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The Texas Fashion Collection is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion. It is operated by the University of North Texas through the College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD) and housed on the UNT campus in Denton, Texas. The collection is an educational resource for students ...
Tyrian purple is a pigment made from the mucus of several species of Murex snail. Production of Tyrian purple for use as a fabric dye began as early as 1200 BC by the Phoenicians, and was continued by the Greeks and Romans until 1453 AD, with the fall of Constantinople.
Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity. Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire , and later by Roman Catholic bishops .
The deep purple silk velvet dress that Princess Diana donned for her official portrait in 1991, and more famously in a Vanity Fair spread just before her death in 1997, sold at a Sotheby's auction ...
8 – 1864. 9 – 1864. Gowns from around 1860 with full skirts held out by crinolines. Gowns from the early 1860s. Italian woman wears a gray striped jacket with turned-back pagoda sleeves trimmed in contrasting fabric and a matching skirt. Her blouse sleeves or engageantes are full over her lower arms, 1861.
Revenue. US$325 million. Number of employees. 1,300. Website. www .stjohnknits .com. St. John Knits International Inc., commonly referred as St. John, is a luxury American fashion brand that specializes in women's knitwear founded in 1962 by Robert and Marie Gray. [1] The company is best known for its classic wool and rayon yarn knits, Chanel ...
The clothing used in the ancient world reflects the technologies that these peoples mastered. In many cultures, clothing indicated the social status of various members of society. The development of attire and fashion is an exclusively human characteristic and is a feature of most human societies.
Melrose Family Fashions is a chain of clothing stores in the Southwestern United States operated by United Fashions of Texas Ltd. [1] Melrose was started in 1976 with one store in McAllen, Texas, by the Bar-Yadin family, immigrants from Israel. This single store specialized in fashion for "Juniors", but grew over the years into a chain that ...