Discretions and Indiscretions
| Author | : Lady Lucy Duff Gordon |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 1932 |
| Genre | : Costume designers |
| ISBN | : |
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Discretion and Indiscretion
| Author | : Ludwig Levy Lenz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 514 |
| Release | : 2011-07-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781258073459 |
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Discretions & Indiscretions
| Author | : Lady Lucy Duff Gordon |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 1932 |
| Genre | : Fashion |
| ISBN | : |
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Lady Duff-Gordon's memoirs of fashion, Society and the theatre.
Titanic Style
| Author | : Grace Evans |
| Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2012-11-13 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 1620871998 |
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Titanic Style explores the world of fashion and dress at the time of RMS Titanic’s famous voyage. With stunning images and enlightening historical analysis, this book takes us through the wardrobes of passengers and crew of all classes and ages, from the most intimate undergarments to the warm overcoats needed on that last fearful, cold night. The ship was a microcosm of post-Edwardian society, in which everyone belonged to a particular class and dressed accordingly. The luxurious attire of the ladies in first class, the cream of European and American society, was changed several times a day, while the more sober and conservative clothes of the men of all ranks subtly conveyed their status, and children were dressed to enhance their social standing. We also visit the families below deck, dressed in second-hand or homemade clothes, heading for a new life in a country free of repressive class distinction. Stories and records of individual passengers and crew members are woven into the narrative to give an engaging account of what life was really like onboard the world’s most famous ocean liner. Whether you are a Titanic enthusiast, a fashion lover, or both, this book will delight you with exquisite garments and the absorbing cultural history behind them.
All the Rage
| Author | : Virginia Nicholson |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2024-08-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1639367071 |
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A panoramic social history that chronicles the quest for beauty in all its contradictions—and how it affects the female body. Who decides what is fashionable? What clothes we wear, what hairstyles we create, what colour lipstick we adore, what body shape is 'all the rage’. Thestory of female adornment from 1860- 1960 is intriguingly unbuttoned in this glorious social history. Virginia Nicholson has long been fascinated by the way we women present ourselves – or are encouraged to present ourselves – to the world. ‘Women have been fat or slim, hyperthyroid or splenetic, sallow or pink-cheeked, slouched or erect, according to the prevalent notions of beauty…’ Cecil Beaton, The Glass of Fashion (1954), In this book we learn about rational dress, suffragettes' hats, the Marcel wave, the Gibson Girls, corsets and the banana skirt. At the centre of this story is the female body, in all its diversity – fat, thin, short, tall, brown, white, black, pink, smooth, hairy, wrinkly, youthful, crooked or symmetrical; and – relevant as ever in this context – the vexed issues of body image and bodily autonomy. We may even find ourselves wondering, whose body is it? In the hundred years this book charts, the western world saw the rapid introduction of new technologies like photography, film and eventually TV, which (for better and worse) thrust women – and female imagery – out of the private and into the public gaze.
Collected Poems
| Author | : Ted Hughes |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 1380 |
| Release | : 2005-07-13 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 0374529655 |
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All the poems of a great 20th-century poet.
The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century English Poetry
| Author | : Neil Corcoran |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 2007-12-13 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 113982810X |
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The last century was characterised by an extraordinary flowering of the art of poetry in Britain. These specially commissioned essays by some of the most highly regarded poetry critics offer a stimulating and reliable overview of English poetry of the twentieth century. The opening section on contexts will both orientate readers relatively new to the field and provide provocative syntheses for those already familiar with it. Following the terms introduced by this section, individual chapters cover many ways of looking at the 'modern', the 'modernist' and the 'postmodern'. The core of the volume is made up of extensive discussions of individual poets, from W. B. Yeats and W. H. Auden to contemporary poets such as Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy. In its coverage of the development, themes and contexts of modern poetry, this Companion is the most useful guide available for students, lecturers and readers.
When Broadway Was the Runway
| Author | : Marlis Schweitzer |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2011-08-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0812206169 |
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 When Broadway Was the Runway explores the central and largely unacknowledged role of commercial Broadway theater in the birth of modern American fashion and consumer culture. Long before Hollywood's red carpet spectacles, Broadway theater introduced American women to the latest styles. At the beginning of the twentieth century, theater impresarios captured the imagination of their largely female patrons by transforming the stage into a glorious site of consumer spectacle. Theater historian Marlis Schweitzer examines how these impresarios presented the dresses actresses wore onstage, as well as the jewelry and hairstyles they chose, as commodities that were available for purchase in nearby department stores and salons. The Merry Widow Hat, designed for the hit operetta of the same name, sparked an international craze, and the dancer Irene Castle became a fashion celebrity when she anticipated the flapper look of the 1920s by nearly a decade. Not only were the latest styles onstage, but advertisements appeared throughout theaters, in programs, and on the curtains, while magazines such as Vogue vied for the rights to publish theatrical costume sketches and Harper's Bazar enticed readers with photo spreads of actresses in couture. This combination of spectatorship and consumption was a crucial step in the formation of a mass market for consumer goods and the rise of the cult of celebrity. Through historical analysis and dozens of early photographs and illustrations, Schweitzer aims a spotlight at the cultural and economic convergence of the theater and fashion industries in the United States.
The Poetry of Ted Hughes
| Author | : Dr. Paul Bentley |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2014-07-22 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1317892917 |
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This text provides a lucid and accessible introduction to the poetry of Ted Hughes, a major figure in twentieth- century poetry whose work is concerned with the forces of nature and their interaction with the human mind. It is also the first full length study to place Hughes's poetry in the context of significant developments in literary theory that have occured during his life, drawing in particular on the 'French theorists'- Jacques Lacan, Julia Kristeva, and Roland Barthes. The study sheds new light on Hughes's prosody, and on such matters as Hughes's relation to the 'Movement' poets, the influence of Sylvia Plath, his relation to Romanticism, his interest in myth and shamanism, and the implications of the Laureateship for his work. The poems are presented in chronological order, tracing the development of Hughes's highly distinctive style. The study also discusses Hughes's recently published non-fiction- Winter Pollen (1994) and Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being (1992). The Poetry of Ted Hughes is indispensable for all students and academics interested in contemporary poetry and culture.
The Human Rights
| Author | : U. N. Gupta |
| Publisher | : Atlantic Publishers & Dist |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Civil rights |
| ISBN | : 9788126903788 |
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The Present Book The Human Rights Is An Indepth-Systematized Study Of Recent Developments, Particularly Since 1970S, In The International Concern For Promotion And Protection Of Basic Human Rights Within And Beyond National Boundaries. This Has Been Necessitated By Tremendous Growth And Taking Place Of A Good Number Of International Treaties, Conventions, Declarations And Practices Which Are Not Noticed In Books Though These Are Actually Followed By The States, And To Varying Extent These Are Enforced By The Concerned International, Regional Or National Authorities. In Many Cases, These Developments In Favour Of Human Rights For People Are Now Integral Part Of International Law And Form Part Of International Diplomacy, International Relations Or International Politics. Respect For Human Rights Is Now Regarded As Good Or Ideal National Politics World Over: It Is Also Part Of Active Diplomacy. The Book Proceeds To Enlighten The Readers On The Various Ramifications Of The Subject Through The Following Chapters:" Discovering A Human Rights Regime " The Footprints Of Human Rights" Nationality And Statelessness: Human Rights Problems " Civil And Political Human Rights " Human Rights Of Political Offenders " Human Rights: Economic, Social And Cultural " Humanitarian Commitment For Women And Children " Asylum For International Refugees " Humanized War And WarfareAs The Issue Of Human Rights Is Upper Most In Idology And Functioning Of Modern Polity, Care Has Been Taken To Incorporate The Needs Of State Policy Makers, Politicians, Reformers And Scholars Of International Law And International Relations, Among Others. The Indian Laws And Practices On Various Aspects Of Human Rights That Bring Them In Line With The Expectations Of International Law And Practices Have Been Provided In Detail In The Book. The Book Will Also Find Favour With Academics, Social Activists And All Those Responsible Citizens Concerned For Human Rights Denial Or Suffering On Any Account In Any Section Of The Society.
