History of fashion design

Under Armour is one of the largest and fastest growing activewear clothing line manufacturers in the country. The activewear industry market has been growing considerably over the last decade. Growing demand for activewear, the sporty fashion for both the gym and the streets, has lifted sales for makers of the clothing and the retailers that sell it. (Source: Fortune) The market has grown from Nike and the Adidas being the largest two corporations to an extensive market including Under Armour.…

The Shaw Festival and Alice in Wonderland The Shaw Experience: An Analysis The History of Shaw: The Shaw Festival, created in 1962, is a defining attribute of the Canadian theatre scene. Founded by Torontonian lawyer Brian Doherty, a mere twelve years following the death of the festival’s name sake, George Bernard Shaw, the festival started as what Doherty referred to as “something (they) believe in” (Henkin). Snowballing faster, the originally small courthouse performance troupe grew into a…

a world made up of and by art, for instance, all around us we see paintings, architecture, sculpture, fashion, and even technology. However what is art really? How did it become such a big part of our lives? And what would our lives be without it? This research is to find out not only the answers to those questions, but to also dive deeper into art and its history. To find out about the history of art in the United States and Europe how they correlate and how they have impacted the society we…

conduct it?” (Stoker 30). The boyar Count Dracula signifies the cold, adverse characteristics of an immoral conqueror, only out for his own interests as his violent ancestors in their Turkish wars. As Harker and his comrades are, to all onlookers of fashion and status of living, between the middle class and lower middle class, Harker cannot help thinking how he has aided this unconquerable monster to migrate to his homeland, as well as the dangerous position his countrymen find themselves. “This…

Michael Jordan is known to be one the greatest basketball players of all time. Jordan’s love, passion, and work ethic as an individual and as teammate has bulged him to the top. Even if you don’t like the Chicago Bulls or Jordan himself, just with all the achievements he’s got on and off the court, the man deserves respect. Michael Jordan’s famous sneaker brand “Air Jordan” is one of the most popular brands of all time. A commemoration of his work, “Work Before Glory”, is a sneaker advertisement…

phenomenon of Pop Art burst into the history of art and replaced the Abstract Expressionism. The new art direction also stimulated the development of the commercial photography of that period (Alcaine& Kennan, 2015, p. 5). The main purpose of this study is to explore the peculiarities of the twentieth century’s art and design. This paper focuses on the Pop Art movement and the establishment of the commercial photography in the second half of the twentieth century. History The U.S. artists of…

young woman on the front. While in Jean Kilbourne’s Killing Us Softly film series show how women are portrayed negatively in the media and its effect on the everyday women, I believe the makeup industry may be on leading the way to a new image. The history of the industry can be traced back to as far as 10,000 BC. At this time, both men and women in Egypt used oils as way to mask body odor and protect and soften skin. Around 4,000, Egyptian women started using various minerals…

Etruscan Mirrors Vs. Cloud Gate Modern versus Ancient, 2006 versus 300 B.C. and in some regards a culture versus a culture. The two pieces of art at face value are inconceivable to compare and seem distinctively different. Though, many differences there are a few similarities between the two pieces of art; The Etruscan Mirrors and The Cloud Gate that stem beyond the looks and into the symbolism and meaning for creation and the attempted message that the artists were trying to convey.…

how it could treat or affect an array of STDs. Guatemalans were intentionally infected with syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid without their knowledge or consent. The Guatemala Syphilis Experiment is considered one of the darker episodes in medical history, even by the context of the era. The Guatemala Syphilis Experiment was justifiable by no means. All Guatemalan subjects were enrolled in the experiments without valid informed consent or compensation, showing no regard for human rights. A…

I mean, there is art history, but I am a logical thinker and I thought majoring in art or art history didn’t make sense and would be a waste of my time. So I decided to major in architecture; however, the first school I got accepted to for architecture was too expensive and I only got a partial scholarship.…