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The men's long, narrow coats are trimmed with gold braid. c.1730–1740. Fashion in the period 1700–1750 in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by a widening silhouette for both men and women following the tall, narrow look of the 1680s and 90s. This era is defined as late Baroque/Rococo style.
History of fashion design refers specifically to the development of the purpose and intention behind garments, shoes, accessories, and their design and construction. The modern industry, based around firms or fashion houses run by individual designers, started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who, beginning in 1858, was the ...
Lolita. Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov that addresses the controversial subject of hebephilia. The protagonist is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He describes his obsession with a 12-year-old "nymphet", Dolores Haze, whom he ...
Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging.
An 1859 fashion plate from Godey's Lady's Book showing crinoline fashions. The magazine was expensive for the time; subscribers paid $3 per year (for comparison, The Saturday Evening Post was only $2 per year). [8] Even so, it was the most popular journal in its day. [9] Under Hale's editorship, the list of subscribers to Godey's reached ...
Jane Eyre Title page of the first edition, 1847 Author Charlotte Brontë Language English Genre Gothic Bildungsroman Romance Set in Northern England, early 19th century [a] Publisher Smith, Elder & Co. Publication date 19 October 1847 (1847-10-19) Publication place United Kingdom Media type Print OCLC 3163777 Dewey Decimal 823.8 Followed by Shirley Text Jane Eyre at Wikisource Jane Eyre is a ...
Old Fashioned Baby Names for Girls. 1. Florence. RichVintage/Getty Images. This classic name of Latin origin means “to flower and flourish” (and possibly “to wear a flower crown at all times ...
The history of Italian fashion is a chronological record of the events and people that impacted and evolved Italian fashion into what it is today. From the Middle Ages, Italian fashion has been popular internationally, with cities in Italy producing textiles like velvet, silk, and wool. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Italian fashion ...