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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27 Oct 2004 French Fashion France is considered the center of the fashion world with Paris in the middle. France is the Mecca of this fashion world and where the officials lie that can make or break you as a couturier. The designers have a pilgrimage in Paris twice a year‚ January and July. Some of the designers like Coco Chanel‚ Christian Dior‚ and Yves Saint Laurent are practically household names (except you would have to live in a mansion to afford them). In the rest of this research
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Definition of Fashion Fashion is an outcome of culture. Culture is everything that the members of a society creates based on its economic‚ political‚ and social system. For example‚ fashion during the Middle Ages reflected societal sentiments at the time individuals covered most parts of their body during the this period when sexual freedom was extremely repressed and people were extremely religious. The economy and technology are also important parts of fashion. As an example‚ during the
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Akshada Kunnul & Priyanshi Kothari Fashion Management Final assignment- Business plan and Management process Lecturer- Samiksha Gandhi Submission date: 30th November 2013 Executive Summary This report is a study of management process for a retailing company - BillieBlush – that was launched in February 2010. The 1‚750 sq. feet store is located in Juhu‚ Mumbai‚ India where it caters to kids wear between the ages of 2-10. With the concept of fast fashion and short lead times‚ the company
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global clothing industry—the case of Zara‚ a fast fashion retailer Nebahat Tokatli* Abstract Until recently‚ Zara‚ a major international clothing retailer and pioneer of ‘fast fashion’ principles‚ kept almost half of its production in Spain and Portugal‚ earning the reputation of being one of the exceptions to globalization. Since the 1980s‚ the existence of such exceptions has been fueling an expectation that the production of high-quality fashion garments and tailored suits would remain in the
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Fashion In Life Group-SPARK Objective Familiarize ourselves with the concept called ‘Fashion’ through the analysis of the cultural practices of our society Researching out the key reasons behind fashion and its importance Analyzing Impacts on society both positive and negative. The changes of fashion in society and culture. Create ideas & emphasize the career in fashion INTRODUTION • Fashion is something we deal with everyday • One can find a lot changes and evolution in the history of
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Essay question: Does the fashion industry exist mainly to persuade people to spend money on things they do not need? In my opinion‚the fashion industry do not not exist mainly to persuade people to spend money on things they do not need. Everybody is free to decide if they want to spend money on fashion or not. First of all‚ we have to understand: what is fashion industry? With its beginnings in the late 17th century‚ the fashion industry is a globalized sector that works to meet the demand for
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last decade‚ is the environmental decay of our planet. Diverse concepts have materialized in order to find solutions for the problem. Ecology and sustainable growth have been confirmed to be the main solutions currently. Innovations for sustainable growth include: creation of hybrid cars‚ recycling and minor discharge of carbon dioxide in factories among others (Christ 23). Environmental awareness was also introduced to the world of fashion‚ unfortunately‚ it wasn’t very successful; lately there has
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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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For me‚ when I think of the 1950’s fashion I visualize the traditional poodle skirt‚ white crew socks and black and white saddle shoes. In the 50’s‚ times were changing. This was the era when television was gaining immense popularity . Television brought the fashion world into Americans living rooms‚ with show like‚ Leave it to Beaver‚ Ossie and Harriet‚ and debatably most famous “I love Lucy.” These shows had television moms who had style. First lets start with the hair. There were many different
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