Essays on Trousers

Moved by the need to understand what a female backpack contains, I decided to take the inventory of my backpack. The items in the backpack including the bags show that I am trendy. Below is a list of the items that I found. A 45 Liter Backpack (with wheels) which is not so big to become uncomfortable to carry but it is large enough to carry everything that I need. These are: a small backpack (18 liter) to use as a day bag to carry daily essentials such as water, guidebook, purse, phone, sunhat, snacks, scarf, and camera; walking ...

Without the opportunity to travel through eras, it is most convenient to explore tendencies in fashion history through the media. Luckily for the 70’s, the television broadcasting reached its climax, and numerous television series produced at the period and still available today demonstrate style that inspires the modern fashions. This paper is thus going to analyze the clothing during the most dynamic period of time in the twentieth century as seen in the American television series “The Mod Squad”. The chosen crime drama series is a program by Thomas-Spelling Productions released by ABC from 1968 to 1973 (Madden). ...

A short synopsis: title, main characters, general plot

The Red-Headed League relates the case of the red-headed pawnbroker Wilson, who became a client of Sherlock Holmes after a chain of bizarre events occurred to him, leaving him baffled. The assistant of Mr. Wilson, Vincent Spaulding, who spends a lot of time in the cellar of his pawn shop, told him about the job advertisement that was hiring only males with red hair. The job was easy and well-paid and Mr. Wilson easily landed the job, as the color of hair satisfied the interviewer from the Red-Headed League. Mr. Wilson had to work only four hours a day ...

Introduction

Visited the GAP store in New York and filled this market and consumer analysis pertaining to how the retail store carries out its activities. The walls of the store are made of glass with various attires being displayed and hence this gives one the chance to be able to window shop. The store was well lit with varying colors on the walls depending on the aisle that the individual was at. Once I entered the store I was received by an attendant how was all smiles and willing to help me out to effectively be able to look for ...

The Concept of the Collection: Japanese Warrior

Introduction Nature, the environment and the universe as a whole, provided a huge influence on mankind for a long time. It was particularly pronounced prior to the active development of technical progress. Japanese culture can be considered as one of the brightest representatives of such influence. It is a multi-faceted, surprising and unusual world of images and objects. Everything is living his own life in harmony with the surrounding space. Japanese style evolved over the centuries. Now it is an excellent example of the preservation of a constant shape in combination with the cycle of patterns and colors. The ...

Observation Sheet

Researcher: NAME Confederate: Steven (friend) Observational time period: approximately 35 minutes Norm Broken: reading an erotic magazine in a public transport Page #_________ Assumptions – hypothesis – research question “Norms serve a basic human social function, helping us distinguish who is in the group and who is an outsider” (Wang). Because norm breaking behavior threatens the society, it was assumed that during the observation and because of its’ sexual content, there would be several people, who would be willing to express their anger. The general mass was expected to keep silent, but to initiate visible responses; and approximately 10% of the ...

The focus of the essay is the history of fashion from the 18th century to the 1950s. Fashion has come a long way if one looks back and clothes are not just a means of covering the body but are a part of the personality of the individual. Fashion is taken very seriously and is a full-fledged industry today. It is amazing to see how fashion and attitude towards fashion have changed over the years. Some classic fashions can stand the test of time and never go out of style. Other clothing items are a temporary craze and last ...

Abstract

The Hmong is one of the many human race groups who at the moment are occupying Minnesota and California cities found in the United States of America. The group is from different countries found in Asia for instance China, others from Vietnam whereas others have their roots in the country of Thailand. The research seeks provide in-depth understanding of traditional cultural practices of Hmong people, comparing them with present time in order to motivate critical and creative thinking about differences in western culture and also prompt more research questions in the intercultural communication frontier. This paper will seek to ...

Design and Functionality

Introduction A suit is the modern gentleman's armor. There are many intricate facets of a suit that a company has to consider while crafting such an essential garment; mainly, its functionality. Today, the designers and producers of sportswear focus not only on the attractiveness of their clothes but also on the functionality of the apparel. The demands for this type of clothes has been elevated with the customer’s sophistication, increased competition in the market, the popularity of sport and healthy lifestyle, and the desire to combine comfort and functionality. Sportswear has become a necessary attribute for the sportsmen, ...

ABSTRACT

Pilot uniforms, particularly in the commercial airline industry, conveys professionalism, competence, and experience. However, historically, uniforms started as a component of safety in aviation, which relied not just in their protective functions but as well in their capability to protect combat pilots from the natural elements of extreme heat and cold, particularly during the era of open cockpits. Protective flight clothing has evolved significantly through decades and even centuries. The sophisticated development in protected flight clothing, however, failed to influence adaption in the civil air transport industry. Using grounded theory through archival literature analysis, the Capstone Project revealed advantages ...

Introduction

A suit is the modern gentleman's armor. There are many intricate facets of a suit that a company has to consider while crafting such an important garment; mainly, its functionality. Today, the designers and producers of sportswear focus not only on the attractiveness of their cloths, but also on functionality of the apparel. The demands for this type of cloths elevated with the sophistication of the customers, increased competition in the market, popularity of sport and healthy lifestyle, and the desire to combine comfort and functionality. Sportswear has become a necessary attribute for the sportsmen, active sport enthusiasts, and ...

China is a huge country located in Asia with the population over 1 billion people. It occupies a large territory, on which the population consisting 56 ethnic groups lives. As any other country, China has its own history, traditions and unique culture. Culture includes such elements of society’s life as language, food, clothing, religion, morals and norms and etc. Some of these elements will be briefly described and discovered in this essay in order to provide a better understanding of Chinese culture. According to the Chinese culture, there are four main necessities of a daily life: clothing, food, ...

Eliot develops a delightful lyric that evokes a profound sentimental feeling to numerous readers; maybe that is the reason he titles it a love song. Be that as it may, Eliot is the expert of concealing his grievances with society inside of the beautiful words composed on the page. He discusses the triviality of society in line 13, and again in line 34, " In the room the women come and go/ Talking of Michelangelo " (13, 34). Prufrock mentioned the renowned sixteenth century craftsman—the name itself conveys to memory pictures of wonderful depictions and figures in one's psyche—as ...

Everyday, human activities involve the use of different media of communication, including images. People come across different images on a daily basis but rarely take the time to reflect on their real meanings. Advertisements are among the most common types of images that we come across quite often. Solomon described advertisements to be a way of communicating the various issues affecting the society (60). Although the main aim of advertisements is to market certain products or services, all advertisements explain a specific issue affecting the society. This paper involves a visual rhetoric of two images that communicate issues of ...

Ceramic figure

All types of art are used to describe the history, culture, and traditions of people in the society. That is why the Native American art both contemporary and traditional are windows to understanding Native American culture and history. The first piece of art used was created by Angelina Medina. It is a ceramic figure that was created in 1997. According to the description, it shows that the figure has been made by clay, feathers, wood, turquoise and yarn. The creator of the sculpture is Angelina Medina, who is a well-known Native American artist. Medina was born on December 5, ...

ABSTRACT

Safety in aviation relied historically not just in the protective features of the airplane itself but as well in the capability of flight clothing to protect pilots from the natural elements of extreme heat and cold, particularly during the era of open cockpits. Protective flight clothing has evolved significantly through decades and even centuries. The sophisticated development in protected flight clothing, however, failed to influence adaption in the civil air transport industry. Using grounded theory and archival literature analysis, the Capstone Project revealed advantages and disadvantages of protective flight clothing, its evolution through history primarily from the British military ...

For people to understand fashion trends and their evolution and presence in the modern world, they need to have a keen understanding of fashion in the previous eras. Men’s and women’s clothing has changed and evolved from a particular kind, to what it is today, because of many fashion giants working together to make them work. It may seem that it is women whose dresses and attires have evolved the most; however men are not behind in this too. The typical dress code for men since the past century, up till now is the suit. The suit ...

[The Course]

In sociology deviance is understood as person behavior or actions, which violate social norms. This includes violating formal norms of behavior (e.g., fraudulent economic activity, theft, murder) as well as informal social norms violation (rejecting traditions, folkways etc.) (Macionis 194). Norms are rules expected to be followed by all members of society. And deviance means inability of a particular person to follow these norms. It is important to state that common standard of normal behavior does not exist. Social norms can be distinct in different cultures, different regions of the world and even in different groups of ...

The Class

How the zipper changed fashions Clothing has a long and interesting history. The impact it had on the world, in particular, the United States and its people is impressive. Clothes are often referred to as something minor and not significant. However, clothing caused many historical events which lead to changes in the culture, manufacture, lifestyle, trade, etc. Fashion in world's history dates back to the 14th century while clothes have been invented as long as 650,000 years ago. Simple and primitive, followed by more complex and composite, clothing finally became what it is now. Technical progress and mechanization ...

Eighteenth century how to become an icon in the history of fashion and influence our life

Embellishment, poise, elegance are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe the trend in art and architecture of 18th century. The age witnessed the most elegant and stylish way of fashion. It can also be called as a fashionable era. 18th Century era is generally known as the Age of Enlightenment. The beginning of this century experienced a significant change in culture, art and architecture. Fashion industry also was on its peak. The fashion centre in this era shifted from Versailles to Paris. The educated Aristocratic class was called bourgeoisie class. They settled down in Paris. The new ...

Question 1

Non equivalent Control Group Design – in this type of quasi experimental design both the treatment group and the comparison group are compared with the use of pretest and posttest data. The researcher can confidently have her claim regarding the effect of the treatment when the above groups are similar in the pretest measures but different in the post test measures.

Non equivalent Interrupted time series Group design – in this design, the researcher looks into a sequence of observations made before and after the treatment. Treatment effect takes place takes place when sudden changes occur during the implementation of ...

I like shopping too much though I hate impulse buying. Just like anyone else who strives to lead a decent life, I am compelled to always incur both fixed and current expenses. With regard to current expenses, I am not able to account for the current expenses I have incurred since 16th January 2014. As a matter of fact, in the past one month, I have bought many items on daily basis. However, I am able to identify belongings I have acquired over the same duration but whose acquisitions are made once and can only be replaced after a relatively longer period ...

Introduction

Globalization and modernization refer to the influence that modern nations have on non-developed or traditional nations and societies. At times, these influences result from direct contact, such as the opening of a Western corporate office or manufacturing plant in an underdeveloped nation. Other times, the influences can be indirect, such as the transmission of Western cultural values to non-Western societies through mediums such as television, literature, and goods shipped to local areas. Globalization and modernization can have both positive and negative impacts on the cultural practices of non-Western societies, and deciphering the impact of these influences can involve a complex analysis. ...

Introduction

The 20th Century witnessed a revolution of fashion and in fact, fashion design became a full-fledged profession during this period. The period saw the emergence of skilled designers who works became popular across the globe. Currently, fashion design is multibillion dollar industry with many designers from different parts of the world coming up with unique cloth designs. Fashion shows exhibiting the works of these designers are held on monthly and annual basis in big cities such as Paris, Milan, Rome, New York, Hong Kong, Berlin, and London and so on. One of the most famous designers of the 20th Century whose ...

1 Overview In order to assess the importance of modest concept in Islamic fashion especially for Muslim women out-wear this study investigates the effects of western fashion on the Islamic fashion. 1.1 Objectives - Evaluate the likelihood for long term adoption of emerging fashions. 1.2 Research questions - How can we define Islamic fashion concept? - How does a man’s concept of Islamic Fashion differ from a female? - What is the importance of modest concept in Islamic Fashion? - Is the Islamic world exposed to a wide variety of fashion or a narrow? ...

Facts

The defendants, Barry and Roy Krall, met the victim, George Stafford, during the winter in a bar. In the course of their meeting, the defendants realized that Stafford was intoxicated and had lots of money. Unluckily, Stafford asked the defendants who had already put a plan of robbing him, to give him a ride. They boarded Kibbe’s car and drove off towards Canandaigua. While Krall was driving, Kibbe was busy roughing Stafford up. Kibbe slapped Stafford severally with the aim of getting all the money he had. In order to make sure he had no additional money with him, Kibbe asked ...

A culture shock is an experience to a person that usually happens when the individual lives in a strange culture. Everything looks different for that person, be it clothing, religion, religion, values, traditions and food. It thus takes time for the person to get acquainted with the new culture.

When I received a letter offering me a chance in the university, I was very excited by the fact that I could get a glimpse of the city since I had been born and brought up in a rural set up. My past life had been revolving around the rural environment where conservatism was the rule. ...

Q. 1 Extent of Islamic empire during the first century of the advent of Islam and its proliferation

Following the death of Prophet Mohammad in 632 having spent his last decade in Medina between 622 to 632 trying to conquer the pagan state of Mecca, Islam had already gained momentum and was spreading rapidly like wildfire in the middle east, parts of modern day Eastern Europe and Northern Africa (Pratt 38). Following Mohammad’s death, his followers were left under the leadership of the elderly Abu Bakr who only reigned for 2 years before he died in 634. Under his leadership, the Islamic army continued to register impressive victories that led to the continued conquest of the ...

American soldier uniform difference between the year 1980 and after the year 2000

Introduction The Vietnam War Era Uniform Vietnam War Era uniform which was also known as the Jungle Uniform was the main attire that the American soldiers used in their military operations between 1950 and 1980. The designers of this attire got their inspiration from the color code of the U.S. which is olive green. The uniform was a unique type of military attire that merged functional reality, ease and striking design. The trousers and courts were made using twill cotton poplin fabric that was closely intertwined in a manner that they easily dried up. Moreover, it gave the soldiers ...

Notion of habitus

I am 34 years of age who has served 6 years in the coast guard. I still go to college but on a part time basis. My life and that of a normal college student are different in a number of ways. Firstly, time is of matter. I am always busy since I have to cater for other things that I do outside school as an adult hence I have no free time. The normal college student is usually free and idle. They do not have any responsibilities to deal with unlike me. I have to attend school for about 4 ...

HIST 1301

Roy Quick III Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass “The narrative of the life Fredrick Douglass” is a story about Fredrick’s life as an American slave which he wrote by himself (9). Fredrick’s place of birth was Tuckahoe located in the county of Talbot, Maryland (9). Fredrick did not know his age and neither one of his colleague slaves knew their age as it was the intention of the masters to have them ignorant (9). His mother was Harriet Bailey and the father was unknown to him (9-10). “My father was a white man. He was ...

This Business plan is designed to setup fashion garments manufacturing and retail business in the city of Milan, Italy. The target market would be people within the age bracket of 13-49 and fashion conscious customers. The unique selling point will be attractive designs, quality, embroidery, fabric and sizes. The company will open two retail outlets in the city and arrange agreements with three leading departmental stores for the purpose of sale (Businessoffashions, 2007). The designs, fabric and quality will clearly differentiate our product from its competitors. To adequately cater to the needs of the customers, the market is ...

Introduction

Fashion is an integral part of the social life of an average youth in the world today. Perhaps the most mysterious thing about fashion is the fact that various designers come up with extremely similar design at a time (Wolfendale & Kennett 2011). It may not be easy to understand what inspires the fact that the designers, who are in most cases worlds apart get to know what time to design which style. However, somehow, they all move in response to the market forces. Fashion, which has been described variously as a trendy distinction as far as clothing is concerned, is a complicated ...

The word “slavery” evokes many emotions: shame, anger, empathy, and pride. We have come a long way from slavery; imagine what slaves would think if they found out that America is ruled by a Negro president. They would produce a new Negro spiritual song that no one has ever heard. In that song they would sing about the cruelty, they endured and at the end of the song they would sing with great gusto, Free at last! Free at last!

Slaves faced unusual hunger every day of their lives. They were underfed, and even if they were given adequate food while they ...

Exam 1

Question 1 Strategic management for Zebra Corporation also involves the global strategy. Global strategic management for the company would involve standardization of goods, integration of goods, and configuration dimension. In standardization, the company would be seeking to determine the extent in which it needs to standardize its goods across countries. In integration, the company would be determining the extent in which it integrates its competitiveness across countries while in configuration dimension the firm would be determining the extent in which its goods are concentrated within one location across all countries . There are advantages for the company to standardize ...

Question 3

Instead of selecting country-markets on the basis of stand-alone attractiveness, managers need to consider how participation in a particular country will contribute to globalization benefits and the global competitive position of the business. Being a serious global player means much more than simply having a certain percent of your revenues from outside the USA and being involved in a certain number of countries. Being present in ten countries that include the United States, Japan, and Germany is far more important, in most industries, than is being present in thirty countries that exclude these three but include many small, less advanced countries.To have a global ...

Ava trembled as she stared down at the man’s body, lying twisted on the road. She swallowed, trying not to be repulsed by the blood seeping from underneath his head. She looked up at Max. He was holding his hair with his hands and shaking his head in disbelief.

“I think he’s dead, Ava.”

Ava nodded and returned her gaze to the man. She felt sick. His eyes were open; they still held the same look of shock that they’d had the second before their car had hit him. His brown corduroy trousers and tatty green ...

Ava stared down at the man’s body, lying twisted on the road. She swallowed, trying not to be repulsed by the blood seeping from underneath his head. She looked up at Max. He was holding his hair with his hands and shaking his head in disbelief.

“I think he’s dead, Ava.”

Ava nodded and returned her gaze to the man. His eyes were open; they still held the same look of shock that they’d had the second before their car had hit him. His brown corduroy trousers and tatty green coat looked like the impact hadn’ ...