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Although the name of the jacket in English and Chinese suggests an origin during (or at least reference to) the Tang period of Chinese history, [5] it was actually intended by its designers to mean a "Chinese" outfit. [6] [7] In fact, “Tangzhuang” is basically the Chinese style of dress in the late Qing Dynasty. The origin of the term ...
The first Woolworths store, in the stately dining room of The Royal Hotel, Cape Town. Braai-related display inside a Woolworths store in The Constantia Village shopping center, in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa. The choice of name came from Sonnenberg's friendship with a London shipper and financier, Percy (P.R.) Lewis.
Mr Price Group is a cash-based fashion-value retailer, and is a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Established in 1985, the retailer has 2,900 stores which are mainly in South Africa, as well as online channels. The company operates through four segments: Apparel, Homeware, Financial Services and Telecoms.
PEP retail stores focus on selling clothing, footwear, textiles, homeware, and cellular products to the lower end of the market that aims to sell items at the lowest possible price in large volumes in both rural and urban areas. They are Pepkor's largest and first subsidiary, with over 1,500 stores in countries across Southern Africa. [16] [17 ...
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Women wearing early forms of Qixiong ruqun with shoulder straps, Northern Qi (550-577 AD). The qixiong ruqun first appeared in the Northern and Southern dynasties. [3] The qixiong ruqun was worn during the Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty, and Five dynasties, [4] until the Song dynasty, when, upon Neo-Confucianism's rise, the fashion of Tang dynasty faded.
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
Vivienne Tam was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.When Tam was three years old, her family left the People's Republic of China and moved to Hong Kong. The experiences of Vivienne's parents as wealthy landowners during Mao Zedong's rule influenced designer's future collections and inspired her to create her signature "MAO" collection. [3]