CASE 1: ZARA INTERNATIONAL: Fashion at the Speed of Light At the announcement of her engagement to Spain’s Crown Prince Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano wore a chic white pant suit. Within a few weeks‚ hundreds of European women sported the same look. Welcome to a fashion‚ a trend that sees clothing retailers frequently purchasing small quantities of merchandise to stay on top of emerging trends. In this world of "hot today‚ gauche tomorrow‚" no company does fast fashion better than Zara international
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Here are some facts about a growing problem of computer addiction. Tom Wood was always irritable‚ tired and not interested in anything but his "bloody computer"‚ his father Ray Wood said. It was not until Mr Wood smashed Tom’s keyboard into 100 pieces that the 16-year-old schoolboy realised he had an obsessive dependency - computer addiction. But recent stories of children hiding with laptops under their doonas to avoid the wrath of their parents indicate that the modern day problem is
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Fashion and Identity It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible‚ not the invisible. * Oscar Wilde I wear my own kind of dress‚ something that I love‚ but in doing so‚ I am displaying my style to all those around me‚ and in this I will respond to your exhibit‚ even as you will respond to mine. That the clothes we wear make a statement is itself a statement that in this age of heightened reserve‚ fashion has become a cliché. But
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INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Computer games have been leisure most in secondary level students. Students who are addicted to computer games‚ most all of them do not attend their classes just to play with their friends or classmates. Students who don’t still know how to play computer games that who are willing to know in playing computer games can be easily addicted to it and some do not do their daily tasks anymore. Many students have no good educational background because they don’t
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Men’s Fashion Men’s Fashion of the 21st century has drastically changed since the Renaissance era. In today’s fashion you would never see men wearing what they wore in the Renaissance era. Some of the designs have carried over to our time‚ but not very many. The details they would have put on clothing during the Renaissance era‚ are different from the details they would have put on clothing today. Such as the doublet‚ the poor point evolved in the fifteenth century into the doublet The doublet
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Fashion is a worldwide means of self-expression. Many things are factored into an individual’s fashion choice‚ from color‚ to style‚ season‚ and even accessories. Fashion has no boundaries or age limit‚ and it is a universally popular phenomenon. In doing research‚ the fashion choices of the Japanese culture was really intriguing; from the unique shape and intricate designs of their kimonos‚ to the more modern and outrageous fashion style of the Japanese youth. Traditional Japanese fashion is timeless
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1930s Fashion I. What affected the fashion world in the 1930s? A. The great depression made a big impact on the fashion world for women. 1. This caused the fashionable women to disappear. 2. Made women limit themselves in fashion a) Reused clothes instead of buying new clothes b) Tried mending and patching before deciding on whether or not to buy new clothes c) Many more women were seen sewing their own clothes II. What were some clothing items that were worn by women
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27 Oct 2004 French Fashion France is considered the center of the fashion world with Paris in the middle. France is the Mecca of this fashion world and where the officials lie that can make or break you as a couturier. The designers have a pilgrimage in Paris twice a year‚ January and July. Some of the designers like Coco Chanel‚ Christian Dior‚ and Yves Saint Laurent are practically household names (except you would have to live in a mansion to afford them). In the rest of this research
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The September Issue‚ Coco Before Chanel‚ or The Devil Wears Prada. But what you most likely don’t think of is an art‚ a career‚ a passion‚ or a lifestyle. Fashion can promote creativity‚ that it is very important in culture‚ society‚ and religion‚ and it can make you look and feel more professional. So‚ I know that you may think that fashion is not important. That people should find other ways to be creative‚ like joining an art class‚ or getting into photography. Maybe you think that nowadays
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Marijuana addiction Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused illegal drug. Marijuana is a dry‚ mix of the flowers‚ stems and leaves of the hemp plant cannabis sativa. It has a pungent and distinctive smell normally sweet and sour odor. It is commonly smoked as a cigarette reffered to asa joint or in a pipe. Behavioral changes and symptoms of marijuana addiction include: 1. Distorted perceptions 2. Impaired coordination 3. Difficulty in thinking and problem solving 4. Ongoing problems with learning
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