The “Over-Dressed” book written by author Elizabeth L. Cline is very thoughtful book where she have tried to shows us what we are actually doing in the real world. The book is very revealing which focusses on the consumerisms in regard to clothing. When looking at our clothing industry‚ we will see there’s has been lot of changes since past decade. The clothings now are being mass produce due to the various type of machinery helps‚ productions of fibers and many more. Today people uses less hand
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PART A- INTRODUCTION Company background Giorgio Armani‚ a designer born on July 11‚ 1934‚ in Piacenza‚ Italy. He using his own name to create brand and be the top in fashion world. Giorgio Armani is one of the most celebrated and influential designers Italy has ever produced. But it was only by chance that he broke into the fashion industry in the Sixties‚ after studied into medicine Milan University. Italian executive Giorgio Armani is an iconic clothing designer who has expanded his empire to
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Amanda Lopez March 15‚ 2014 Case Study #1 - Zara Zara is known for its stylish designs‚ many with a resemblance to the offerings of famous Italian fashion houses and all moderately priced. Despite this very recent popularity‚ the novel business model of Zara has gone virtually unnoticed for over 30 years‚ allowing Zara’s parent company‚ Inditex‚ to grow from zero to almost $20B in revenues. Zara was founded in 1975 and its parent company‚ the Inditex group went public in 2001. Within
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With the arrival of the New Year comes this sudden urge to make everything new. Our hairstyles are no exception. Some of us take our cues from the most popular celebrities and others go for styles that are quick and easy to do. The mantra for 2017 seems to be throw-back. Popular 1950’s hairstyles along with rockin’ 80’s looks are back in full-force. Some of this year’s hottest styles will feature crazy colors and multiple textures. Bold is in; hairstyles demonstrate the lack of fear to try something
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The roaring 20’s was a time when fashion entered the modern era. It was when women decided to abandoned tight‚ uncomfortable dresses and started to wear more comfortable clothing. One 1920’s fashion influencer was Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel‚ a French designer whose revolutionary designs were known world-wide. Even though most people know Coco Chanel as a high-end fashionista‚ her childhood was “anything but glamorous.” She was born on August 19‚ 1883 in Saumur‚ France. Chanel’s mother died of tuberculosis
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Fashion in the early 17th century followed up on the trends from previous centuries. However‚ later on styles began to change fairly and the overall trend through the midcentury targeted softness and comfort to allow for easier movement. People still valued rich materials‚ but they set aside the rigid formality of earlier years. These changes in fashion reflected the rising influence of France‚ with its free sense of style. French King Louis XIV helped make France the leading fashion influence
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INTRODUCTION Fashion accessories are items apart from the garment itself‚ which complement the whole outfit. Using them can add detail to an outfit when the garment’s style is plain‚ or when the fabric from which the garment is has no interesting visual effects. Many accessories also have another more practical use beyond that of style. Some examples of fashion accessories are bags‚ jewelry‚ shoes‚ eyewear‚ scarves‚ parasols‚ headwears‚ gloves‚ legwear‚ belts‚ mobile phones‚ just to name a few
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Every culture has its own way of creating traditional types of clothes. Merchants and tailors tried using the less possible amount of fabric to make these pieces of clothing cheap. To balance out for the difficulty in getting the fabrics tailors would take far less time and effort on the actual creation of the garment. Ever since this type of clothing came to be people’s style and productions have extremely developed. The Enlightenment ideas and changes in the populations way of thinking and living
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The clothing industry started from the brief history of England in the late 17th century. Before the industrial revolution‚ fast fashion had not yet emerged. Everyone can tailor clothes that suit them‚ but some accessories can take weeks or months to complete. Tailor clothing takes a long time and the price is more expensive‚ so many people do not do it. However‚ with the British industrial revolution‚ the launch of ready-made garments became possible. The industrial revolution introduced new textile
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This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear‚ the people who make them‚ and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades‚ while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film directed by Andrew Morgan that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider‚ who really pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world‚ from
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