Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel Fashion Designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was born in Saumur‚ Southern France. She began by designing hats‚ first in Paris in 1908‚ and later in Deauville. Her fashion boutiques (one in Paris and one in Deauville) opened simultaneously in 1914. She opened an haute couture salon in Biarritz in 1916‚ and in 1920 moved to Paris in the present quarters on rue Cambon. Ready-to-wear fashions were not introduced until 1978‚ after Coco’s death. Chanel is a member of
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1930s Fashion I. What affected the fashion world in the 1930s? A. The great depression made a big impact on the fashion world for women. 1. This caused the fashionable women to disappear. 2. Made women limit themselves in fashion a) Reused clothes instead of buying new clothes b) Tried mending and patching before deciding on whether or not to buy new clothes c) Many more women were seen sewing their own clothes II. What were some clothing items that were worn by women
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"Fashion is one of the greatest forces in present-day life. It pervades every field and reaches every class.… It has always been a factor in human life but never more forceful‚ never more influential and never wider in scope than in the last decade‚ and it gives every indication of growing still more important." So with everything in mind‚ we can really agree with him when he said that it was more than an expression of individual taste; it was instead a statement of group membership‚ of involvement
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1930s fashion At the beginning of the 1930s more than 15 million americans were unemployed.(“The Great Depression”) The fashion in the thirties was a completely different story. They showed themselves to be fancy and elegant.The 1930s was a time we struggled and had a significant social change. The 1930s was a somewhat “depressing” era of time. In 1929 the stock market crashed which led to the Great Depression in the 1930s. Many Americans went into debt and by the time 1931 arrived nearly
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TIMELESS TREND AKANKSHA VARSHNEY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACT: PURPOSE- The purpose of this conceptual paper to identify the impact of military camouflage print in the world of fashion. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY- This paper is based on a review of the literature and takes a case study approach. The paper talks about the origin of camouflage in fashion capital and designers take on it in today’s world. FINDINGS- Fashion uses the camouflage in completely ironical manner. Camouflage
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MEC Introduction Fashion Industry in India is in nascent stage at the moment and has great potential to make its mark on the world stage. Indian fashion has thousands of years of tradition behind it. India has a rich and varied textile heritage. Each region of India has its own unique native costume and traditional attire. Fashion Industry in India is growing at a rapid pace with international events such as the India Fashion Week gaining popularity and annual shows by fashion designers being held
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contribution to the overall strategy‚ through the reconciliation of market requirements with operations resources. It is also a tool that helps to define the methods of producing goods or a service offered to the customer. Zara Company deals in the fashion industry. Zara’s success in the apparel industry is attributable to the following operation strategies; Strength‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threat Analysis Zara has three major strengths among others that gives Zara a niche in its operations:
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Filipino Fashion Just when you think that Filipinas do not know how to strut on the catwalk‚ Filipinas do not just have the passion to wear designed clothes; Filipinas are natural fashionistas. Tracing its origins‚ Filipinos had long since been very innovative and creative in the kind of clothes that they wear. The early settlers wore bahag‚ a loincloth commonly used by Filipino men before the European colonizers arrived. This is mostly used by indigenous tribes in the mountains‚ and until
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I. The Summary Meerza’s Tailoring Fashion house has been in the marketplace for more than 10 years. She started in Paris from “bricks and mortar” studio and has grown her business to gain an award for Best Female Entrepreneur in France. She offers specially made suits‚ mostly for senior executives‚ at €750 per suit‚ which is considered a fair price in Paris. As the business was growing‚ she employed staff in London‚ Paris and Brussels to facilitate fabrication and delivery. The online-service she’s
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Title: What do our clothes say about who we are or who we think we think we are? How does the way we dress communicate messages about our identity? Today‚ clothing is a good symbol of people’s rising pursuing of fashion and beauty. It is so important to people’s daily life and it can perfectly embody who people are‚ who they are not‚ and who they would like to be. People can accurately judge one’s age group‚ personality‚ social status and identity by observing his dressing. The sage said: the
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