Evening gown

look. Organza is traditionally made from silk. Its cotton variety is called organdy, and it has similar properties to organza. Nowadays, you can find all kinds of organza fabric, both natural and synthetic. An everybody’s favourite for evening and wedding gowns, this stiff material has a subtle sheen. What Is Organza Fabric Like? / Organza Fabric Characteristics Organza fabric has a stiff and wiry finish, because it is made with highly twisted filament yarns. It was brought to Europe…

It is cut to emphasize the slim and elegant curves of the feminine body. The gown is black with an A line cut, and a silver bodice. It hugs the body, and then flares out at the bottom to mimic a mermaid tail. The dolls stole is made up of white marabou feathers, and cascades down with black chiffon and silver lining. Along with the elegant dress, the doll is adorned with long, dark evening gloves that reach up to the elbows. The Mattel doll also includes jewelry accessories. The art…

The roaring twenties was a new era in response to World War 1. Most people seeing the wounded come back and families knowing they lose their loved ones felt like they lost a major aspect in their lives. This resulted in many young people to let loose and feel more relaxed against traditional values. This typical 1920’s society is presented in Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. In this novel, Fitzgerald reveals how money and materialism was an important factor in the 20’s. In the 1920’s,…

“Fashion designers played with fabric colors, textures and patterns to create totally new styles of dress.” (Samantha Critchell) Various designers such as Coco Channel were coming up with new trends for women to wear. “Formal gowns, worn mostly for evening events, were their most elaborate outfits.” (Tom Pendergast) Women loved the feeling the elegant dresses gave them when they wore them out, it gave them a sense of wealth and class. “The most fashionable shorter hemlines were worn most…

The Fashion Styles of Men and Women “Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity”- Coco Chanel. The Great Depression was a terrible time for all Americans. The stock market crashed, people lost their jobs and no one had money. Some may think due to no jobs or money that American citizens could not dress like they used to in the twenties. That was a lie. American men and women looked just as stylish in the thirties as in the twenties, just…

the the sleeves. The Garibaldi jacket meant for outer wear , it was short and made of scarlet cashmere. Evening dress the sleeves on the dresses were ruffled , short , and puffed with a bertha collar to cover…

an iconic symbol of seduction and allure, forever ingrained in pop culture.” She also created African-American actress and singer, Joyce Bryants gowns. Joyce Bryant was very notable in the black community These two were among some of Zeldas most notable achievements. Along side from working with those two, she designed evening, cocktail, and wedding gowns for: her entertainment-world clients Josephine Baker, Mae West, Ella Fitzgerald, Dorothy Dandridge, Eartha Kitt, and Marian Anderson. She also…

Imagine you are a three-year-old and you have to wake up six in the morning. The first thing that you do is a cold tanning spray to your body, heavy make-up and hard lipsticks. Then you had to dress up like a Barbie with glitzy gowns, extended hair settings and rehearsal for the talent show. At 10am, the competition starts with five critiques of grading all the way until 2:30pm, the judging time, but it did not mean that you can take a rest because you need to look energetic to judges and…

“You can never make a second first impression.” This age-old saying is used in our society to emphasize the importance of making a good, memorable first impression. Any initial encounters with new people, places, and things are significant because it is human nature to make quick judgements and formulate opinions without having the whole story. The wealthy socialites of West and East Egg residing in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, are far more concerned with outward appearances…

“We passed the setting sun”’reveals that her procession continued into the late afternoon evening time. As night falls the speaker asserts that she got a little chilled. “The dews drew quivering and a chill.” She doesn 't seem a bit alarmed but admits that she is a little scantily dressed for her evening ride. “For only Gossamer, my gown/ My tippet- only Tulle” this indicates that she is wearing a thin gown with and an old fashioned silky thin shoulder…