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A tortilla (/ tɔːrˈtiːə /, Spanish: [toɾˈtiʝa]) is a thin, circular unleavened flatbread from Mesoamerica originally made from maize hominy meal, and now also from wheat flour. The Aztecs and other Nahuatl speakers called tortillas tlaxcalli ([t͡ɬaʃˈkalli]). [1] First made by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica before colonization ...
Ignacio Anaya used triangles of fried tortilla for the nachos he created in 1943. [3]The triangle-shaped tortilla chip was popularized by Rebecca Webb Carranza in the 1940s as a way to make use of misshapen tortillas rejected from the automated tortilla manufacturing machine that she and her husband used at their Mexican delicatessen and tortilla factory in southwest Los Angeles.
The modern industry, based around firms or fashion houses run by individual designers, started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who, beginning in 1858, was the first designer to have his label sewn into the garments he created. [ 1 ] Fashion started when humans began wearing clothes.
A flour tortilla (/ tɔːrˈtiːə /, /- jə /) or wheat tortilla is a type of soft, thin flatbread made from finely ground wheat flour. Made with flour- and water-based dough, it is pressed and cooked, similar to corn tortillas. [1] The simplest recipes use only flour, water, fat, and salt, but commercially-made flour tortillas generally ...
In North America, a corn tortilla or just tortilla (/ tɔːrˈtiːə /, Spanish: [toɾˈtiʝa]) is a type of thin, unleavened flatbread, made from hominy, that is the whole kernels of maize treated with alkali to improve their nutrition in a process called nixtamalization. A simple dough made of ground hominy, salt and water is then formed into ...
Hollister Co., often advertised as Hollister or HCo., is a retail brand owned by Abercrombie & Fitch Co, selling apparel, accessories, and fragrances. Goods are available in-store and through the company's online store. [3][4] Hollister says it was founded in 1922 in Hollister, California; however, it was founded in 2000 in Ohio by Abercrombie.
In 1971 hotpants and bell-bottomed trousers were popular fashion trends. Diane von Fürstenberg 's wrap dress, designed in the 1970s. Fashion in the 1970s was about individuality. In the early 1970s, Vogue proclaimed "There are no rules in the fashion game now" [ 1 ] due to overproduction flooding the market with cheap synthetic clothing.
The study of the history of clothing and textiles traces the development, use, and availability of clothing and textiles over human history. Clothing and textiles reflect the materials and technologies available in different civilizations at different times. The variety and distribution of clothing and textiles within a society reveal social ...