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Likewise the future U.S. President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) who had worn a powdered wig and long hair tied in a queue in his youth, abandoned this fashion during this period while serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia (1809-1814) [61] and later became the first president to adopt a short haircut instead of long hair tied in a queue. [62]
By the mid-1820s, men's fashion plates show a shapely ideal silhouette with broad shoulders emphasized with puffs at the sleevehead, a narrow waist, and very curvy hips. A corset was required to achieve the tiny waistline shown in fashion plates. Already de rigueur in the wardrobes of military officers, men of all middle and upper classes began ...
The American President is a 1995 American political romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin.The film stars Michael Douglas as President Andrew Shepherd, a widower who pursues a romantic relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. – while at the same time attempting to ...
For men, three piece suits were tailored for usefulness in business as well as sporting activity. The fashion in this article includes styles from the 19th century through a Western context – namely Europe and North America. 19th Century Dress Silhouette Man's tailcoat 1825–1830
A fashion plate from La Mode which seems to play up the contrast between a menswear-influenced riding habit and more ordinary high fashion. Fanny Mendelssohn wears the V-neckline, sloped shoulder, and cascades of side curls fashionable in 1842. Fashion plate from Le Moniteur de la Mode. Morning dress (left) with cape-collared jacket and evening ...
At a Tuskegee restaurant, two White men threaten Black diners. After Fortune pushes back, he and Peggy flee. While hiding, they share a romantic kiss. George sends Larry to a trustees' meeting regarding the Brooklyn Bridge's unveiling. Larry discovers that Washington Roebling's wife, Emily has been heading the project for her ill husband. Agnes ...
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Alexander Turney Stewart (October 12, 1803 – April 10, 1876) was an Irish- American entrepreneur who moved to New York and made his multimillion-dollar fortune in the most extensive and lucrative dry goods store in the world.