Ready-to-wear or Pret-a-porter is the fashion design term for clothing marketed in a finished condition‚ in standard clothing sizes. Some fashion houses or fashion designers create ready-to-wear lines that are mass-produced and industrially manufactured. Others offer lines that are still very exclusive and produced only in limited numbers and only for a limited time. In contrast to haute couture‚ these lines are never one of a kind. High-end ready-to-wear lines are sometimes based upon a famous gown
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What to Wear Narrative/ Descriptive Essay The day before my first full day of junior year I continue telling myself‚ “Whoo! Junior year. I’m going to have so much fun this year.” However‚ even though I am ready to begin the new school year‚ nervousness about my first day plagues my mind. I ponder what to wear. I have a whole closet of clothes which is stuffed like my grandmother’s Thanksgiving turkey‚ but I find myself stumped on which outfit to wear for day number one. With this trivial dilemma
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Mosley 1/504 HHC 82nd AB Bco. 1st PLT Medic Shaving in the Army It is important to maintain discipline in the army‚ because essentially your life depends on it. If you forget to bring the battery to your radio‚ get lazy and don’t keep a low profile‚or just say screw it and do what you want. You can get yourself or someone else killed or maimed for life. And apparently shaving is part of that discipline. Here is what the army has to say about male grooming standards. Male haircuts
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In the story of "Unready to Wear"‚ it focuses on the negative aspects of "wearing" a body. Some of these negative characteristics include‚ having to bathe it‚ feed it‚ get it vaccinated‚ and keep it in shape. For those who do not care for the body‚ are called "amphibians"‚ people who are one with their psyche. Although‚ being amphibious may be less of a hassle‚ there are also many positive aspects of "wearing" a body. Just because you float around without "wearing" a body‚ doesn’t mean you’ll undergo
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The Importance of Appearance People say appearance is not important‚ but even the most honored and noble people put appearance before other attributes of a person. Since societies have been established‚ and even before‚ society has put on a great amount of importance on appearance. The amount of importance is shown in the novel Frankenstein‚ the film‚ and in real life. My first example from the novel is from chapter eleven‚ when the creature arrived at the village and encountered humans. As the
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Personality and Appearance An individual’s personality is defined by their behaviors‚ thoughts and feelings. Actually‚ it is the set of mental characteristics that make someone unique from other people. Human personality is shaped in different stages of life as a result of exposure to different situations. There are some theories about personality. For example‚ some people believe that personality is shaped and then it is fixed. It means that we can never change it. However‚ some psychologists
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Cash Conversion Cycle Time from payment for raw materials until cash is collected on sales. * Accounts payable- when should the firm pay Inventory- How much to hold Laber and Materials Needed Finished Goods Inventory- how much needed Credit Policy-restrictions Cash collection- how fast do you collect See exhibit 14.2 on page 86 Cash Conversion Cycle 1.) Operating cycle= days sales in inventory+ Days Sales Outstanding =(Inv/(COGS/365))+(AR/(Credit 2.) Ideally purchases would
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of time checking our appearances in the mirror. Is that because our appearance is important to us or to other people? Our appearance is the aspect that one may see from the exterior/outside parts of our body. It is the first thing that other people see; therefore the one that will serve as the basis of what they call “first impressions”. Take note‚ not all impressions will already tell you that a person possesses that kind of trait or character. That is why‚ I say – Appearances are truly deceptive
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– What are Appearance and Reality Example given – Parthenon “column isn’t straight” “From where you are standing the column isn’t straight. People believe what they see – and this is not always how things are. Looking at an object from different angles will appear different‚ this is called perspective. Perspective distorts – example entasis VItriuvius‚ Palladio Representation – (plans‚ sections‚ orth) capture only partial aspects of reality *Bertrand Russell’s – essay appearance and Reality
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Professionalism by SPC Murray Professionals in the United States Army stand apart from others engaged in particular careers in the civilian world. While many vocations contain some of the characteristics of professional‚ a lot of careers do not include all of the elements necessary to distinguish themselves as being as close to a professional as a United States soldier. Professionalism grows depending on the time and service they have in the Army. A professional has specialized knowledge and skill which
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