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| The Love Goddess | 7/3/2008 | Amanda C. |
Q: For my year 10 Formal or Home Coming ball my school is doing a theme 'blast from the past.' The idea ...
A: I love your idea to go to your Formal as Rita Hayworth! I would suggest wearing a long, black ...
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| How does one become a fashion historian? | 6/14/2008 | Amanda C. |
Q: My name is Rachel and I have been searching the web for ages to try to figure out what to do with my ...
A: The profession you are interested in is, in my opinion, one of the coolest jobs out there! I would ...
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| South of the boarder clothing | 6/13/2008 | Amanda C. |
Q: We have been invited to an outing and the theme is "south of the Boarder " Mexican I guess. The ...
A: When is the party? If you have some time, you can find some costumes online. Here is a link that ...
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| Twiggy Lawson | 4/24/2008 | Amanda C. |
Q: I am working on a research project about Twiggy(Leslie) Lawson. I haven't been able to get enough ...
A: Twiggy was born in Sept. 1949.. making her 60. She is married to Leigh Lawson whom she met on the ...
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| 40's women's clothes | 4/7/2008 | Amanda C. |
Q: I would like to know what some of the evening clothes and everyday clothes were like for women in ...
A: After the war the big look in fashion Christian Dior's "new look". It debuted in 1947. It was ...
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| designer Brigance | 12/19/2007 | Kirsten |
Q: I have come across a small old book titled Friend o'Mine. There is an inscription inside that ...
A: My deepest apologies regarding the delay. I am a college athlete and have been out of state ...
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| vintage denim | 12/12/2007 | Kirsten |
Q: Can you tell me if there is a way you can tell whether a pair of denims are authentic vintage or ...
A: As denims are not really my specialty, I am going to be rather speculative regarding the first ...
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| advets in vogue | 12/8/2007 | Kirsten |
Q: i really need the answer to this questions. How much do companies pay to advertise a full page in ...
A: This is a very difficult question for me to answer, and I'm sorry to tell you that I don't have an ...
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| Caledonia Vintage Dress | 5/7/2006 | Kirsten |
Q: I purchased a "vintage" dress that has a label and tag stating the name "Caledonia". The tag line ...
A: Sorry but I did some research and nothing has come up regarding "caledonia." This was most likely a ...
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| fashion in canada | 5/3/2006 | Kirsten |
Q: i'm an international student who's going to canada to study in the fashion industry. do you think ...
A: Hmm...sounds like you have big dreams. I have no idea whether or not you will become wealthy and ...
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| white shirt | 5/2/2006 | Kirsten |
Q: what could u tell me about the white shirt? is there any history behind it? thank you
A: That's an interesting question you've given me. First of all, what kind of what shirt are you ...
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| Fashion motives | 4/24/2006 | Kirsten |
Q: What are some of the motives behind the changes of fashion trends/fads/designs (etc..) throughout ...
A: sorry for the delayed response. I think that this is a very open-ended questions with many answers, ...
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| fashion in 40's | 4/14/2006 | Kirsten |
Q: I have to prepare an oral report with my group about fashion in 1940's. My part is how famous people ...
A: I can most definitely help you with this. The 1940's was a very glamourous era in the history of ...
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| Saint George And The Dragon | 10/31/2004 | Robbin |
Q: (Please note, if you are not Robbin, you can ignore this. The "name of expert" was and for some ...
A: it really is a puzzle. Certainly not Catherine de Medici as I don't believe she was even born yet, ...
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| Florentine women's dress | 10/30/2004 | Robbin |
Q: I am studying Paolo Uccello's painting, Saint George and the Dragon, (the latter of two, painted in ...
A: What a fascinating subject! I have a few thoughts on the matter. Hopefully they will lead you in ...
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| 1940's | 10/28/2004 | Robbin |
Q: I am would like to be someone from the 40's for halloween, and I cannot find any pictures of ...
A: The basic silhouette for women from the 40's was broad shoulders, a small corseted waist and full ...
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| history of cowboy chaps | 10/25/2004 | Robbin |
Q: I just need to know the history of chaps. More specifically..... cowboys don't squat with their ...
A: It sounds like you have two different questions here ~ 1) Chaps were created to protect cowboy's ...
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| I want to know about a careet in Fashion? | 6/8/2004 | Timothy |
Q: I essentially wanted to be a Fashion Designer, buy based on my family's opinion that Black people ...
A: If you want to be a successful journalist, the only way to do so is to have a declared major in ...
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| Fashion Merchandising | 5/17/2004 | Timothy |
Q: I wanted to get into fashion design as my first choice of a major, but didn't make the cut for my ...
A: If you want to work for a fashion publication, you need to major in journalism at a top school, ...
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| ancient greek fashion | 5/1/2004 | Timothy |
Q: "How did ancient Greek fashion vary from the different social classes?"
A: This is a pretty deep question, and I can't really sum it up for you. I'm going to refer you to a ...
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| history of fashion in media | 4/29/2004 | Timothy |
Q: whats the history of fashion in the media? such as when they started advertising, how they ...
A: Fashion advertising has been around since the early 1900's and has been the main outlet to let ...
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| fashion | 4/28/2004 | Timothy |
Q: when and who invented the first shoe?
A: Wealthy ancient Egyptians wore sandals as long as 5,000 years ago, eventually everyone began wearing ...
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| Teenage Fashion Trends | 4/13/2004 | Timothy |
Q: How would the teenage fashion be like in the next ten years like and how much would it differ from ...
A: I really can't tell you- I'm not a forecaster, I'm a journalist. There are special companies, such ...
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| History of Fashion Advertising | 4/12/2004 | Timothy |
Q: What can you tell me about fashion advertising in the early twentieth century (1920-1970)? How did ...
A: Silence is beauty. Ha- no I'm not really sure how they got involved; I do know they were really ...
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| shoe history | 4/4/2004 | Timothy |
Q: could you tell me about how flip flops started and how they have changed through the years?
A: The word for sandal is not Grecian but does relate to pre-Hellenic times. Scientists estimate people ...
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| fashion | 3/25/2004 | Timothy |
Q: When did fashion first start? from where? who is the founder?
A: Fashion started in the beginning of time... when cave dwellers worew animal skins painted with ...
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| Designer Info. | 3/12/2004 | Timothy |
Q: I recently bought several outfits at an estate sale and one of them was from the 60's. Very well ...
A: I went through several fashion books about designers, spanning back to the late 1800's and I could ...
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| Fashion Major | 3/9/2004 | Timothy |
Q: I'm doing a research paper for my high school research class on the colleges I might attend. The ...
A: www.salary.com can give you a sa;ary estimate- search under "journalist" or "print media" - also, ...
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| Fahion of the 16th and 17 th century | 3/4/2004 | Timothy |
Q: im a senior in high school and im doing this project! Im having the most difficult time finding ...
A: Look for the book 'Survey of Historic Costume' published by Fairchild Publications. It will answer ...
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| Alfred Werber | 2/25/2004 | Timothy |
Q: Do you know anything about the designer Alfred Werber of St. Louis? I see a lot of 1950's dresses ...
A: Stacey- Wow! That's so neat. I looked through every resource I have on fashion designers and ...
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| Dirty Dancing | 2/20/2004 | Timothy |
Q: Hey! I hope u can help me it's a bit strange, but if you could draw the model of the dress that ...
A: Lana- Love the movie, love the dress. However- I'm a fashion journalist, not a designer. I've got ...
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| fashion books | 2/16/2004 | Timothy |
Q: I have found 2 titles of books wich looks great and honestly i would like to download them because i ...
A: I do have both of these books, and I'm not sure if they're available for download; however, I do ...
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| where do i start | 1/9/2004 | Timothy |
Q: After reading your paragraph on expertise i see that you know alot about the fashion design area. ...
A: The most prestigious fashion school in the country, the Fashion Institute of Technology, commonly ...
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| Womens fashion | 11/7/2003 | Tammy Markwick |
Q: I would appreciate if you would answer a few questions I have that are in your field of study. ...
A: 1. At the time of both world wars Paris was the fashion capitol of the world. Because of this the ...
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| Fur Coat | 9/14/2003 | Timothy |
Q: I have a fur coat from either the 60s or 50s. It is a short jacket length.This fur is black. I know ...
A: Hmmm... I'm honestly not sure. I believe 90% of fur trade is done with mink, fox, and rabbit and ...
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| Fashion industry/business | 8/11/2003 | Timothy |
Q: i'm probably the person who is the least familiar with the fashion industry and i wanted to ask you ...
A: The business side of fashion is ran like the business side of any other corporation... many business ...
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| College Major/Career Description | 5/8/2003 | Timothy |
Q: I have always enjoyed fashion and shopping and am often questioned for the latest trends. ...
A: Aaron- I recommend a major in journalism, with a minor in fashion merchandising. It is also ...
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| fashion in film | 5/5/2003 | Holly Woo |
Q: im completing an essay. 'Women, both on and off screen have been over identified with their image' ...
A: This is a VERY interesting subject you are tackling and I can name a few resources for your perusal. ...
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| Deciding a careers in Apparel Design or Computers | 3/30/2003 | Timothy |
Q: ) I'm 19yrs. old & my talents are in Fashion Design. But thing is, I don't wanna leave Louisiana, my ...
A: Well... I don't know many fashion designers in the United States who don't live in New York City.... ...
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| 1940's fashion | 3/2/2003 | Timothy |
Q: My daughter is in an ice skating competition to which she is skaking to "jump,jive, and jazz". Her ...
A: I haven't got any of my historical costuming books with me at the present time as I am not at home ...
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