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    Of particular interest, and a perfect piece to fit the genre, with two holes on both sides, and grommets encircling the cutouts, is a white shift dress. While this dress is not what one would call wearable, it certainly makes a statement, and one that Courrèges made well. Sensible women probably would not have worn this dress due to the cutout placement unless they were in favor of foregoing their undergarments. Courrèges utilized vinyl, pvc, leather, and an aggregate of burnished materials in

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    This essay will be showing how Tahani Alshabeeb’s painting demonstrates the iconography methodology in the context of social and cultural issues related to Muslim women in the Arab region generally and in particular in the Middle East during the late 18th to the 19th century. It will also show how the viewers/audience may understand the signs and symbols that has been applied to the painting and how it can be interpreted. This essay is divided into 3 main sections. Each section is arguing a main

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    It all started in Tallahassee, Florida in 1996. My mother was at her scheduled ultrasound appointment. “It’s a girl,” the technician told her. This was the moment my mother had been waiting for, for years. She had decided when she was only a teenager, after babysitting a little girl, that she wanted to a daughter one day. The dolls, the dresses, the jewelry, the makeup, my mother could see it all in her mind’s eye and she could not wait, literally. She bought ungodly amount of Barbie dolls before

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    As times change, the meaning of words adapts and harmonize with its society. For example, the word “family” was limited to solely bloodlines. Nowadays, the word family was more of an emotional importance. Now, with this freedom, 21st century families are unique and vary so much. My family is my sister, Marleen and me. We have so many blood relatives; however, she is “mi familia.” Our history, our understanding for one another, our willingness to forgive each other, and dependence on each other makes

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    1. When I first saw the locations of the Lord family mansion at the beginning of the film, I observed the yard that located in the front of the Lord family mansion, where different breeds of flowers and trees were planted. Beside the mansion, there was also a full size and clean swimming pool. Furthermore, at the beginning of the movie, I observed while Katharine was talking to her mother about the second wedding, there were several maid and butler working on food and declaration in the background

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    toe, high heels. Her toenails were painted red. As one looked from her feet to her legs, her skinny legs shined from the lotion she applied to them. Right below her knee caps, there was the base of her cocktail dress. The cocktail dress she picked out was that of a pure white color. The dress consisted of a slight imprinted design within it; it must have been a faint

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    In her first scene, she will be wearing a purple dress with black lace over it. It needs to be intense, with the cut of the collar going down to below her breasts, and connecting just above her belly button. Then it will be slit on either side of her inner thighs with a piece of long cloth in between those two cloths. Her sleeves with stay with the medieval style of the very expended arm openings, except her sleeves will only be black lace. This dress is supposed to look sexy, as it is said “Lovely

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    and fought for the scroll. “A ball?” I exclaimed. “The prince’s ball!” Mother added excitedly. “We’ve got to get you girls fitted for gowns! Imagine snagging a prince’s hand in marriage!”. The next day was spent at the tailor’s finding the perfect dress. I spotted a beautiful emerald gown. “Oh Mother! I like this one!” I called out. As Mother turned the corner, a look of disappointment grew on her face. “Darling, I don’t think they make that one in your size,” she said without a hint of emotion. I

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    'ideal' outfit. If there was the smallest mistake, he would have torn a design apart and started again in order to keep in full control, something that had influenced other designers who appreciated his work including Hubert de Givenchy. Sari dress in brocaded silk by Leonard with beading by Lesage. Balenciaga has made different versions of saris, Indian saris are formed of a single, long piece of fabric, which is pleated and

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    A dusty curtain of bright, early, dawn light filtered into the tiny cabin room. The chilly oak wood floors gave off a golden glow like warm honey. Dew drops still clung to a spider web outside the window, as well as on the grass outside. Doves hummed a mellow song that was only interrupted by the gruff cawing of the occasional raven. A soft, lilting voice was what finally stirred me. I sat up from the satin covered bed, and I stretched my arms above my head to wake the rest of my body. The source

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