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    called. Women also wore suits‚ with shirtwaists (blouses)‚ and had sporting clothes for their more active pursuits like skating‚ cycling‚ and tennis. The suits were coordinated jackets and long skirts‚ and were made by ladies’ tailors rather than by dressmakers. Shops like A. & L. Tirocchi often made the blouses or waists‚ as they were known in

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    the international. Seen by way of over twenty-five million people in over 15 thousand performances this intricately designed marvel has taken over 37 thousand hours simply to construct the puppets and mask. Julie Taymor the director and dress dressmaker changed into faced with a hassle of whether or not to create people or animals gambling the element and she decided to make masks that display the animal face‚ in addition to‚ display the human face giving the individual his or her persona.

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    the “community-based mutual assistance” (Pycior 72). They formed many organizations some of which were headed by men and others by women. Like men‚ women held offices‚ although many of them still took care of the household. Their jobs varied from dressmakers to vice-presidents and even presidents in some cases‚ although some women still took care of the household. Luisa M. Gonzalez‚ a bookkeeper became the president of the San Antonio lodge of the Alianza Hispano Americana‚ when San Antonio had the

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    The fashion industry is a product of the modern age. [18] Prior to the mid-19th century‚ most clothing was custom-made. It was handmade for individuals‚ either as home production or on order from dressmakers and tailors. By the beginning of the 20th century—with the rise of new technologies such as the sewing machine‚ the rise of global capitalism and the development of the factory system of production‚ and the proliferation of retail outlets such as department stores—clothing had increasingly come

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    The Evolution of American Women ’s Fashion Motto: “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky‚ in the street; fashion has to do with ideas‚ the way we live‚ what is happening.” (Coco Chanel) Fashion has always been a reflection of the collective consciousness and unconsciousness of society. Indeed‚ until recent centuries‚ it was the concern of the aristocracy; the clothing of ordinary people changed far less radically. However‚ the old time consuming traditions

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    millions of people internationally. Images Videos The fashion industry is a product of the modern age. Prior to the mid-19th century‚ virtually all clothing was handmade for individuals‚ either as home production or on order from dressmakers and tailors. By the beginning of the 20th century—with the rise of new technologies such as the sewing machine‚ the rise of global capitalism and the development of the factory system of production‚ and the proliferation of retail outlets such as

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    As the European owners struggled with a demand in labor they turned to the Native Americans for cheap labor but millions of them started to die because of disease‚ warfare‚ and brutal treatment. Therefore‚ Europeans in Brazil‚ the Caribbean ‚ and the Southern colonies of North America soon turned to Africa for workers. The demand of cheap labor resulted in the slave trade. Slavery had existed in Africa for centuries but it was minor. The spread of Islam into Africa in the 17th century increased

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    Early Austrlia 1900 Health Health in the 1900th century was not as up to date as it is today there were plagues and very deadly diseases spreading not only through Australia but through the world. Bubonic plague was unknown in Australia until 1900. There had been outbreaks in ports with which Australia had constant contact from 1894 when the plague was officially declared an epidemic in Hong Kong. From 1896 a plague pandemic spread around the world. Hydatid disease was a major problem in country

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    Dressmaker’s War by Mary Chamberlain. To summarize‚ the novel begins in the spring of 1939 in London‚ Britain; and is about an 18-year old poor maiden named Ada Vaughan. Although Ada grew up in a poor family‚ she became an amazing and successful dressmaker. One day on her journey home from work‚ she collided with a handsome young Austrian man named Stanislaus von Lieben and soon the two became lovers. During their trip to Paris‚ the war was declared and the

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    American Fashions were effected by the great market crash of 1929 and influenced by Hollywood and the movies. At this time Americans wanted to escape from the reality of not having any available jobs and money to a world of glamor. The 1930’s highlighted the female form with a more gentle ladylike appearance with curves and waistlines emphasized . Cloche hats were popular in the previous years which hid the foreheads ‚ this decade small plate shape hats were seen everywhere. Women clothes were sweet

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