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    vRoman Art and Fashion History In the Modern times, Roman fashion has been popularly induced in the western culture, from toga parties to theme based play’s and films, making appearances the media all through history. Roman Fashion and art itself was a highly influence by Greece. Stylistic eclecticism was the forte of roman art, which can still be seen in the works of art of the ancient times. Fashion Rome having been a country with low temperature has widely used fabrics like wool and linen in

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    The Civil War changed the development of men’s clothing. The development of clothing has come a long way since the Civil War for both men and woman. Men’s clothing reformed through the Civil war. Clothes began to be made in factories for soldiers. The measurements taken of soldiers revealed that measurements tended to recur with regularity. Based on the article, ”Ready-Made Clothing”, “The Civil war was a pivotal event in the historical development of men’s ready clothing.” (Ready-Made Clothing 1)

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    A reoccurring feature in 20th century fashion was how the shape of the female body looked. Trying to find different, innovative ways of manipulating and displaying the curvature of the body. Between 1900 and about 1907 has become an extension of the late 19th century for fashion. Women were still wearing constraining, tightly laced, whalebone corsets to exaggerate the shape of the female torso as it was very admirable to have a well-rounded figure. During this period, women's clothes were very feminine

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    strongest military power. There was a lot of communism going on as well. Mostly, there was a lot of historical events going on at this time. Lastly, the fashion part of this decade was quite significant. Have you ever wondered what the fashion would be like in the 1950s? Well, in this decade, there are many significant styles that have lead to fashion now in this day. Some styles have faded, but it is interesting to see how some styles became. The accessories, materials, makeup, clothing, and icons

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    Creativity towards style and fashion has constantly followed me in my life and impacted my academic journey. I have known from an early age, I belonged and wanted to be a part of the world of Fashion, to undoubtedly construct a life around Fashion, but to make a career for myself in the world of Fashion. My love of Fashion first started by visually examining the red carpets of award shows and being infatuated with the ladies long gowns and the vibrant colors of their dresses, to styling my barbie

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    1940s Clothing Trends

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    World War II significantly altered fashion in the 1940s. However, fashion was still able to flourish in numerous ways. The war effort led to rationing due to material restrictions and labor shortages for manufacturing in multiple countries. Therefore, fabric was limited. Wool was used to make parachutes, maps, and gunpowder bags. Viscose and rayon would become the dominant material for civilian clothes during World War II. Rationing led to the development of the Utility scheme which was introduced

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    Teenage fashion in the 1950s The term "teenager" was coined in the 1950s. Prior to world war two you were considered a child until your 18th birthday then you would become an adult. However, in the 1950s "teenagers" began to use fashion as a means of self-expression. Teens were strongly influenced by film, television, magazines, and persuaded to use their own money to get things that society convinced them that were needs and not wants. The young soon made their money along with their own fashion

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    Pena Coach Fox English III - 6 1 March 2015 Gianni Versace Gianni Versace changed the world with his expensive clothing line and fashion; as a result of this fact, he deserves to have a commemorative postage stamp in his honor. Gianni Versace was a very inspirational talent and dedicated person and for that reason that is why his name is carried on so high in the fashion industry. He was inspired as a child and also very strongly inspired by the Greek ancient History. Gianni Versace was born in

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    Fashion throughout the 1970s and 1980s Fashion from 1970 to 1980 changed dramatically, and it all had to do with what struggle or event was going on at the time. All of the struggles, that come from the 1960s is where most of the change occured. The reasons were the United States stopping its involvement with the support of military in South Vietnam. Another reason was the economy, and lastly was the civil rights and women movement reached many goals. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the United States

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    Top 10 Richest Fashion Houses Hello, and welcome to the informative video from Alux.com. In this video we will enter into the world of fashion and we will find out the most financially successful fashion designers and houses. Fashion changes very quickly and is not affiliated with one group or area of the world but is spread out throughout the world wherever people can communicate easily with each other. Fashion industry offers very good lucrative earning opportunity to those who are wiling to

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