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Christopher Columbus's journal (Diario) is a diary and logbook written by Christopher Columbus about his first voyage.The journal covers events from 3 August 1492, when Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera, to 15 March 1493 and includes a prologue addressing the sovereigns. [1]
Literature from Ancient Greece suggests the use of a specialized garment meant to support and contain women's breasts. In Book 14 of Homer's Iliad, written in the archaic period of classical antiquity, Homer refers to Aphrodite's "embroidered girdle" (Ancient Greek: κεστός ἱμάς, kestós himás) as being "loosed from her breasts", indicating a decorated breast-band rather than a ...
In his diaries during an expedition to the Pacific coast in 1791, Alejandro Malaspina writes of the European response to the nakedness and odd dress of the southwest natives, ranging from amusement to hostility, and Western clothes being a metaphor for civilization. He was particularly disturbed by some native men dressing as women. [51]
About 70% of women who wear bras wear a steel underwire bra according to underwear manufacturer industries of New York in 2009. [70] In 2001, 70% (350 million) of the bras sold in the United States were underwire bras. [13] [70] In 2005, underwire bras were the fastest growing segment of the market. [75]
53 and carefree! Halle Berry turned 53 on Wednesday and shared a sexy photo on Instagram to celebrate her special day. Posing in a wet white t-shirt that read 'NO BRA CLUB,' the "X-Men" star ...
Skin is in! There have been no shortage of wardrobe malfunctions in 2017, and we have stars like Bella Hadid, Chrissy Teigen and Courtney Stodden to thank for that.
2. Spewing Hateful Comments About Mia's Transformation. Fact: Lilly was a big time hater. If my BFF got a new haircut or was sporting makeup for the first time, I would be hyping her up.
The trend of exposing the navel was started by women who were dancers, acrobats, or entertainers, and who developed a technique of wearing the sari like a pair of trousers well below the navel to assist in the free movement of the legs. [117] Women in this type of attire are very common in many ancient Indian sculptures, [118] and paintings. [119]