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AJ Clementine. Avery Jae Clementine (born 14 March 1996), known professionally as AJ Clementine, [1] is a Filipino-Australian model, actress, social media content creator, transgender activist, and writer. She is the first transgender person to model for the Australian clothing manufacturer Bonds, and made her runway debut in 2021 at Melbourne ...
Kente cloth. Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of silk and cotton. [ 1] Historically the fabric was worn in a toga -like fashion by royalty among the Ashanti and Akan. According to Ashanti oral tradition, it originated from Bonwire in the Ashanti region of Ghana. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has ...
Noble titles of women (12 P) S. Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States (4 C, 39 P) Second ladies of Brazil (7 P) V. Valide Hatun (8 P)
1894. USA. The Care of Children, by Elisabeth Robinson Scovil. The Baby's Toilet - Chapter XI - The Baby's Basket - It is a French fancy to have blue for a boy and pink for a girl, but pale primrose yellow, delicate green, or crimson in winter, look equally well.
Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity. [1] 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 ...
Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain their origins and significace.
Women entertainers perform at a celebration in Ancient Egypt; the dancers are naked and the musician wears a typical pleated garment as well as the cone of perfumed fat on top of her wig that melts slowly to emit its precious odors; both groups wear extensive jewelry, wigs, and cosmetics; neither wear shoes – Tomb of Nebamun c. 1400 BC
Blue in culture. Goblet from Mesopotamia, 1500–1300 BC glazed with Egyptian blue. This was the first synthetic blue, first made in about 2500 BC. The color blue has been important in culture, politics, art and fashion since ancient times. Blue was used in ancient Egypt for jewelry and ornament. [ 1] In the Renaissance, blue pigments were ...