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    Soffer‚ an archeologist‚ believed upon further inspection of the Venus statues that because of the intricacy of the carvings showed that prehistoric humans had the ability of weaving fabric into clothing. Dr. Soffer also pointed out that this form of clothing would not have protected the wearer from the harsh environment and bitter cold during the prehistoric era‚ that these garbs may have however been used for a ceremony or a ritual. This also suggest that what Dr. Elizabeth

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    century did not wear pants. All clothing was homemade‚ and made by the women. Most women only owned about 2-4 outfits. The clothing was all hand-sewn and made of either wool or linen. Women’s clothing had to cover the woman’s knees and elbows. Because of the belief that bathing was dangerous‚ clothing wasn’t washed. Often clothes such as a gown‚ might never be washed! Most colonists from New England wore simple attire except for the rich. Rich wore fancy clothing and anyone that wasn’t rich and dressed

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    Clothing and costumes In Korea‚ the clothing attires are very important‚ as they are part of the ceremony. The clothing for their wedding ceremony is very bright in colour usually in red or green. The norigae‚ which is the knot on the top‚ is called the Maedeup and Wonsam. The wonsam has wide sleeves with three or four different colors on the sleeves‚ usually red‚ blue‚ yellow‚ and/or green. The hanbok‚ which is made by white cotton‚ silk or scratchy coarse fabric‚ called hemp are widely used for

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    Business plan for new clothing company The product we are going to distribute is trendy clothing. Clothing must be fashionable so that it can influence on people and it is one of the most important things for people. Particularly‚ there are two types of clothing: formal and informal. However‚ the clothing we’re going to develop is formal clothing. Nowadays‚ there are a lot of brands‚ like as ELLE‚ DAPPER‚ ARROW and other brands‚ and they have already got their own customers and they are holding

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    Women’s Industry report: This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of a general line of women ’s ready-to-wear clothing. This category also includes establishments primarily engaged in the specialized retail sale of women ’s coats‚ suits‚ and dresses. Custom tailors primarily engaged in making women ’s clothing to individual order are classified in SIC 5699: Miscellaneous Apparel and Accessory Stores. Industry Snapshot In 2005‚ $36.7 billion was spent at stores

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    includes the indigenous people of Colombia (otherwise known as the Native Colombians). Both the Colombians and the native Colombians has distinct styles of clothing that help make Colombia very unique. Traditional Clothing Colombians can be found wearing traditional western-style clothing. However‚ it also depends on the climate and the class that they’re in. The Upper class and the middle class tend to wear formal dark suits and/or stylish colorful

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    Clothing has always been a huge factor during the 18th century ranging from amour to cotton picking attire Men usually dressed similar to others throughout the 18th century. The outfit for a typical colonial man was‚ breeches‚ coat‚ cloak‚ cravat‚ neck handkerchief‚ waistcoat hat‚ and buckle shoes. The breeches was lower body undergarment that was used late 16th century until early 19th century. There was a variety of fabric breeches was made out of ranging from silk‚ cotton‚ wool‚ and even leather

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    MANASSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Cultural Diversity Essays Manassas City Public Schools Providing an innovative‚ engaging‚ inspiring and challenging learning environment for all students 2010-2011 School Year Cultural Diversity Essay Contest Grade 4 Topic (Local) Describe the changes that immigrants have brought to the cultural landscape in Manassas and Virginia. Virginia Studies Specific Standards of Learning: VS.4b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the life in the Virginia

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    numerous factors or health conditions. It is pivotal for the provider to diagnose the right cause of constipation on order to be able to select the appropriate treatment. According to Edmunds‚ & Mayhew (2014)‚ all laxatives work by increasing fluid retention in the colon. There are five different types of laxative that can be used depending on the type of constipation. Bulk laxatives are non-digestible and non- absorbable‚ which cause the stool to absorb water‚ expands‚ become moisturized‚ increase

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    29/1/2009 Executive Summary: This work is an introduction to the fashion industry of Pakistan which has made quite a lot of progress in just a few years. Ten to fifteen years from now‚ this industry was still unknown to actually exist to the masses. Later with the formation of fashion councils and education centers under the enthusiastic few who wanted to make a difference and promulgate this very institution of fashion‚ did the very fashion industry took its concrete contour from the old tailor

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