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Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, New Zealand English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back.
The George brand was founded in 1989 as a partnership between English fashion designer George Davies and Asda. The latter had recruited the high-street designer for its grocery store brand to help shoppers avoid high street. Asda and George were sold to Walmart in 1999, which led to the expansion of the George brand into Walmart stores. [2]
Braies stems from Old French: braies, but is etymologically related to many other European words for pants, including the English word breeches.Braies via Old French originate from Latin: bracae, plural of braca (also spelled braccae), referring to the shapeless pants worn by the Ancient Gauls, which in turn is borrowed from Gaulish brāca, of Germanic origin.
Trousers were straight-legged, sometimes even tapered, and often with soft pleats. [372] [373] Band-collared shirts were often worn with the look. This style remained dominant in high-fashion menswear through 1978 [374] [375] and then menswear again followed womenswear's lead and adopted the new big-shoulder looks for 1979. The Soft Look's ...
Asda CEO Archie Norman commented that Davies grasped the fact that the line had to be based on value, and be a distinct brand name on its own. The George brand and range was developed by Davies's company Red Creative, set up to provide full clothing retail solutions [clarification needed] through a team of designers and marketeers.
On September 20th, Katie walked down the aisle in two leg braces flanked on either side by her father and her trainer Mike Barwis. Katie told Today that she was more nervous than she expected.
Even though daywear dresses were influenced by the war, evening dresses remained glamorous. Women's undergarments became the soul of fashion in the 1940s [6] because it maintained the critical hourglass shape with smooth lines. Clothes became utilitarian. Pants or trousers were considered a menswear item only until the 1940s. [6]
A succession of style trends led by Christian Dior and Cristóbal Balenciaga defined the changing silhouette of women's clothes through the 1950s. Television joined fashion magazines and movies in disseminating clothing styles. [3] [4] The new silhouette had narrow shoulders, a cinched waist, bust emphasis, and longer skirts, often with wider ...