Literature Review Fashion as art; is art Fashion? * Sanda Miller “Like art‚ clothes can provide the subject of historical research.” According to the reader by Miller‚ fashion‚ like architecture fulfills primarily a functional dimension. This is said with art being something of display‚ admiration and in some cases personal relation. Art being something decorative and less functional than clothing‚ because clothes can be worn‚ but avante garde fashion is where the differentiation between
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16 January 2015 Fashion Influences on Economic Classes Coco Chanel once said‚ “Fashion changes‚ but style endures.” Over time fashion styles went from tight corsets with long dresses in Victorian times to the chic‚ skinny jeans and basic Tshirt style. Fashion has become an outlet that has placed morals and standards for womens’ clothing in America throughout history. In order for women to purchase clothing‚ money was an element that separated wealthy fashions from poor fashions. William Norwich
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ORIGINALITY IN FASHION BY FIRUZÉ FRENCH The Importance of Originality in Fashion By originality in fashion‚ I’m not talking about the originality of everyday people and their fashion style‚ what they wear and how they wear it. I’m talking about the difficulty top fashion designers face every 6 months when they make a great effort to create a contemporary and original collection for the fashion catwalk to please brutally honest fashion critics‚ of magazines and of the public
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Animal Abuse in the Fashion Industry Lindsay Coleman and Karishma Naik Professor Gabiger ENG 1021 November 10 2012 Introduction Over forty million animals are being killed every year for the use of fashion. Contrary to the claims of the industry‚ these animals are living in poor unhealthy environments and then being killed in devastating ways such as poisoning‚ electrocution or breaking of the necks (Thomas). They are killed in cruel inhumane ways to get their skin‚ fur
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Iconic Dresses and Women’s Fashions of the Twentieth Century Abstract This paper describes some of the most popular women’s fashions of the Twentieth Century‚ from 1900 through 1999. Starting with the 1900-1910’s this paper goes decade by decade‚ exploring the details of the most iconic fashions‚ from the Gibson Girl to the designer fashions of the Nineties. Throughout the paper there will be comparisons of the different decades and their popular styles‚ as fashion can change
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Introduction For several centuries‚ during the colonial period‚ the Philippines has been severely immersed in foreign influences particularly by Spain‚ Japan and America. Consequently their culture‚ lifestyle‚ customs and fashion sense has been mainly defined by influences from these countries as well. However‚ before the colonization‚ Philippines has yet to establish its own identity; thus what became the Philippines’ foundation for instituting their nationalistic character was basically colonially
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textile industry is that of the fashion designer. A fashion designer is the person who comes up with the ideas and designs today‚ for the clothes that we‚ the consumers‚ will be wearing tomorrow. This alone‚ the power to inspire the world of fashion ‚ would be enough to make me want to become a designer‚ but designing clothes is also a way of expressing yourself. Each designer is unique and thus the clothes that each create are just as unique. Although the job of a fashion designer may seem easy‚ there
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Fashion is how you present yourself‚ once said a famous actress. As long as fashion has been in existence‚ what you wear is literally what you are. High society women wear thousand dollar fashions and one of a kind jewelry designs‚ while the average Jane wears jeans and a tee shirt. Fashion is a non-verbal communication with the rest of the world‚ through which you can express your personality‚ your social status‚ and your ideas. To choose clothes is to define and describe ourselves. [Lurie ‚ The
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Jamaican society has grown and evolved over the years and so as the different characteristics that make us uniquely Jamaican. The Jamaican fashion industry is also not to be outdone in terms of dynamics as it has progressed and developed over the years in line with keeping a prevailing sense of style and customary mode of dress. Jamaicans are no doubt trend setters in any given field they are seen and with the strong influence of our Reggae music‚ and success in athleticism‚ we are definitely among
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