing and accessories that we wear today do have a deep relation with the 1980’s fashion trends‚ as most of the current fashion comes from the clothing worn in those days. Let us take a look at what clothes‚ shoes‚ haircuts‚ and fashion accessories were being worn then. Men Hairstyles:

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    Bibliography Ribeiro‚ A.‚ 1995. The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France in 1750 to 1820. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. Tarrant‚ N.‚ 1994. The Development of Costume. London: Routledge Ribeiro‚ Aileen‚ 1983. A Visual History of Costume: The Eighteenth Century. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. Cunnington‚ C. Willett‚ & Cunnington‚ P‚ 1972 Revised‚ A Handbook of English Costume in the 18th Century‚ Page 14‚ Northampton: John Dickens & Co. Ltd. Page 32 Kalinsky‚ N.‚ 1995

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    Fashion throughout the Decades Interest: I chose to look at fashion and how it has changed and developed through the decades. Fashion up until the 1960’s varied widely. The 1960’s specifically were known as the “Flower Power” era‚ or the hippie movement. One of the social youth groups preceding the Flower Power era was referred to as the rockers. The rockers were a group of younger generations who typically wore black clothing such as leather jackets. Their style is echoed in greatly in the idea

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    History of Fashion 1950s

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    1950 1953 1952 1950’s Timeline 1951 First organ transplant takes place. Korean war begins. The credit card system was introduced in America‚ this meant the beginning of an attitude towards disposable wealth. Mass production of computers began. Colour tv introduced. South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race. Identity cards and then food rationing ended. Polio vaccine used to save humans from poliomyelitis infection. Car Seat Belts Introduced. Queen Elizabeth

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    The Differences of Teenagers in the 1940s Compared to Teenagers Today Elizabeth Ann Murphy Keller Regional Gifted Center‚ Chicago Teacher: Sandra Cap "Teenager" was not even a word until the late 1940s. Zoot suits‚ bobby-soxers‚ soda shops‚ do not sound familiar. These were all things 1940 teenagers know. A teenager’s life in the 1940s and today is extremely different in the areas of high school life and home life. If you stepped into a classroom in the 1940s‚ you might see girls making dresses

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    Fashion in the 1920s THESIS STATEMENT Fashion in the 1920s was in a period known as the “roaring 20s” ‚ this was also known as the era of the “flapper.” This decade was the beginning of spreading of women’s suffrage. The fashion of the 1920s however‚ is no longer relevant in modern fashion today. INTRODUCTION Fashion in the 1920s was followed after the end of World War I. This lead to drastic changes in fashion and the beginning of women’s suffrage. Women in the 1920s were characterized as free spirited

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    Fashion Channel Case

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    Dana Wheeler‚ Senior Vice President of marketing for the Fashion Channel is reviewing a new marketing segmentation and positioning strategy. The Fashion Channel Company needs to strengthen its competitive position and is willing to spend an estimated $60 Million on advertising‚ promotion‚ and public relations in 2007. TFC’s main focus has been solely on fashion which is broadcast all hours of the day 7 days a week. This channel reaches close to 80 million viewers in US households with their main

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    Culture Studies for fashion 3.What is fashion’s role in the construction of social identities? Discuss with reference to specific examples. This essay discusses how fashion helps convey the social identity of the rich and wealthy. Status includes class‚ gender‚ and ages. Status is important in today’s society. As Coco Chanel said‚ ”women should dress as plainly as their maids” (Davis 1992:57). A person who is wealthy is a symbol of a person who is successful and of high income in the society

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