-
Love Lucy Movie Stars
915 wordsWhat do you think of when you hear the words, 1950 s fashion? I am sure each and everyone in this room has an image that comes to mind. For me, 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 exploding onto the scene. Television brought the fashion world into our living rooms, with show like, Leave it to Beaver, Ossie and Harriet, and the infamous I love Lucy. The television moms o...
Free research essays on topics related to: love lucy, lucy, dress, fashion, movie stars -
Gender Stereotyping Wear Dresses Woman
1,093 wordsPerhaps it has become second nature for the human race to associate certain traits with specific genders. Moreover, maybe because society has taught us that this practice is okay, mankind does not bother questioning its validity. However, it is my opinion that this practice certainly does need to be questioned. Why is it that what is right for a man is not necessarily right for a woman? And to the same effect, what is acceptable for a woman is not always acceptable for a man. I spent my life sur...
Free research essays on topics related to: comments, gender stereotyping, wear, dresses, feminine -
Piece Of Paper Chicken Pox
2,752 words... ge summer day when Tarnia and Aunty Lesley came over Aunty Eileen's house everything was fine we were all sitting inside and talking each others ears off. We had to get some extra stools for Tarnia and Mum to sit on, Leasha and I decided to stand so we didnt cause any hassles. We were all having a really good time and all of a sudden Tarnia lent back (she must of forgot that there was no backing on her chair. ) and landed straight on her back and come down really hard on the back of her head...
Free research essays on topics related to: one day, chicken pox, piece of paper, haunted house, ice cream -
Bride And Groom Boys And Girls
1,887 wordsBoth the Amish and the Mennonites were part of the early Anabaptist movement in Europe, which took place at the time of the Reformation. The Anabaptists believed that only adults who had confessed their faith should be baptized, and that they should remain separate from the larger society. Many of the early Anabaptists were put to death by both Catholics and Protestants, and many others fled to the mountains of Switzerland and southern Germany. Then began the Amish tradition of farming and holdi...
Free research essays on topics related to: young man, bride and groom, boys and girls, young woman, 30 a m -
One Of The First Victorian Era
723 wordsThrough out history people have been influenced by many things in society, art, music, and role models are all some of examples. One of the biggest things that makes us who we are and that we can use to tell other people what we are all about is clothing. Lawyers and doctors don't wear jeans and t-shirts. Instead they may sport a coat or shirt and tie. You don't see many garbage men wearing suits and tuxes. It was the same way through history as it is today. Clothing is, many times, very much ov...
Free research essays on topics related to: victorian era, clothing, colors, one of the first, women wore -
Morals And Values Roaring Twenties
1,314 wordsThere are many types of people in the world today. The past has shown how the fashion has changed. Each era has their own different style and fashion. The twenties was a particularly wild decade. After WWI, it was a time for change. Women became rebellious and shocked everyone by their new style and morals (Louise brooks Society, 3). Women before the twenties were more conservative and were obligated to act like ladies. The rising of music like jazz gave women motivation to be individuals and ha...
Free research essays on topics related to: roaring twenties, short skirts, older generation, jazz age, morals and values -
16 Th Century 17 Th Century
3,148 wordsCostume of men and women in the 16 th century is said to have gone through three different phases. The styles differed quite noticeably from one phase to the next. However, the general dates that these phases took place are not the same for men and women. For men, the earliest phase was a transition from medieval styles to the styles of the Renaissance. Following this period, the German influence was prominently seen in mens fashion. Spanish influences were strong in the final phase. Between 150...
Free research essays on topics related to: 16 th century, men and women, women wore, short skirts, 17 th century -
Twenty Five Years San Antonio
732 wordsWhere the Sun Spends the Winter San Antonio, Texas Dear Editor: I want the women of New York, Chicago and Boston who buy at Macys, Wannamakers, Gimbels and Marshall Field to know that when they buy embroidered childrens dresses labeled " hand made" they are getting dresses made in San Antonio, Texas, by women and girls with trembling fingers and broken backs. These are bloody facts and I know, because Ive spoken to the women who make them. Catalina Rodriguez is a 24 -year-old Mexican g...
Free research essays on topics related to: years ago, san antonio, hand made, twenty five years, three dollars -
Station In Life Upper Class
869 wordsTheater 310 November 22, 1998 HARVEY The objectives of costume design were sufficiently met to meet the needs of the play. All the characters represented people in their natural positions in life with a little more accentuation that is often necessary in theater productions. The costumes aided in elaborating on each characters station in life and time period in which the play took place, which are a few objectives of costume designing. Most often one can distinguish a person s station in life fr...
Free research essays on topics related to: station in life, dressed, time period, upper class, young woman
Customer center
