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    Aukštaitija’ women wore long‚ wide‚ and gathered at the waist linen shirts. They were made from linen or woollen. A linen skirt in Aukštaitija was often white with a red border. And a woollen skirt was four coloured. The dominant colours were green and red with yellow and purple. For special occasions two skirts were worn. Shirts had red ornaments. Sleeves were decorated. Aprons in Aukštaitija were made of white linen‚ decorated red only or red and blue ornamental stripes. A woman’s bodice (corsage)

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    The Renaissance era was a time for larger‚ fuller-figured women with wide hips‚ big hair and huge dresses with oversized shoulders and large puffy sleeves. It seemed everything about the Renaissance Era was large. While the makeup at the time was understated‚ bright red lipstick was in vogue. Blonde hair was also in‚ which was a huge change from the darker hair of previous centuries. As the Renaissance Era came to an end‚ everything swung in a totally different direction. By the time the Victorian

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    For rich people ‚ silk stocking covered the legs. For the poor‚ they wore wool sock. It was very different from the poor and the rich. The poor didn’t have any servants to help them at home . The rich had servants to help them do the stuff they needed done. The women were the ones in charge of the house and the men we in charge of getting money and working so they can have a house. The middle class had very good and comfy furniture and the poor had furniture the had holes in it and weren’t

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    The clothing companies fall under retail industry since it deals with sales of goods and services to the customers. The retailing industry is further divided into discount stores‚ department stores‚ demographic stores‚ seasonal stores and specialty stores. Department Stores refer to large companies that put forward vast variety of goods and services. The Discount stores offer a broad collection of goods and services even though they compete primarily on price. Demographic stores aim at a particular

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    regulate luxury and extravagance. As a result of the Sumptuary Laws in the Elizabethan Age‚ each social class had a limit on what type of clothing could be worn. Due to the Sumptuary Laws‚ the women of the Elizabethan Age had a wider range of clothing options. “The upper class and royals were permitted to wear clothing made out of different types of expensive and rare materials‚ such as fur‚ velvet‚ silk‚ lace‚ etc” (“Fashion and Classes”). Thus‚ the upper class had more availability

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    Clothing and Dress Recollections for Self and Others 1. What is your earliest recollection of your own clothing? Do you remember a specific item of clothing‚ or a general awareness of clothing? Was there a specific activity or event associated with your earliest clothing recollection? When I was around four years old‚ I had this short sleeve shirt that I absolutely adored. It was the first piece of clothing that I can vividly remember. It was a white thin shirt with a small floral print.

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    Fashion constantly changes‚ its always altered one way or another. Clothing always has a reason to change‚ particularly‚ attire from a different time era. Either to reveal character and personal tastes‚ to show status or the time period when they were born. A prime example of such fashion being the Victorian Era of clothing. Garments in this time period ranged in many styles as the years pass‚ all of which unique in its own way. Men‚ women‚ and children specifically. To begin with‚ women’s appearance

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    interest in only finding gold and becoming rich. In the early 1700’s‚ men wore ruffs. Women wore frames formed of wood or whalebones underneath their dresses. Soon after‚ ruffs evolved into larger lace collars‚ although not many could afford such expensive clothes! As the 17th century went on‚ men began to wear knee length garments called “breeches.” They also wore long stockings and boots. They wore linen shirts and a kind of jacket called a “doublet” with a cape on the top. Men grew out their hair

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    Does Clothing Have an Impact on Social Interactions: An Observational Study in the Classroom There are many reasons why we choose to wear a particular article or style of clothing. Many of us consider our choice in clothing as an extension of our identity. While many others pick items from their wardrobe that reflect their current mood. There are also many times when we choose to dress a certain way in anticipation of being in a particular social setting. Even people who don ’t seem to bother

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    (b) Study sources 1‚ 2 and 3 and use your knowledge. How far would you agree with the view that Henry VIII’s and Wolsey’s foreign policy was an expensive failure? Source 3 supports the idea that Henry VIII’s foreign policy was actually quite successful; ‘Henry and Wolsey had good reason to think that they had been very successful’. Wolsey had gained immense status after the Treaty of London‚ when he became legatus a latere. Henry had successfully pulled off the field of cloth of gold (source

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