Making a Samurai Western: Japan and the White Samurai Fantasy in the Last Samurai American pop culture such as Hollywood cinema has incorporated many Japanese samurai mythology and ideology for the entertainment of North Americans. Hollywood’s representation of Japan in contemporary cinema and television embodies “contradictions within the American popular discourse of Japan that draws on the historical relations between two countries as friend and enemy‚ as well as partner and competitor” (Shin
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The Future of Fashion: A Business Perspective Contents Introduction Aim Objectives Methodology Secondary Research Conclusions Recommendations Bibliography Appendices Introduction In light of the difficult year head‚ a number of consumers have experienced the significant financial difficult. However‚ in China‚ derived from China GDP Growth Rate report‚ the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in China expanded 9.1 percent in the
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constitutional monarchy. In modern-day Japan‚ the monarchy is‚ according to the constitution of Japan‚ ‘a symbol of the state and unity of the people’. Unlike China‚ Japan‚ at least officially‚ has had only one dynasty since the beginning of time (Beasley‚ 1999). There is a pattern followed in China’s where each dynasty has a stage of empire building‚ a stage of power or glory‚ and finally‚ a stage of decline. This pattern‚ however‚ is not apparent in Japan. The monarchy of Japan essentially consists of one
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Greece had very advanced civilisations that had good levels of sanitation and logical ideas about medicine and science. Because the Romans had good levels of sanitation they had better living conditions that meant they had better health; it took the western civilisations over 2000 years to associate human waste with illness. Their diet and concept of medicine also contributed to their good health as a civilisation. Religion was very important to the Romans‚ as they believed that the gods controlled
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Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel Fashion Designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was born in Saumur‚ Southern France. She began by designing hats‚ first in Paris in 1908‚ and later in Deauville. Her fashion boutiques (one in Paris and one in Deauville) opened simultaneously in 1914. She opened an haute couture salon in Biarritz in 1916‚ and in 1920 moved to Paris in the present quarters on rue Cambon. Ready-to-wear fashions were not introduced until 1978‚ after Coco’s death. Chanel is a member of
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TIMELESS TREND AKANKSHA VARSHNEY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACT: PURPOSE- The purpose of this conceptual paper to identify the impact of military camouflage print in the world of fashion. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY- This paper is based on a review of the literature and takes a case study approach. The paper talks about the origin of camouflage in fashion capital and designers take on it in today’s world. FINDINGS- Fashion uses the camouflage in completely ironical manner. Camouflage
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This article marks the fifth in Urban Times’ EcoFashion Series. We hope to shed some light on the eco fashion industry by exploring elements such as the sustainability‚ culture‚ ecology‚ psychology‚ labour and future of fashion. Our authors explore to what extent eco fashion is on the cusp of becoming the next big trend. Previous episode: Psychology of Fashion I was just having an incredibly insightful conversation with Dr. Frank Shaw of Centre for Future Studies about the proper methodology
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The Fashion Business This page intentionally left blank The Fashion Business Theory‚ Practice‚ Image Edited by Nicola White and Ian Griffiths Oxford • New York First published in 2000 by Berg Editorial offices: 150 Cowley Road‚ Oxford OX4 1JJ‚ UK 838 Broadway‚ Third Floor‚ New York‚ NY 10003-4812‚ USA © Nicola White and Ian Griffiths 2000 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission
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Fashion Is Important Fashion is a concept that has been around since the beginning of ages. The Neanderthals of the Stone Age used sewn animal skins to get protection from the harsh environmental factors. This simple body covering that people used then went on developing throughout time to suit the different climates and cultures of the world. However today fashion is seen as a form of adornment and moreover a way of life‚ especially for the young generation. Fashion is the first thing that happens
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Is fashion important? kaylee avery prd.1‚ 3/5/15 ( http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/argumenttopics.htm ) Fashion in our times started from 1858 and had flourised over the years. The word fashion to me means simply as a way to express yourself or putting this certain thing on to boost your confidence to step out in the world to feel beautiful in the inside and out. To me‚ I believe fashion is important for three main reasons: to express yourself of how you feel on the inside
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