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The Histoty Of Givenchy - Home Fashion |
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Written by Egypt Eve
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Saturday, 11 February 2012 11:17 |
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Givenchy is one of the most recognizable names in the fashion industry and is now considered to be a fashion institution in its own right. Robert Givenchy was born in February 21, 1927 in Beauvais, Oise and lived in a family that was highly influenced by fashion as well. He is from a long line of clothing designers, both of his great grandmothers having designed for famous fashion houses in France and made costumes for the Paris Opera.
The young Robert Givenchy first found his spark for fashion during the World Fair in Paris in 1937. He then studied in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and did his first design work for Jacques Fath in 1945. Up until the 1950's, young Robert worked under some of fashion's most notable designers from Christian Dior, Pierre Balmain and Elsa Schiaparelli.
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History Of Bra - Underwear |
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Written by Egypt Eve
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Monday, 30 January 2012 13:14 |
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History of Women's Bras
- 200 to 400 Ancient Rome and Greece, women wore simple tunics with no shaping undergarments. This tradition continued on into the beginning of the 1200's.
- 1200 to 1500 A stiff under bodice called a "cotte" was developed
- 1500 to 1600 it was named a "body" or more appropriately a "pair of bodies" since it was made in two pieces. In Spain, fashion took off and royalty added wire, steel, whalebone, and other forms of reinforcements. It was not a very comfortable garment to wear.
- 1700's "iron maidens" became a little softer and more comfortable to wear, and they began to take the shape of corsets.
- 1850's another item was added to the lady's wardrobe. It was a corset cover. It is unclear whether this was designed to protect the corset from the dress or protect the dress from the corset. This item eventually became known as a 'camisole', from the Arabic Kamis, meaning under tunic.
- In 1875, manufacturers George Frost and George Phelps patented the 'Union Under-Flannel', a no bones, no eyelets, and no laces or pulleys under-outfit.
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Victoria's Secret - Home Fashion |
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Written by Egypt Eve
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Tuesday, 27 September 2011 22:48 |
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Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006. aVictoria's Secret is known for its annual fashion show, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and for its catalogs, both of which feature top fashion models.
History
Victoria's Secret was started in San Francisco, California, in 1977 by Tufts University and Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus Roy Raymond,[4] who felt embarrassed trying to purchase lingerie for his wife in a department store environment. He opened the first store at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, and quickly followed it with a mail-order catalog and three other stores.[4] The stores were meant to create a comfortable environment for men, with wood-paneled walls, Victorian details and helpful sales staff. Instead of racks of bras and panties in every size, there were single styles, paired together and mounted on the wall in frames. Men could browse for styles for women and sales staff would help estimate the appropriate size, pulling from inventory in the back rooms.
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