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    Dowry

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    must. This is a token of gratitude for her breast feeding the bride when she was a baby. Among the Chinese‚ the Nyonya dowry is the most elaborate. The rich Nyonyas would present in a procession with their servants carrying trays of jewellery‚ wine‚ dresses and other luxuries‚ all enticingly decorated so that the guests can look on in amazement.The majority of the Indian-Malaysians pay dowries to the bride‚ which is usually presented at the engagement. This consists of a set of jewellery‚ the wedding

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    Movie’ s Impact on Fashion Fashion seems like it never has a constant mode. What makes it change so fast? It depends on many reasons includ movies. A famous movie could lead an entirely new trend. It changes people’ s dressing style‚ affects designers‚ and also decides the destiny of certain brands. Every time when we watch a new movie that we are really interested in‚ we will be more or less affected by it and we don’t even notice it. This kind of effect plays a really important role in fashion

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    When planning your wedding in Melbourne‚ one of the things to think about is the wedding bouquet. You’ll need to choose a bouquet which not only goes with your wedding theme but will express your personality as well. You’ll have to decide if you are going to carry a formal‚ semiformal or casual bouquet. For instance‚ if your gown is elaborate and full‚ a long stemmed formal bouquet will set it off better. If your dress is simpler and more informal‚ a smaller and more casual bouquet is a better choice

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    Women’s Fashion in the 1950s The 1950s post-World War II era‚ were a time of fashion evolution. Advances in textile technology subsequent to the war gave way to new fabrics such as spandex and easy-care finishes that suited suburban lifestyle for women in the 1950s. The 1940s boxy structure look with square shoulders and short skirts were replaced by Christian Dior’s “New Look” silhouette‚ which also gave way to an unfitted‚ structural look in the later 1950s. After years of military and civilian

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    Sob Story

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    I remember despising dresses. Despite popular belief though‚ my revulsion did not stem from the view that dresses were dainty or feminine. No‚ you see my disgust in dresses came from what they stood for; things such as social dinner parties‚ religious Sunday mornings‚ and worse weddings. At the time‚ the presence of dresses only meant one thing; misfortune was waiting to strike. I knew this to be a fact because the morning we received the phone call I was wearing a dress. A summer dress to be precise

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    Christian Dior

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    shorter skirts‚ as seen in the images below. With the New Look‚ Dior made several changes to the wartime fashion ( characterized by military and civilian uniforms); his outfits had rounded shoulders‚ full skirts‚ and a narrow waist. The dresses were lined with expensive and luxurious fabrics such as cambric or taffeta and were beautifully detailed. Outfits were accessorized with a hat (often worn to one side)‚ long gloves and simple jewelry. Figure 2 The New Look: rounded shoulders‚ full

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    The Little Black Dress

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    to ask: "Where did the "little black dress" come from?" To properly understand the fashion environment necessary to produce such a simplistically fabulous necessity for any wardrobe‚ we must visit the 1920’s. As women shed their long‚ layered dresses‚ cut their hair and enjoyed the fast-paced party life‚ society slowly became more accepting of women baring slightly more of her shoulders‚ back‚ and legs. The coveted silhouette of the era was generally very slender and youthful. It was during

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    A Eulogy Of Characters

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    This eulogy I have written is for a very close family friend and second mother Vicky Jane Williams Everyone here knew her and loved her. Vicky was born on the 2nd of May in 1972 to Patricia and Ronald Pugsley and she passed away on the 12th of May 2014. She had a brother named Craig Pugsley and they both grew up in Waikerie‚ SA. She attended Waikerie Primary School and Waikerie High School. Her parents split up when she was in Primary School and she stayed in Waikerie with her mother and her father

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    Sophie Gimbel‚ Fashioning American Couture By Beth Dincuff Charleston Aronson Gallery at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Visit Tiffany Felix LIM College Fashion Fundamentals 105-01 Professor Hargroves Sophie Gimbel‚ Fashioning American Couture With interest piqued by the Sophie Gimbel windows at Saks‚ I stop by 66 Fifth Avenue Tuesday afternoon February 11th‚ 2013. The garments on display reflect the classic sophistication and timeless elegance of their creator. Though the gowns were

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    Vera Wang

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    Vera Wang Vera Ellen Wang was born June 27‚ 1949 to Chinese immigrants‚ and grew up on the Upper Eastside of Manhattan. During her childhood‚ Vera attended the American School of Ballet and went on later to attend Sarah Lawrence College. Vera was also an avid figure skater that competed in National Chapionships for figure skating‚ until she graduated. She also was in Sorbonne‚ Paris briefly‚ but returned to the United States to earn her degree in Art History. Soon after her graduation Vera began

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