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  2. Harem pants - Wikipedia

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    Harem pants or harem trousers are baggy, long pants caught in at the ankle. Early on, the style was also called a harem skirt . [ 2 ] The original so-called 'harem pants/skirts' were introduced to Western fashion by designers such as Paul Poiret around 1910, although they themselves were inspired by Middle East styles, and by şalvar ( Turkish ...

  3. Remembering Henri Bendel’s Legendary Friday Morning Lineup

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    Read an exclusive excerpt from award-winning journalist Julie Satow’s forthcoming book, ‘When Women Ran Fifth Avenue.’ ... Kenzo shirt and creamy white harem pants, ... famous, made an ...

  4. Tina Leser - Wikipedia

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    While working with Edwin H. Foreman, Leser introduced harem pants, dhoti pants, and toreador pants as "at home" clothing for American women. [4] In 1952, Leser again founded her own company, Tina Leser Inc., which she headed until her retirement in 1964. [2] The headquarters were at 550 7th Avenue in Manhattan. [4]

  5. Paul Poiret - Wikipedia

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    Poiret illustrations by Paul Iribe, 1908 Poiret harem pants and sultana skirts, 1911 Model in a Poiret dress, 1914 Model in a Poiret suit, 1914. Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944, Paris, France) [1] was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century.

  6. Ottoman clothing - Wikipedia

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    A common item worn by both was the şalvar, a voluminous undergarment in white fabric shaped like what is today called "harem pants". [6] To British women traveling in the Ottoman Empire, the şalvar quickly became a symbol of freedom because they observed that Ottoman women had more rights than British women.

  7. Dhoti - Wikipedia

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    Khasi folk dancers wearing "Jaiñboh" dhotis and other ethnic garb. It is also referred to as "dhautra" (IPA: /dʱɑwtɽɐ/) in Sanskrit, which means rope or cord.The dhoti evolved from the ancient antriya, which was passed through the legs, tucked at the back and covered the legs loosely, then flowed into long pleats at front of the legs, the same way it is worn today as formal dhoti.

  8. Persian clothing - Wikipedia

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    Examples of Persian clothing from book, Le costume historique (1888) Examples of Persian clothing from book, Le costume historique (1888) Traditional Persian clothing is the historical costume of the Persian people, and of ancient Persia (now Iran) before the 1930s Pahlavi dynasty. Historically, the fabric and color of clothing was very ...

  9. Midwood Books - Wikipedia

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    Midwood Books was an American publishing house active from 1957 to 1968. Its strategy focused on the male readers' market, competing with other publishers such as Beacon Books . The covers of many Midwood Books featured works by prolific illustrators of the era, including Paul Rader.