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Oscar de La Renta
Oscar de La Renta , 1932-, French fashion designer, b. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He studied in Madrid and began a career in fashion with Balenciaga . Moving to France in the 1960s, he became known for his luxurious clothes, especially evening wear, of extravagant materials. He designed for... Read more |
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Clothing and Fashion
CLOTHING AND FASHION CLOTHING AND FASHION. Though often used interchangeably, there are distinct and important differences between clothing, fashion, and style. The term clothing first appeared in the thirteenth century and refers to garments in general. Fashion and style are fourteenth-century... Read more |
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Christian Dior
Christian Dior , 1905-57, French fashion designer. He established his main house of couture in Paris (1946) and by 1958 had salons in 15 countries employing more than 2,000 people. Known particularly for the "New Look" of 1947 (a voluptuous style with narrow shoulders, constricted waist,... Read more |
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Clothing Trends for Youth
CLOTHING FOR YOUTH Rebel Clothes—Street Fashion The 1980s saw the mainstreaming of fashion from the street, that is, the gradual permeation of adult chic by youthful rage. The evolution began in the 1970s with the breakdown of the traditional divisions of fashion. It continued... Read more |
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Pelisse
Pelisse Named for the Latin word pellicus, meaning "made of skin," the pelisse was a loose cape made of fur, or made of velvet or satin and lined or trimmed with fur. Popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the pelisse was a warm outer garment, commonly worn by women... Read more |
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Miniskirt
Miniskirt The miniskirt was introduced in 1965 at the fashion show of French designer André Courreges (1923 Read more |
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James Galanos
GALANOS, James American designer Born:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 20 September 1924. Education:Studied at the Traphagen School of Fashion, New York, 1942-43. Career:General assistant, Hattie Carnegie, New York, 1944-45; sketch artist for Jean Louis, Columbia... Read more |
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Diana Vreeland
Diana Vreeland (Diana Dalziel), 1906-89, American fashion editor and consultant, b. Paris. In 1937, she joined Harper's Bazaar, becoming fashion editor in 1939. In 1963, she moved to Vogue magazine, where she was editor in chief from the mid-1960s until 1971. As editor of the two leading... Read more |
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Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson Betsey Johnson (born ca. 1941), dress designer for the young and young-at-heart, set fashion trends during four decades. Fashion designer Betsey Johnson, with her red hair and perpetual ear-to-ear grin, was a colorful burst of energy in the fashion world. She first exploded... Read more |
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What's up with kids' hair is a timeless question.(Neighbor)
...the child looked like a possum after a bad day at the grooming...my hair looking more like the fur on an aimless, unkept poodle...spikes, no wild colors, no bleached tips, no mohawks; that all...than '69 when long hair was in fashion. Kids wanted to be ... |