stamp or a way of marking territory. For example‚ the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania wear red to distinguish their tribe from others nearby. Later on‚ people in the 1700’s gushed over fashion magazines to see the latest styles. Women and dressmakers outside the French court relied on sketches to see what was going on. The famous French King Louis XIV said that fashion is a mirror. Louis was renowned for his style‚ which tended towards extravagant laces and velvets. In today’s world‚ musicians
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Realism focuses on the truthful treatment of the common‚ average‚ everyday life. During the late 1900 century‚ female realist writers such as Kate Chopin and Willa Cather portrays the roles and duties that women play in society. Women are expected to make unconditional sacrifices and fulfill the happiness of their family. The only responsibilities they have are cooking‚ cleaning‚ and caring for their loved ones. The short story “Wagner Matinee” by Willa Cather and “A pair of Silk Stockings” by Kate
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The daily lives of Romans changed throughout the empire’s history. In the beginning of Rome’s history‚ there were three classes‚ high class patricians (far left)‚ middle to low class plebeians (far right)‚ and lastly plebeian slaves (middle). Patricians were wealthy landowners and came from Rome’s oldest and most influential families. Plebeians made up most Romans and included artisans‚ shopkeepers‚ and owners of small farms. Patrician and plebeian men both had the right to vote‚ but plebeians lacked
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August 18‚ 1927 in Plains. Her parents were Allethae Murray Smith and Wilburn Edgar Smith. She was the oldest along side her three other siblings. Her father passed away when she was thirteen years old. As a result‚ her mother took the job as a dressmaker to support the family‚ with Rosalynn at her side. After Rosalynn completed high school during rough times‚ she enrolled at Georgia Southwestern College at Americus. She dated James Earl “Jimmy” Carter‚ Jr. in 1945‚ after her her freshman year
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she also got engaged the same year. When she started searching for a wedding dress she was saddened to see that the selection of wedding gowns was scarce for such an important day. So Vera decided to sketch her own gown and took the sketch to a dressmaker and it cost her $10‚000. The next year with her father’s help Vera opened her first Bridal Boutique in the Carlyle Hotel called Vera Wang Bridal House‚ and it was an upscale boutique that catered to the wealthiest clients. Along with this accomplishment
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was mostly white and mostly male‚ Criss chose an African American female worker as his subject and gave her a name. Black women didn’t have near the same opportunities as white men‚ but some were skilled at craft work such as making clothes. The dressmaker in her starched white apron is surrounded by gathers and folds of fabric. The edges of the shapes in this painting are crisp as are a lot of his works‚ and the colors are mostly flat with the barest amount of shading needed to suggest depth‚ revealing
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During the early twentieth century in England‚ the “Separate Spheres” theory was still applied to how women and men were supposed to act in society. The theory is that women should remain at home‚ because they are “delicate‚ fragile creatures” who shouldn’t be out in a “man’s world”. Men should be masculine and tough; they should be in charge of financially supporting his family and be in the “dangerous business world”. That left the women at home to take care of the household and children. The logic
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Fashion History of Womenswear (1900~1950) General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience fashion history of Womenswear between 1900~1950 Central idea: Western fashion history of Womenswear between 1900-1950 were highly influenced by history event such as World War I and II Main idea: I. WW1 brought Asia culture to Europe and Japanese dress are one of the major influence II. WW2 brings women to workplace therefore shape and length of dress had huge change‚ Chanel were raised
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According to (Dictionary.reference) degrading means “to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt” It also means “to reduce someone to a lower rank‚ degree‚ status.” Woman these days are being degraded but feminist fight for this. Feminist are people who fight for woman to have equal rights and they take a stand for woman. Jane Eyre is a female character in the book Jane Eyre by charlotte Bronte. Jane eyre is a young girl who goes through life during the victorian Era with no one to love
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In contrast‚ Lena Lingard has steadily remained beautiful on the outside. She has a constant desire to be sophisticated and remain pretty. She craves a lot of excitement‚ which can’t be found on the prairie. Lena has become a very accomplished dressmaker and so she tends to dress very businesslike. Due to her ease and love of dressmaking‚ she has become very admired for her work. Lena also makes a vow that she will never marry because as she says “when I went to work for Mrs. Thomas I was nineteen
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