Dresses

Martha was a woman who, when Jesus came to her house busied herself with housework (Templin 37). This name was specifically chosen for this class of women because all they do is housework, similar to the Martha in the bible. The Marthas’ green dresses also symbolize healing, as the Marthas would care for anyone sick in the house. The main character, Offred, addresses this when she says “[Martha is] in her usual Martha's dress, which is dull green, like a surgeon's gown of the time before”…

The book The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood is a literary masterpiece containing a multitude of symbols concealed throughout the text, from the flowers to the clothes worn by the characters. These symbols are used to represent the purpose of the characters in Gilead, the setting of the book. The flower is a symbol for the sole reproductive role of the handmaids and the colors are used to symbolize how the characters are meant to behave; red meaning fertile, white for purity, green for service…

The history of fashion can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th century but I have chosen to write about the 20th-21st century. There are two basic modern fashion categories Haute Couture and Ready to Wear. The difference between Haute couture and Ready to wear is that Haute Couture is custom made whereas ready to wear clothing is made in big bundles of the same thing. Haute Couture is French for ‘high sewing’ or ‘high dressmaking’ or ‘high fashion’. Haute Couture is exclusive custom…

I went to the film screening of “Real Women Have Curves” on October 5th, 2016 from 3:30pm-5:00pm in the Pedroso Center, B-159. The event was directed by Mary Kroeck, who is also directing the play in December. The story and screenplay was by Josefina Lopez, the film how ever was directed by Patricia Cardoso. The initial release date of the film was October 18, 2002. Since I was going to read about it for my Intro to Communication class, I thought I should see the film and experience it in a…

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Kill A Mockingbird is a book that shows big issues through the eyes of a young girl named Scout. Scout is very tomboy and doesn't like to wear dresses and likes to fight like a boy. Scout has a hard time understanding the roles of women in the 1930s. She does not understand why the roles of men and women are so different and why women have to always wear dresses and be proper all the time. She does not want to wear a dress to school, but she had to due to women not being able to wear pants to…

Individuality or Conformity: Where Should Dress Codes Fall? On a particularly muggy spring day, a high school student decides to dress to keep cool in class. In choosing her outfit, she ensures that regions of privacy be appropriately covered. Upon her arrival to school however, she is called aside by an administrative staff member. Her shorts aren’t fingertip length, her top has straps that are less than the one-inch minimum, and her bare shoulders are visible; she must change immediately. Do…

School uniforms should not be required. Sometimes students feel uncomfortable wearing certain styles such as, dresses and skirts for the females. Uniforms can cause rashes or irritation to some students who have sensitive skin. Enforcing uniforms does not decrease bullying. Uniforms limit self - expression because the students are forced to wear the same outfit everyday, the uniforms take away each child’s uniqueness. Even if the school provides different styles of uniforms, they cost parents…

visit tailor to have them properly fit her petite body. She worked for a changing society. Fashion at that time was only for women of high status and their maids had to help them get dresses. She was gaining new clients that were looking for a change, active women. Women who she felt needed to move in their dresses and be able to work in them. They needed to ne functional. Her clothing didn’t have ridiculous fineries and gaudy-ness. Her first suits were worn with a simple white button down…

If someone decides to wait to go dress shopping the month before the wedding, they more than likely won’t be getting the dresses they were wanting. Usually, bridesmaids all get matching dresses that match the colors chosen for the wedding or the theme. For example, let 's say the wedding colors are blue and silver, the bridesmaids dresses would be blue. For the groomsmen, they usually all get tuxes. They can get their vest to match the bridesmaids so like in our example, the groomsmen…