Creepy Abandoned Churches (PHOTOS) Before the Bikini: Rare Vintage Beach Photos. As temperatures creep upward this spring season, thoughts of summer are on everyone's mind. As illustrated by the images above, a trip to the beach has been a standard summer family activity since the turn of the century and over time the fashions associated with seaside activities have evolved. Beach vacations started as early as the late 1800s after railroads became a viable source of transportation, according to Victoriana Magazine.
Swimwear consisted of fully covered gowns and bloomers that revealed very little. Although the sun’s harmful UV rays were an unknown danger at the time, this conservative beachwear would have provided a good deal of protection. By the early 1900s, beach resorts were becoming a popular destination. (MORE: Vintage Sunbathing Photos) “Earlier in the century, the sexes were often segregated on the beach and women were chaperoned, even though today their swimsuits look ridiculously modest,” Rugh said in an interview with Weather.com. Art in Fashion. Oscar Wilde once said “One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”
Being a living work of art could prove itself to be quite complicated, so maybe another way of looking at this statement is by using art to fashion oneself. Some designers take this motto rather seriously (or lazily depending on how you look at it) and look directly at art to lift their references. Nicholas Kirkwood / Keith Haring Just recently, shoe wunderkid Nicholas Kirkwood came up with a 12 models one-off couture line of shoes inspired in pop artist Keith Haring‘s work. You can see a video of Nicholas discussing the line at Nowness, where among other things, he explains how he tried to do much more than just copy Haring’s esthetic, and instead, reinterpret his work by using bold shapes and prints. Keith’s work had already been taken for a walk in 2010, courtesy of a Tommy Hilfiger sneaker line: You can see Casteljabac’s full collection here. And of course, there was the whole McQueen/M.C. Boy Bitten by a Lizard - Caravaggio.
Gothic architecture. The interior of the western end of Reims Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France and lasting into the 16th century, Gothic architecture was known during the period as Opus Francigenum ("French work") with the term Gothic first appearing during the latter part of the Renaissance. Its characteristics include the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress.
Gothic architecture is most familiar as the architecture of many of the great cathedrals, abbeys and churches of Europe. It is in the great churches and cathedrals and in a number of civic buildings that the Gothic style was expressed most powerfully, its characteristics lending themselves to appeals to the emotions, whether springing from faith or from civic pride. The term "Gothic"[edit] Definition and scope[edit] Influences[edit] WikiPaintings.org - the encyclopedia of painting. Leonardo da Vinci's resume | TheLadders. Buon giorno, Before he was famous, before he painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, before he invented the helicopter, before he drew the most famous image of man, before he was all of these things, Leonardo da Vinci was an armorer, a weapons guy, a maker of things that go "boom".
And, like you, he had to put together a resume to get his next gig. So in 1482, at the age of 30, he wrote out a letter and a list of his capabilities and sent it off to Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan. Here at TheLadders, we like to celebrate Leonardo's birthday — coming up next Sunday, April 15th — by sharing his wonderful resume with you. You can click on the image below to see the full-size version. The translation of this letter is quite remarkable: What a fantastic piece of personal marketing! I'm a hopeless pedantic, so here's what I think we can learn from Leonardo's resume: You'll notice he doesn't recite past achievements.
Instead, he sells his prospective employer on what Leonardo can do for him. CSS Drive: Image to Colors Palette Generator. 536px-William_Notman_studios_-_Sitting_Bull_and_Buffalo_Bill_(1895)_edit.jpg (JPEG Image, 536 × 767 pixels) - Scaled (86. Google Image Result for. Buffalo Bill. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman.
He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in Le Claire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US Army as a scout. One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill became famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.
Nickname and work[edit] Cody had documented service as a soldier during the Civil War and as Chief of Scouts for the Third Cavalry during the Plains Wars. He became world famous for his Wild West Shows, which toured in Great Britain and Europe. Early life and education[edit] William Cody at age 19 After the father's death, the Cody family suffered financially. Military service[edit] c. 1875 Medal of Honor[edit] File:BUFFALO BILL.JPG.