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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Films and its stars were as influential as ever on fashion. Liza Minelli’s short feathered cut in Cabaret (1972) and Jane Fonda’s androgynous shag hairstyle in Klute (1971) could be seen in various forms throughout the decade. Television was a national obsession in many Western countries‚ and the TV was often the focal point of the home. With adverts‚ music shows and a wealth of series in all genres‚ TV was a major influence on people’s lives‚ fashion choices and attitudes. Farrah Fawcett-Majors was
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Dana Wheeler‚ The Fashion Channel’s (TCF) senior vice president of marketing‚ must focus on TCF’s segmentation‚ branding‚ and positioning strategy. BACKGROUND TFC is a cable TV network specially devoted to the latest fashion broadcasted 24 hours per day‚ 7 days per week. TFC was successful and experienced constant revenue and profit growth above the industry average. TCF was one of the most common niche network‚ shared with 80 million U.S. households. A LT E R N AT I V E
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Photo by Pablo Roversi for Pop magazine A/W 2008 Fashions Role in the Socialization of Gender Identity Word count: 925 By Uniqua Hardy PHOTO ANALYSIS: In this photograph by Pablo Roversi‚ the young girl’s outfit is constructed of garments‚ textures‚ accessories and colors that send out feminine messages. Soft pastel colors‚ pearls‚ butterflies‚ purple eyeshadow‚ a beautiful velvet hot pink bow backgrounded with satin are all undoubtedly considered feminine in our society and by surrounding
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During the decade of the 1920s‚ both men and women’s fashions changed drastically. For women‚ Flappers became popular and they often set the trends for that decade. Women’s fashion was influenced by other cultures’ clothing and accessories such as Egypt‚ Japan‚ and India. The end of WWI ended the rationing of supplies including fabric. The hemline of dresses and skirts for women were getting higher and higher until the average hemline was at about the knee. Some fabric patterns commonly used
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Beyond Beyond Fashion There is a trick of my writing teacher: When we finish reading an essay‚ first he asks: "What is it about?" We answer‚ then he asks:" If that’s not what the essay is about‚ then what is it about?" So we answer again‚ striving to squeeze out every drop of intelligence out of our brain cells. Repetitively‚ after we are willingly tortured by this same question for three more rounds‚ the essence of the essay shows up. This was exactly the same feeling I received from the exhibition
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Bruna Tarabillo Creative Writing St Petersburg College Journal Well first I want to start by introducing myself. My name is Bruna Tarabillo. I am 21 years old‚ what can I say‚ I love my family my friends and boyfriend. Today is May 19th and the summer semester just started. I had a really good spring semester I finally felt like I was able to continue my journey and not fall behind. I have made many mistakes in my college carrier and slacking in my studies was
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ZARA: Fast Fashion The Spanish retail chain Zara has unique supply chain management practices that enable it to gain a competitive advantage over other fashion retailers in the industry. Zara’s rapid response time enables the firm to quickly respond to changing fashions while deliberately under producing products. This strategy‚ which is supported by competencies in logistic management‚ design and information systems‚ allows the company to maintain less inventory and higher profit margins and is
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History Of Fashion In The Twenties How the women and fashion changed? By HK In 1920s fashion history‚ the initial break with the traditional styles stemmed from the inspiration drawn from the Aesthetic and Rational Dress Reform Movements of the late 19th century. Exciting theatrical costume designs which broke the rules also paved the way for more relaxed dressing. This was all fast forwarded during the war years and led to the major changes in construction of clothes and undergarments for
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Jennifer Rider Professor Elenor TA 430 December 12th‚ 2012 The Italian Renaissance Fashion An age of artistic endeavors‚ inventive innovations‚ and of some of the most premier fashions in clothing‚ the Italian Renaissance was a birth of art‚ knowledge and of course‚ style. “Toward the end of the 14th century AD‚ a handful of Italian thinkers declared that they were living in a new age. The barbarous‚ unenlightened “Middle Ages” were over‚ they said; the new age would be a “rinascità” (“rebirth”)
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