ALB presents cutting edge fashion ! Awful Library Books

hhibner

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:41:52 GM

I'm with Oni and that's why I'm clinging to my . 1880's. Godey's Lady's Book because I'm sure the bustle and bonnet is gonna be re-emerging in contemporary . fashion. any day now. Weed nothing! Every book is sacred! ...

Bastille Day in Paris

admin

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:44:39 GM

In . 1880. , Bastille Day was declared an official national holiday under the motto "liberty, equality, fraternity" values that are represented on the flag, the flag of France. Although France was not permanently free from this moment, ...

Q&A with Vintage Fashion Historian Heather Vaughan

Sandra

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GM

For example, I recently began some research on a little studied San Francisco based designer who worked between . 1880. and 1918. She was very well known to the inner circle of San Francisco's high society of that era, but no one today ...

A Long Legacy of Fashion : The History of Hermes

admin

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:45:49 GM

Around . 1880. , Charles-Emile Hermes took over the business and moved the shop to a location near Palais de I Elysee at 24 Rue Faubourg Saint-Honore. It was during this time that Hermes launched the business into retail sales, and bringing ...

Japantastic: Japanese Inspired Patterns for British Homes 1880 -1930

John hopper

ue, 15 Sep 2009 14:42:00 GM

The Silver Studio, founded by Arthur Silver in . 1880. . was a commercially run design studio that dealt in mostly textile and wallpaper pattern work for industry. The studios work turned up in a number of formats and was used by a number ...

Beauty and Fashion Audemars Piguet Replica Watches

admin

hu, 10 Sep 2009 06:32:03 GM

We known that People have a habit of showing themselves off and these Audemars Piguet replica watches help them in achieving their dreams. Being low priced one can gift these replicas Audemars Piguet watches to their friends and ...

Victorian Mourning Photos

The Fashion Criminal

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:19:00 GM

Anyways, these are things I had scanned back at home, so here they are: Mrs. Howes in mourning dress, c. 1860s "Four Crying Women", c. 1878 Victorian Mourning Dress, c. . 1880. All scanned from the book "Gothic - Dark Glamour"

An Upholsterer's Journal: Victorian Spoon Back Parlour Chair



Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:13:00 GM

A petite seat with delicately curved cabriole legs and no arms - as demanded by the billowing skirts of . 1880's fashion. . The chair purchased by customer at an estate sale had a stained and worn velvet seat, but in good contour and ...

The Evolution of the Fashion Century

WonderBrit

ue, 04 Aug 2009 03:29:20 GM

But the tailored suit as we know it was first introduced in the . 1880s. by the Houses of Redfern and Creed. Initially only the jacket was tailored and it was worn with a draped bustle skirt. Until 1910 the gored skirt also looked more ...

Just 135.00 for Levi s Vintage Knappave 1880 s Jean

admin

ue, 18 Aug 2009 16:56:24 GM

Product Information This a pair of Knappave . 1880's. Jean by Levi's Vintage Clothing. Oki-Ni Information Oki-Ni ,since exploding on the scene in 2001, as the source of unique . fashion. ideas now dominates the London menswear market. ...

The corset: revising history to make a profit from distorting and ...

unknown

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:45:30 GM

One popular line of mass-produced corsets in the . 1880s. was the ?Pretty Housemaid? model. In the name of . fashion. , tightlacing became commonplace. The goal was to reshape a female?s body to conform to standards of . fashion. . ...

Alex C. F. Yue

alex yue

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:48:00 GM

1880. Eighteen Eighty . Fashion. Boutique - During the month of May, I was given an opportunity to cover the the . Fashion. show for . 1880. Eighteen Eighty boutique in conjunction with . Fashion. On 1 2009 E... 2 months ago ...

Violator and Mankind Tracer Kick off BOSL Fashion Week 2009

breezie

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:47:54 GM

BOSL . Fashion. Week 2009 officially launched today, August 8, with a smashing . fashion. show featuring the designs of Soraya Vaher for Violator, and culminated with a huge opening ceremony party with a live performance by none other than ...

Christina Patterson: Interview with David McVicar: "I am good at ...

Christina Patterson

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:16:41 GM

"As long as I can keep on doing it, as long as I don't go out of . fashion. and stop getting work." But he's the leading opera director of his generation! "Not in Germany, I'm not." Does he want to work in Germany? "No, it's horrible. ...

Haute Couture's Own Secret Language of Flowers

Mark Grischke

ue, 11 Aug 2009 01:09:00 GM

In business since . 1880. , it's still run by the original family (the current manager is a great-grandson of the founder). Most work is done by hand, often with the same equipment used in decades past. Silk is pinned on wooden frames, ...

A Timeline of Plastics Material Designs

Manu T

hu, 06 Aug 2009 10:26:09 GM

1880. . Fashion. for long hair leads to cellulose nitrate replacing horn as the preferred material for combs. 1890 Thermoforming introduced and used to make babies rattles from cellulose nitrate. 1892 Viscose silk (rayon) developed by ...

Living La Vida Lester: We Are the Knights Who Say NI!

Amanda

ue, 08 Sep 2009 16:13:00 GM

It was originally built in the 14th century by the son of King Robert II of Scotland in typical royal . fashion. at the time where it stood untouched until it was restored in the . 1880's. century by the Earl of Moray ...

Burberry: An Interesting Past and a Checkered Present

hanun

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:17:34 GM

In . 1880. Burberry invented gabardine, a tough, water resistant yet breathable fabric. The popularity of gabardine spread like wildfire and boosted Burberry s name beyond prominence and into the realm of fame. ...

A Proms Retrospective, No. 35: Gilbert & Sullivan, Patience | Arts ...

Huntley Dent

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:11:32 GM

Fashion. is fickle, but who ever thought that British taste would abandon Gilbert and Sullivan to embrace Gilbert and George (the latter's cute-pornograph​ic canvases currently at Tate Britain are marked with a warning to parents of young children). As a lapsed devotee, ... The good news is that the two duelling aesthetes, Bunthorne and Grosvenor, were well cast, funny, and got up in perfect reproductions of the original velvet-and-lace​ costumes from the . 1880s. . ...

fashion consumption - burberry

The Unknowledgeable One

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:45:00 GM

1880. thomas burberry invented gabardine a breathable fabric made using an innovative process where the yarn was waterproof before weaving. this fabric was not only waterproof but also extremely durable. ...