Ever rarer is a woman who has succeeded with her own name as the brand, who has become a celebrity herself in the process. Andrea Agosta, the founder of “Andrea Agosta Designer jewellery” who grew up and lives in Melbourne, is a tycoon of her time. This talented award winning designer has been making jewellery for over a decade, creating some of the finest crystal custom pieces in the industry and has taken her name to the international level. Andrea’s jewellery has featured in photo shoots and on runways here in Australia and in New York.…
Kate Spade New York was a brand created by Kate Brosnaham Spade and her husband, Andy Spade. It was a company created out of desire for something new on the market, skill and creativity. The company took off immediately after the couple’s first trade show, and in a span of ten years, the company had been through a number of owners, finally reaching the creation of the umbrella company Kate Spade & Company in 2013 (Spragins, 2003). After initially having success on their own for a number of years, they took an offer from the Neiman Marcus Group who bought 56% of their shares in 1999 (Agins, 2006). In 2005, the Neiman Marcus Group proposed a sellout to Liz Claiborne Inc, which was then finalized after the Spades sold the rest of their…
Art Deco is an influential design style originating in Paris after World War I spanning from 1910 – 1935. It emerged from the interwar period when rapid industrialisation was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance and faith in social and technological progress. It is an eclectic style, which rejected traditional classical influences in favour of bold geometric shapes, streamlined forms, rich colours and lavish ornamentation.…
Euniece was the wife of publisher John Johnson and a executive at Johnson Publishing Company. She was best known as the founder and director of Ebony Fashion Fair, which was started in 1950, it was started as a hosptial fundraiser and later became an annual fashio tour that highlighted fashion for African American women that ran until the year before her death. Together with her husband John, Euniece established the Negro Digest in 1942, a magazine styled after Reader’s Digest, the rapid growth of her first publication encouraged them to create Ebony, a monthly magazine designed to emulate Life and it’s style of bodly photographed front cover. Johnson was the one who suggested that the magazine be named for the dark wood. By the time of her…
The two articles that I have chosen are Daniel Black's “Wearing Out Racial Discourse: Tokyo Street Fashion and Race as Style,” and Laura Miller's “Cute Masquerade and the Pimping of Japan.” Both these articles display very similar characteristics that result in a connection with their arguments. Both authors through the articles display that there is an obsession with both of the fashion styles by the Japanese. The Kogyaru style according to Black: “becomes something that can be put on and taken off” (Black 247). From this it can be determined that the fashion style is a type of racial appearance that can be put on or removed whenever a person wanted; like a costume.…
Robert C. Wesley Jewelers is a jeweler that is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. They have over 125 years of experience. Robert C. Wesley Jewelers was established in 1910. Robert C. Wesley Jewelers supplies designers, diamonds, jewelries, and watches. The categories of jewelries they sell include bracelets, bridal sets, brooches, cuff links, earrings, engagement rings, and more.…
Minneapolis v. ACLU (2015) Opinion of the Court: Bradley May 2013 saw the arrival of an exhibit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The exhibit contents featured were A)photos of nude men and women depicted in a variety of poses, B) photos of adults engaged in various sexual activities, and C) pictures of several nude men standing very close to one another. Finally, there were several pictures that resembled recent advertisements by a famous clothes designer. This last set of photos portrayed D) teenage children dressed in very little clothing, who were also placed in allegedly “erotic” poses.…
Urban Outfitters Lifestyle Urban Outfitter target consumers range from ages eighteen to thirty years old. Urban Outfitters is located mostly in metropolitan areas because most of their consumers live in cities. Also, the consumers are usually single college students, so prices are more intended for the middle class so the prices a affordable and there are always sales. Preferences Consumers watch trending and popularly advertised movies from action, comedy romance or horror.…
One of my favorite retailers has to be Urban Outfitters. I definitely find myself making a lot of purchases through them whether it be home décor, clothes, cosmetics, or just small gifts for a friend. When someone mentions Urban Outfitters, I think “modern”, “cool”, “trustworthy”, and “accessible”. UO is not only an online retailer, but a brick-and-mortar as well. More recently, one way I feel that they are able to pull people in is with their new loyalty program.…
1 Dedek The history of Rome is a fascinating and an extraordinary one. During its existence, the city has gone through multiple transformations, and it has experienced a variety of captivating events and phenomena. While the history of Rome is remarkable and unique, it can, interestingly, be compared and analyzed against a modern version of a great metropolis, which is Chicago.…
An anthropologist professor herself, Doreen Lee, in her research paper, “Anybody Can Do It: Aesthetic Empowerment, Urban Citizenship, and the Naturalization of Indonesian Graffiti and Street Art”, exposes the supremacy of street art and graffiti to the political movement in Indonesia. Lee’s purpose is to depict the recent spread and creation of the street art through media during the post-New Order Indonesia. She has established a very professional tone in order to appeal and provoke the thoughts of her arguments with her fellow scholars in the same field, particularly. Lee begins building her credibility with personal anecdotes and reputable sources, citing convincing facts and statistics; however, her lack of emotional appeal on most part of her essay inevitably weakens her credibility and ultimately, her argument. Lee begins her paper by first laying out the background information about the involvement of youth in the street art movement.…
In a world where technology is constantly advancing, it is impossible to escape the media. David Grazian states this idea by stating that we are not as immune from pop culture as we would like to believe we are (Grazian, 2010). The media is constantly influencing society in ways that most people are unaware of. Due to the huge impact of media on culture, it is possible to examine it from the critical perspective in terms of the consequences that arise (Grazian, 2010). Using the film, Merchants of Cool, can aid in understanding the current state of the United States due to the strength that bonds media and culture together.…
Louis Vuitton, French entrepreneur and fashion designer, was born on August 4th, 1821 in Anchay, Jura, France. Vuitton descended from a working-class family of joiners, carpenters, farmers and milliners (Bio.com). At the age of 10, his mother died and his father remarried. According to bibliography.com, “Vuitton’s new stepmother was as severe and wicked as any fairy-tale Cinderella villain. A stubborn and headstrong child, antagonized by his stepmother and bored by the provincial life in Anchay, Vuitton resolved to run away for the bustling capital of Paris.”…
Written Analysis and Communication I Assignment 2: Decorative interiors Inc Submitted to Dr. Gita Chaudhuri By Nitu Rai Section B On 03.08.2014 July 23, 2006 To, Mr. Rocco Rapini Owner, Decorative Interiors Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Vaughan Canada Subject: Recommendation after analysis of various options for Decorative Interiors Inc.…
The possible job roles that I am interested in are Fashion Merchandiser, Fashion Designer, and Fashion Sales Representative. The first job role is fashion merchandiser it has a important role in the fashion industry because as becoming a fashion merchandiser you will be analysing market trends, also things like previous sales numbers to determine the product that big manufactures will take their direction to for that season. Another big part is production costs which is how much is the product is going to cost? What trend?…