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Burberry flagship boutique on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan A Hermès boutique in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. A boutique (French:) is a retail shop that deals in high end fashionable clothing or accessories. [1] The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothēkē) "storehouse". [2] [3]
Fashion is defined in a number of different ways, and its application can be sometimes unclear. Though the term fashion connotes difference, as in "the new fashions of the season", it can also connote sameness, for example in reference to "the fashions of the 1960s", implying a general uniformity. Fashion can signify the latest trends, but may ...
A young fashion designer in Pennsylvania, whose trends are inspired by Philadelphia '90s music, has become a global brand. Meet Avee Charles, who says she grew up in Philadelphia neo-soul.
Hulanicki worked as a fashion illustrator after studying at Brighton Art College in the late 1950s. In 1961 she married advertising executive Stephen Fitz-Simon and in 1963 they set up a Mail order fashion business selling inexpensive outfits. She named the company Biba's Postal Boutique; Biba was the nickname of her younger sister Biruta. [3] [1]
Pierre Balmain adjusting a dress on model Ruth Ford in 1947 (photographed by Carl Van Vechten). Haute couture (/ ˌ oʊ t k uː ˈ tj ʊər / ⓘ; French pronunciation: [ot kutyʁ]; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design.
Streetwear is a style of casual clothing which became global in the 1990s. [1] It grew from New York hip hop fashion and Californian surf culture to encompass elements of sportswear, punk, skateboarding, 1980s nostalgia, and Japanese street fashion. Later, haute couture became an influence, and was in turn influenced by streetwear. [2]
Sprezzatura was a vital quality for a courtier to have. According to Professor Wayne Rebhorn, courtiers essentially had to put on a performance for their peers [9] and those who employed sprezzatura created the impression that they completely mastered the roles they played. [10]
Furry gilet, Autumn 2005. The boho look, which owed much to the hippie styles that developed in the middle to late 1960s, became especially popular after Sienna Miller's appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2004, [9] although some of its features were apparent from photographs of her taken in October 2003 [10] and of others living in or around the postal district of W10 (North Kensington ...