becoming a fashion designer and took his dream to the inner cities of Paris to study. Whilst in Paris‚ Valentino studied under other well known icons in fashion. His first apprenticeship was with Jean Desses continuing on under Guy Laroche. Valentino quickly learned what it takes to be one of the best in the fashion industry. With Valentino wanting to fulfill higher dreams as a designer‚ he decided to try and build his own fashion house. Valentino left Paris and opened his own fashion studio in
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Age is no longer the only criteria that defines vintage fashion. “Vintage implies that it has archival value‚” said Cameron Silver‚ owner of Decades‚ the extremely popular Los Angeles vintage store. Strictly speaking‚ vintage fashion would ideally be clothing that is atleast 25 to 30 years old‚ but this is highly debatable now. Some say that vintage fashion spanned from the 20s to 50s‚ and all that came in after that is “retro clothing”‚ whereas others argue that the 80s is as much vintage as the
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CONTENTS Introduction 2 The Beginning of Hip Hop 3 Hip Hop Influence on Fashion 5 Moodboard 8 Color Story 9 Collection Look 1 10 Look 2 11 Look 3 12 Look 4 13 Look 5 14 Target Market 15 Conclusion 16 Bibliography 17 INTRODUCTION In the 1970s‚ black people in United States‚ who are African American was living in limited environment. They can’t get the same facilities like the white people. This suppressed condition and with
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ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY ETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY Executive Summary Ethical practices in the fashion industry can be defined as the production of materials with morality. With social responsibility of the world fashion houses‚ and designers are now acknowledging the significance of ethical business. Trying to run a fashion business on goods that do not harm the environment and are cruelty free is easier said than done as I will bring to surface the
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[pic] 1 BA (Hons) Fashion Business UNIT: Fashion Buying and Merchandising ‘Why is fashioning the body considered more important for women than for men? Use examples of contemporary and historical body practices in your answer.’ Women did not have a role in the patriarchy society. Women were valued in their relation to men; they did non have an independent value. Therefore their appearance was more important for them. Only very recently
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Fashion is one of the world’s most important creative industries. It has provided economic thought with a canonical example in theorizing about consumption and conformity. Social thinkers have long treated fashion as a window upon social class and social change. Cultural theorists have focused on fashion to reflect on symbolic meaning and social ideals. Fashion has also been seen to embody representative characteristics of modernity‚ and even of culture itself. Everyone wears clothing and inevitably
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Fashion is said to be evolutionary and not revolutionary. This was not true in the 20th century. Fashion revolutionized America and the rest of the world during this time period. Also‚ during this time period fashion evolved tremendously. New fabrics and innovations were introduced to America. When World War I came about‚ people had to sacrifice their clothing for the men at war and they dressed more conservative. Christian Dior changed all of that when he came out with the "New Look." This look
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unifying effect on fashion. Clothes were made to match a customer’s request. Tailors began to form business networks of closely related trades. They were regarded as an investments and time was spent on their upkeep and repair. Courtiers required an expensive wardrobe and often sold their garments on to second-hand shops in order to recoup some of the cost. A woman’s wardrobe staple was an ensemble composed of a white linen under grown with long‚ hanging sleeves over which was worn a high-waited dress
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Today I’m going to make a speech on the fashion in the 1960’s. Well‚ let’s get right to it! Now‚ there is a common idea of the fashion in the 1960s. Most people thought it was just “hippies” and “bell-bottoms”. Not me. In fact that was one of the reasons I chose fashion in the 60’s. But in reality‚ the fashion in the 60’s was nothing like that. After WW2 ended‚ fashion came back as one of the latest things. For the women‚ in the early 60s the latest fashion was in Jackie Kennedy’s hands. Her style
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Fashion of the Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan era was a time period centered around the life of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558-1603). This period in time is considered the peak of English history and is the beginning of when people began to think and believe differently. That brought along changes in the way people dressed. How people‚ particularly rich ones‚ dressed was just another way for them to express themselves. Social classes are also very much prominent in the era. These social
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