Steve Mergarten Mrs. Malaspino English 12 A November 28‚ 2009 Becoming a Fashion Designer Cynthia Nellis‚ in her column “Day in the Life of a Fashion Couture Designer”‚ says‚ “... nothing is ever typical in the world of fashion...no day is ever ’routine’‚ although we begin and end each day more or less the same: in early‚ out late.” Working as a Fashion Designer is a very busy‚ hard and challenging job. You have to provide a lot of strengths in creativity‚ marketing and determination; to be
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Fashion is said to be evolutionary and not revolutionary. This was not true in the 20th century. Fashion revolutionized America and the rest of the world during this time period. Also‚ during this time period fashion evolved tremendously. New fabrics and innovations were introduced to America. When World War I came about‚ people had to sacrifice their clothing for the men at war and they dressed more conservative. Christian Dior changed all of that when he came out with the "New Look." This look
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“Vogue is a fashion magazine‚ and a fashion magazine is about change‚” Anna Wintour. Imagine a girl walking down the crowded streets‚ when she suddenly see a newsstand filled to the brim with brand new magazines. She sees poking out amongst the chaos the beautiful colors of the cover of Vogue. She feels the excitement as she opens up the magazine and feels the glossy pages. She instantly buys it and races home to read it. She finds that it is not just a fashion bible it is a beacon for controversy
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The 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
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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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would like to pursue I would most likely steer towards the idea of becoming a fashion designer. Being a fashion designer entails so many things. To name a few things being a fashion designer entails studying trends and sketching initial clothing or accessory designs. They oversee the entire garment production from their initial sketch to final manufacturing. The nature of the job varies among the different types of fashion designers; most designers are employed by design and manufacturing firms and
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Kembi‚ Adeyemi English 102 The 1980s Fashion Scene on A Rapid Comeback The 1980’s fashion is back‚ and its success is rooted in the similar economy we have with the 1980s. As a society we are deciding to “wear our personality”‚ rather than our pocket books and the fashion industry is staying alive by following this trend. With the de-regulation of multiple government policies on industries‚ a failing economy‚ record setting recession and the booming crack-cocaine sales on the streets with
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Marketing Campaign Noelle Androuin Fashion Industry Profile The Apparel Industry consists of companies that design and sell clothing‚ footwear and accessories. Product categories include everything from basics‚ such as underwear‚ to luxury items‚ for example‚ cashmere sweaters and alligator-skin handbags. Traditionally‚ Apparel companies are wholesalers‚ selling large quantities of goods to retailers‚ which markup items and sell them to consumers for a profit. However‚ it’s become more difficult
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Referendums are devices for obtaining extra legitimacy for policy proposals or for reducing internal party disputes over party alternatives. They tend to replace the normal role of parliament and are a form of direct democracy‚ although initiation comes from the government and not the governed. There is an indication of the growing frequency of the use of referendums as a way of legitimising policies or appealing to the public beyond divided party structures. What was seen as non-British‚ inconsistent
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A top fashion designer quarantines a sneezing underling‚ forcing her to work in a closet. An industry P.R. executive makes colleagues douse their hands with Purell. Germ-phobic magazine editors are powerblasting offices with antiseptic wipes and Lysol. While all eyes are on the models‚ top‚ those behind the scenes hope to avoid being struck by sickness. Such is the dread gripping the fashion world as it prepares for New York Fashion Week‚ beginning Feb. 7‚ with a killer flu and a stomach-bug
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