Content tagged with "fashion"
“This is a biography of Anna Wintour, who has been the leader of Vogue for 25 years. She’s more than that now, actually – she’s ‘Artistic Director’ for all of Conde Naste . She’s likely the most famous person in the fashion business. Anna simply decided, at a young age, that she wanted to be the…”
“ A hoop skirt. This is the classic dress from the 1800s that billows out from the waist. ”
“ This is a bra that only covers half the breast, leaving the upper portion exposed for… dramatic (?) effect? The opposite of a demi bra is a ‘full bra’, which has cups that go up and over the entirety of the breast mass. ‘demi’ is a prefix meaning ‘half’ or ‘partial.’ ”
“This is an aggregate term meant to describe several different phenomenon which came together in the early part of the 2000s to drastically (1) increase the rate at which the average consumer buys clothes, and (2) decrease the length of time a style is considered fashionable and desirable. There are…”
“Generally, men’s clothing. In British English, it can mean ‘small wares,’ usually things like buttons, ribbons, zips, handkerchiefs, etc. – things used in sewing. However, in most commercial usage, it refers to mens’ clothing stores or people who sell men’s clothing (a ‘haberdasher’). I have seen…”
“Fascinating history of the Gucci family and company, from the patriarch and his humble origins as a leatherworker in rural Italy, down through the generations, including the sensational murder which was the focus of the 2021 movie, and then the current disposition of all the players and the destiny…”
“In microcosm, this is the story of a single event – a fashion show outside Paris in 1973 that was over in about three hours. But if you take a longer view, it’s a story of the history of fashion to that point, and its intersection with race in America. The Palace of Versailles is where the last…”
