Bright Colors Trend - Recession Fashion. When the economy began going downhill, designers reflected that climate in their collections.
Clothing needed to be timeless, utilitarian. While black is a color often seen on runways, and a color that remains a major staple in most closets, dark neutrals like black, cream,, and gray became prevalent because of their universality rather than their stylistic attributes. Despite genius in the design, those whom are usually known for their use of color, most notably Alexander McQueen, filled their Fall 2009 collections with bland colors and simpler silhouettes. But spring is here again, and with that undoubtedly comes color.
1929 depression: Skirts are as long as past recession and indication of bad times. The Hemline Index has been used since 1926 to indicate the state of the economyAlthough maxi lengths are on-trend, runways of Autumn/Winter 2012/13 showed shorter skirtsThis disagrees with the Bank of England's latest growth prediction for this year, which was cut to zero By Sara Malm Published: 10:47 GMT, 12 August 2012 | Updated: 15:11 GMT, 12 August 2012.
Clownswithoutborders.org - The History of Tulip from Turkey to Holland. TheGenealogist.co.uk - Featured Articles - Wedded Bliss on TheGenealogist.co.uk. Marks & Spencer is one of the largest clothing retailers in the UK and in 2008 was recorded as the 43rd largest retailer in the world with 895 stores worldwide.
If haggis is English, where is cricket from? The offal truth about national icons. 1of5 2057 The City - What Will The Future Look Like. The thistle of Scotland. Online Etymology Dictionary. England's 'First Refugees' 16th-century propaganda print depicting Huguenot aggression against Catholics at seaEvery English person has heard of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman invasion of 1066.
Far fewer are aware of a very different, later descent from France on the England of the Tudors, Stuarts and Hanoverians, a descent which was large scale but peaceful and took place over a long period of time under conditions clouded by uncertainty. This was no invasion, but the irregular and uncharted arrival of Huguenots, French-speaking Calvinists. Some boats came crammed with these new arrivals; early in October 1681 the True Protestant Mercury reported 600 as having fled La Rochelle in four ships, for example, and particularly large numbers came in the spring and early summer of 1687.
Other craft brought odd individuals. Immigration to Europe: how many foreign citizens live in each country? Full data and visualisation. Immigration is always an issue across Europe - as we saw during the last general election in the UK.
But facts are always left behind in the welter of opinions and half-formed truths that make up the debate. We wanted to know exactly how many foreign citizens there are in each country - and Eurostat has published that data today. It's a fascinating comparison of European countries, with some key facts, including:• Germany has the highest number of foreign citizens in Europe: 7.2m. The UK is third with just over 4m• Latvia has the highest number of non-EU citizens: 17.5%• In most countries foreign citizens are younger than nationals - only in Poland, Latvia and Estonia is the opposite the case. It's a wonderful, mixed-up world. Mixed marriages: The mixture as before. MARRIAGE between people of different backgrounds is one of the best barometers of social integration, especially for migrants.
Few things say that someone born abroad is becoming part of his or her adopted country than marrying a local. Unfortunately, getting good figures on “mixed marriages” is hard. ICT_teenager.jpg 450×505 píxeles. 19 Princelet Street, Spitalfields - The House. '…lately erected by the said Samuel Worrall two brick messuages one fronting to Princes Street (later renamed Princelet Street)... and which said piece of Ground is parcel of a larger piece of Ground in Spittlefields aforesaid… '
British Future. Focus On. 50 Fashion Trends from Around the World. By Madeleine Wilson It is funny how fashion trends come back around.
How many times have I heard my mother say “oooh, I had one just like that”? Designers have a good old rummage through the history books, desperate to see what can be salvaged, reinvented and remarketed as something so desirable, we just don’t know how we have been living without it! The purposes of certain fashion items – born out of a practical need – have long been forgotten while other fads that seem so barbaric by today’s standards, we could happily forget. Here are 50 fashion trends around the world for your viewing pleasure…
Alexis Petridis: No escape from espadrilles. Early on in his marvellous autobiography, Cider With Roadies, the broadcaster and journalist Stuart Maconie offers a grisly description of the resident DJ at a Wigan nightclub he frequented in his teens, the glamorously named Bluto's.
"Blonde highlights, canvas baggies and elasticated belt, espadrilles. Every night he finished up by saying, 'That's all from me, kids. Thanks, Alfred Shaheen, for giving us the Hawaiian shirt - the garment for all occasions. Elvis Presley: wore a red Alfred Shaheen shirt on the Blue Hawaii album cover.
Photograph: Getty Homer Simpson tells his wife: "There's only two kind of guys who wear Hawaiian shirts: gay guys and big, fat party animals. " Well, for those groups, the second of which may or may not include myself and darts star Wayne Mardle, the world is now a sadder place for the death of Alfred Shaheen, who "revolutionized the garment industry in postwar Hawaii by designing, printing and producing aloha shirts".
According to Mauishirts.com: Jess Cartner-Morley on the pleasures of the parka. With apologies to the Inuit people, who I grant have been working the fur-lined hood look for a while, I would claim the parka as the quintessential British garment. A parka is utterly practical: unlike a blazer-style spring jacket, which is useless on a blustery day, a parka is loose and light enough not to be an encumbrance in the sunshine but cosy enough to keep you warm and dry. Whatever Burberry might prefer us to believe, the trenchcoat is more truly French than British. Playing for Change Foundation. Playing for Change Foundation. Playing For Change arose from a common belief that music has the power to connect people regardless of their differences.
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