Jane Wang Second draft research paper Jul 30h‚ 2012 Alexander McQueen “Creativity is a very fragile thing‚ and Lee was very fragile‚” said the milliner Philip Treacy‚ who had worked with Alexander McQueen. McQueen‚ a British genius fashion designer creating a large amount of provocative works in last two decades‚ committed a suicide because of the suicide of Isabella Blow and the loss of his mother‚ who were two important supporters of his design (Wilson 89)
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young Americans‚ both men and women‚ began to challenge some of the traditions of their parents and grandparents. For example‚ some young women began to experiment with new kinds of clothes. They no longer wore dresses that hid the shape of their bodies. Instead‚ they wore thinner dresses that uncovered part of their legs. Many young women began to smoke cigarettes. Many women also began to drink alcohol with men in public for the first time. And they listened together to a popular new kind of
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brought into the United States. Once the celebration was brought here‚ the celebration became more lavish. The parties started to include live bands‚ limos‚ and catered dinners that could serve hundreds of people. Instead of the traditional dresses‚ the dresses became more prom-like gowns. Basically becoming a wedding with the different finery and traditional accouterments used of a wedding. The only thing missing is the groom. You can kind of see how a sweet 16 and a quinceanera relate. The main
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many changes following the first world war‚ and the period referred as the “roaring 20’s”‚ the era of the “flapper.”The 1920’s dresses were lighter since the dresses had less material and new synthetic fabrics and brighter and shorter than before. Fashion designers experimented with fabric colors‚ textures‚ and plenty of patterns to create variety of new styles of dresses. Coats and jackets were most often trimmed with fur in the 1020’s. Fur coats were not as popular anymore while fur trimmed coats
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Introduction: “If you are not a brand‚ you are a commodity.”- Philip Kotler Clothing is identified as one of the basic necessities of life. However in the present era of globalization and the fast moving world‚ clothing is no longer considered as only a basic necessity rather they tend to add value to our personalities and give non verbal information regarding our backgrounds‚ lifestyles‚ attitudes‚ preferences and even represent our personal identity (Tam‚K.K.‚ p1) The modern era of marketing
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a floozy; lonely yet vindictive; Motherly but also seductive. In this essay I will try to discuss both of her sides. Throughout the novel Curleyâs wife acts and dresses as a floozy; in the very beginning when we first see her she is dressed up nice and has her nails painted red which in those days was a sign of danger‚ she dresses in very good quality clothes and takes care of herself much more then she should as she is in a ranch full of men and has chores as all the women those days had. She
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first time in five centuries‚ the natural shape of women reappeared in clothing after World War I (1914-1919)‚ as did the practice of revealing the legs. During World War I women were employed in factories‚ the wearing of long dresses became bothersome‚ so women’s dresses started to become shorter. They adopted the ’Boyish’ look. Loose‚ unfitted skirts that fell just below the knee were popular. After World War I most clothes were being produced by mass production. Due to mass production‚ Women’s
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Thesis Statement: Most of the new fashion vogues are just mere modifications and revivals of existing fashion models. Topic Outline: I Fashion Evolution A Fundamentals and Natures of Fashion B Contributing Factors of Fashion Evolution II Fashion Vogues A Fashion vogues of the old generations (1950s to 1980s) B Fashion vogues of the new generations (1990s to 2000s) III Deductions Topic- Sentence Outline: I Fashion Evolution
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for a TV show called The Carol Burnett Show‚ they called it the “Curtain Dress”. That was one of the most significant creations Bob Mackie has done. He made costumes for lots of TV shows and High positioned people when he started making dresses for Cher‚ who was attracted by his creativity and his ambition. He made outfits for Cher’s World Tour and Live Shows‚ she even appeared in TIME magazine’s cover with a “Mackie” on. She wasn’t the only one who fell in love with this man’s creations
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candles still create shadows in which he hides his deformity. The costumes and make up in this movie are absolutely phenomenal. They portray the extravagance of the opera performers using bright and colorful make up and huge dresses‚ to the simple and lightly colored white dresses that Christine wears that represents her youthful purity and innocence. Christine’s lack of makeup enhances her look of youthful innocence also. The Phantom‚ on the other hand‚ with his stark white mask‚ his black slicked
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