Essays Tagged: "garments"

Clothes and Shakespeare; The Conspiracy

, soils his clothing in storms, heaths,battles, and other harsh elements. At the same time that his garments are lessening invalue, so is his level of power and status. Lear finds the bottom of the ab ... sed noble. Inorder to protect himself, Edgar becomes no one. He becomes nobody by shedding hisnoble garments, and disguises himself by, 'My face I'll grime with filth,/ Blanket myloins, elf all my hai ...

(2 pages) 49 0 4.1 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Cathedrals and Religion

glorious church than the others. It was as if the world had shaken itself, and casting off its old garments, had dressed itself again in every part in a white robe of churches."Raoul Glaber, Historia ...

(7 pages) 157 1 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Metis people and the fur trade in the north(Northern Canada)

actor was the growing demand for furs in Europe. Initially, furs were wanted for the manufacture of garments, either as a basic material or as trim. The felt hat, however, eventually became the focus ... d harvesting crops, fishing, provision and preservation of food, gathering firewood, making leather garments (particularly valuable was the making of moccasins and snowshoes), as well as a wide variet ...

(12 pages) 188 0 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

In the book The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Edna Pontellier is a character who is entrapped both externally and internally.

terial needs of her children, and she could not see the use of anticipating and making winter night garments the subject of her summer meditations. But she did not want to appear unamiable and uninter ...

(3 pages) 104 0 4.0 Sep/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Anti-Semitism

ews were massacred in great numbers, confined in ghettos, and required to wear identifying marks or garments saying that they are Jewish. Because of The Great Depression in America, Germany suffered b ...

(2 pages) 45 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Crusades.

eryone to help the Christians in the east to restore peace. The crowd's response was very positive. Garments were cut into crosses which were attached to people's shoulders in an imitation of Christ ( ...

(9 pages) 98 0 1.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Great Crusades.

everyone to help the Christians inthe east to restore peace. The crowd's response was very positive.Garments were cut into crosses which were attached to people'sshoulders in an imitation of Christ (M ...

(9 pages) 78 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Renaissance Clothing

in front below the chin, was worn, usually full length, and a cloth veil concealed the hair. These garments essentially made up the basic wardrobe of the European aristocracy throughout the Middle Ag ... nic remained the basic item of apparel for both men and women, hose took the place of trousers, and garments were embellished with jewels, embroidery, and fur trimming. Men wore breeches and hose (tro ...

(4 pages) 58 2 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Laura Ashley

it in the 1950s. It has been involved in the designing, manufacturing, distribution and selling of garments, accessories, perfume, gift items, fabric, wall coverings, bedding, lighting, and furniture ...

(11 pages) 287 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Sparta - in comparison with Greek

estyle with other Greeks women. "Lycurgus felt that slave girls were perfectly capable of producing garments, and that the most important job of free women was to bear children" (Xenophon The Politeia ...

(5 pages) 54 1 1.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

History of Knitting

s a popular hobby. Unusual and attractive knit items can command high prices. Most knit fabrics and garments today, however, are produced by machine.Knit patterns are produced with two basic stitches: ... Napoleonic wars, ladies got together to knit socks and mittens for the soldiers. They also knitted garments for the poor of the parish, usually in drab colors of gray and beige. Every major war befor ...

(5 pages) 34 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Class notes (week 11)

ure, and American connections.* Taiwan's industry has moved steadily up the value-added ladder from garments, to footwear, to electronics.* Growth of population in the four metropolitan regions of Tai ...

(7 pages) 76 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Elba Holdings Case Study Analysis

incorporated company: Elba Holdings Bhd. Basically they deal in the manufacturing and retailing of garments and they carry three brands: Elba, Edwin, and Adax. The analysis was done by using the foll ... d. the Elba Group is now a fully integrated garment entity involved in manufacturing and trading of garments and related activities. Its products are marketed under three brand names: Elba (men's form ...

(28 pages) 400 0 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

To Kill a MockingBird

nd in her distraction, aunty brought me overalls.""Put these on, darling," she said, handing me the garments she most despised (264)."Throughout the entire novel, Aunt Alexandria is constantly nagging ...

(1 pages) 18 1 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The Crusades

everyone to help the Christians inthe east to restore peace. The crowd's response was very positive.Garments were cut into crosses which were attached to people'sshoulders in an imitation of Christ (M ...

(9 pages) 88 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

How did women's fashion create changes in society in Australia and the world between 1901-1945?

tfit. This was due to etiquette, so fashionable people changed clothes many times a day. There were garments for morning, afternoon and evenings.The 20th century opened with the tightly-laced corset, ... put on clothing to conserve materials needed for the war effort. The shortage of materials and undergarments was apparent in the 1945 Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog, in which a number of traditional i ...

(4 pages) 72 0 4.4 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

American Culture: What is in and what is out.

hroughout many homes in the western hemisphere.On a daily origin, decisions are prepared about what garments we will wear, food we will eat, and how our day will be exhausted. Many people are apatheti ...

(6 pages) 390 1 4.2 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Muslim Attitudes to Marriage And Family Life

th "tranquility," "love" and "mercy." Elsewhere in the Qur'an, husband and wife are described as "garments" for each other (2:187). Garments offer protection, comfort, modesty, and warmth. Above a ...

(2 pages) 35 0 3.8 Jul/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

How a local brand developed into an international brand identity.A case study on Padini Malaysia

i began as a backend operation in Malaysia's apparel industry, manufacturing, trading and supplying garments for retailers and distributors.Padini in Malaysia's is a multibillion textiles and garment ...

(9 pages) 180 0 2.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Clothing, Footwear and Cosmetics

Different between artist, craft person and a designer.

lated to the objects).Designer is a person who could create something, such as building, furniture, garments, or visual objects by using their imagination and inspiration to create the things and usua ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists