History In 1990, Vera Wang opened her first bridal house on Madison Avenue in New York, designing bridal wear and evening gowns. In 1994, she started her own label. These bridal gowns are what Vera Wang is famous for. She uses rich fabrics such as silk lace and duchess satin, in the tradition of Paris couture and applies them to the simple shapes associated with American sportswear, like the vest dress. Her appreciation of surface decoration, particularly beading, and the use of net to give the illusion of bare skin, have also recommended her for the design of Olympic figure-skating costumes,bringing her back full-circle to her childhood dreams.
What distinguishes Free People from any other boho-chic brand is its’ strict attention to detail. Each garment is hand-embroidered, studded, or bedazzled, making each piece one of a kind. Although the beautiful detail causes Free People to be pricy for its’ target market, young women ages seventeen to thirty, each piece is a valuable investment. What is significant about Free People’s bohemian style is that it is extremely on-trend this season. In the Doneger Group Spring/Summer 2013 style forecast video, one trend featured prominently was dubbed “wanderer.” The trend includes loose-fitting clothing, tie-dye and dip-dyed fabrics, earth-toned colors, natural influences, and striking details, such as fringe and beading.
However, Northern Europe’s Baroque styles not only embrace religious subjects but also the material reality and everyday activities of the middle-class. Jan Steen’s The Dancing Couple is a depiction of liveliness and the enjoyment of life. The Woman with a Pearl Necklace is symbolic to vanity and truth-a parallel reflection of the world according to artist Jan Vermeer. Other traces of the Baroque movement can be seen in the style of portraiture work. Rembrandt Van Rijn’s Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts conveys the individual’s wealth status and taste for fine objects.
The sister’s 1920’s black velvet with lace dress (1999.43.2) is an excellent example of the romantic alternative to the flapper (complete with hooping). This style was known as: Answer: D a. a 20’s flapper b. a teagown c. a suit d. Robe de Style 3. ______________ created this 1922 orange silk crepe dress (1989.318.11) complete with a faux cape back and gold metallic lace trim. Answer: A a. Paul Pioret b. Gilbert Adrian c. Jeanne Lanvin d. Jean Patou 4. This pleated gown (1995.812.3) features a one size fits all technique and a secret formula to maintain its pleats that is still unknown.
Today fashion is very similar between the females but has changed a bit for the males in bit the clothes and hair department. For ladies the miniskirt is still very popular as well as the pantyhose, high boots and others but now big ballroom dresses has
She often wore pea coats that matched her many pillbox hats. [4] Jackie was also one of the earliest famous women to fashionably sport a Cartier Tank watch, which would soon become one of the most famous and timeless wristwatches of all time. [5] ‘The White House Years’ event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art press release was quoted as saying, "Jacqueline Kennedy's personal style was a timely continuum, bridging the divide that then separated the old world from the new, the values of assured patrician elegance with the 'youthquake' of energy, dynamism, and forward-thinking modernity of the later 1960s. She emerges...as at once a paradigm of old-fashioned dignity,
Some of the national brands that Asos distributes are: Diesel, French Connection, Karen Millen, Mango and Warehouse; while it’s own brands are Asos white; a clear-cut range of clothes crafted in premium fabrics, Asos swim for swimwear, Asos Black which is a more expensive line, Asos maternity for pregnant women, Asos CURVE for plus size women, Asos petite for small sizes, Asos Revived which inspired from vintage styles and “the green room”. Moreover, it is quite interesting to mention the fact that in 2006 Asos was the first UK online store that launched a catwalk show. The aimed customers are women at the age of 16-34 years old. However, Asos attracts 11 million unique visitors a month and has 4.8 million registered users and 1.9 million active customers (Asos, 2010); numbers that have been increasing dramatically over the last years. The aim of this report is to identify the element that make the company what it is today as well as analyze these elements against the academic models so as to form conclusions on the company’s overall performance.
Cover Girl Ad Analysis What’s the best cover girl lip-gloss that’s on the market today? Of course we know that it’s the new wet slicks crystals that make your lips shine without being sticky. Yes, it’s similar like lip balm and it shimmers and glimmers but does it really stay on your lips and don’t smear or run? The over girl ad expresses a strong convincing statement that grabs our attention by showing “America’s Next Top Model” winner Eva wearing the new lip gloss that shows how your lips could be. Cover girl created this ad to simply sell their product and make money off of it.
Ellen Kingsbury ANTIGONE Costume Image Assignment 9/30/12 THAR 4240 1) Antigone http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/cciv110x/antigone/cciv110.Antigone.html This depiction of Antigone upon the vase would be most accurate to what I think Antigone would actually look like. She is wearing what appears to be a long and elaborate ionic chiton with a lot of drapery. It seems somewhat tied near the mid calf region, but all in all is a very draped and baggy kind of feel. I feel this attire would suit Antigone for several reasons. First, she is not as beautiful as her sister Ismene, and yet there is a sense of elegance about this look.
After a few years later up until the 60s movie stars set out a lot of the “new” trends in many make up styles. With many people coping their styles such as Marilyn Monroe's signature black eye-liner and ruby red lip stick. Which now days is still quite popular. The 60s an “anything goes” attitude gave a more stylish look. With white eye-liner and mini skirt ( fashion designer Mary Quant invented, which came out with her own line of modern cosmetic in the 1966) unlike the 70's more of a natural look with light foundation and light day make-up.