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.
Natasha Eason Engl Comp Sec 214 Sept 20, 2011 Ad Analysis Essay Cover Girl is one of the most successful cosmetic companies in the world. In this ad Cover Girl is trying to endorse the product Exact Eyelight Mascara. The ad to me seems to target young and middle age woman of any race or some men that think that they can make their women (spouse) look like the model in the ad. The ad uses white and nude like colors, very large text and a very close up picture of the model to show how the new mascara will bring out a person’s eye. It shows the four different shades that the mascara is available in on the side to try to get the target audience attention.
Woman indulged themselves in fur and silk, if they were wealthy enough. These types of clothing were reserved for the evening, to be worn with elbow length gloves, and daywear included such things as dresses with bow tie collared shirts with a matching jacket (Thomas). Fitness and activities became more popular in the 1930s. Woman increasingly sunbathed to have a golden glow about their skin (Thomas). Swimsuits were designed to be lower
Thus, added emphasized on the waist giving the women various curves. It was important for a woman to follow the fashion status symbol to be considered remotely good looking at the time. Women’s fashion was very stereo typed in the early 1900’s, it was believed that it was improper for women to show their ankles. Women would be going against their moral obligations to society if they wore pants, wearing pants was considered offensive and ugly. However, wearing red lipstick meant they were the next best thing to a prostitute.
Victorian 1840-1890 A.D. In the Victorian era, dresses were composed of several layers of different shades, cloths and trimmings, and intended to be worn with both under-dresses and over-dresses. In the beginning, puffy "mutton-leg" sleeves became all the rage, but these were later replaced by fitted sleeves and eventually bell sleeves. Victorians thought the "hourglass" shape to best flatter the female form, and women wore restrictive corsets to achieve this ideal. The Victorian era also saw the progression from crinoline skirts to hoop skirts and finally to bustled
I interpret this to mean that as much as we women would like to erase the thoughts from our heads, it is something that stays with us not only in childhood, but through adulthood as well. Santos mentions seeing a title on a magazine that reads, “How to find the perfect dress for that perfect evening”. This statement references the society that we live in and the emphasis we put on body perfection and designer things. Young girls and women alike are bombarded by the pressure from society to be a certain weight, a certain height, and to wear certain clothes. I think this poem also highlights the way we think others view us.
Jefkin, states in theme A-2, “People decorate their bodies as a means to send messages to others inside and outside of their communities. The women of Bonda tribe are known for their colorful costume and jewelry”. African American women use colorful clothing as ways of communication also. Most African American women buy the most expensive shoes, clothing,
First off, how to put on makeup like me would be first applying liquid eyeliner on top of the eyelash. Then, apply a streak line on the side of both eyes to make the eye seem wider. Make sure the liquid line is nice and organized so it will not mismatch the other eye and so they will look equal. After that apply mascara on both top and bottom eyelashes. Make sure to apply a lot of mascara so that it looks very thick and black.
They wanted their image to change. An artist, Charles Dana Gibson believed that the Gibson Girl represented the loveliness of American women. The Gibson Girl influenced society in the early 1900's much like Barbie influenced society of the late 1900's. She was critiqued by many people; much like Barbie is today, for creating an unrealistic perfect image of what women should look like using picture-perfect proportions and long flowing hair. Regardless of the criticism she soon became a trend setter.
Lace pop socks boasted ribbons at the back and were worn with pointy booties that curled up at the toe. Last season's fruity earrings were replaced with huge jewels that, again, didn't look too dissimilar to those extravagant chandeliers above. (Vogue fashion shows, 28/11/2012) You can clearly see that dolce & Gabbana was inspired by baroque, largely due to the rich and opulent finish to his garments. When it comes to the high-street baroque is not something new but it is a trend that is all about decadence and opulence it can be seen that designers like doloce & gabanna, Versace and Givenchy have in fact inspired the high streets to join in with the trend and keep it innovative and renewed. Zara is just one of several high streets shops which have been inspired by baroque and used black and gold embellishments, lace , ruffles velvet & metallic they have also been popular with scarf prints.