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Tutu (clothing) A colourfully decorated classical ballet tutu, on a dress form. A tutu is a dress worn as a costume in a classical ballet performance, often with attached bodice. [1] It may be made of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon. Modern tutus have two basic types: the Romantic tutu is soft and bell-shaped, reaching the calf ...
Akan Kingdom of Ashanti King Osei Tutu II: Opoku Ware I: c. 1700: c. 1750 (aged 49–50) King; credited with being the "empire builder" of the Akan Kingdom of Ashanti during his reign, which lasted from 1720 or as early as 1718: Queen Pokou: c. 1750-1760 - Queen; niece of Osei Kofi Tutu I and founder of the Baoule People I: Prempeh I
Tutu (clothing), a dress worn as a costume in a ballet performance; Tutu (name), including a list of people with that name; Arts and entertainment. Tutu, by Miles Davis, 1986 "Tutu" (song), a 2019 song by Camilo and Pedro Capó "Tutu", a 2020 song by 6ix9ine from TattleTales "Tūtū", a composition by Liliuokalani
Fashion plate, 1835. Journal des demoiselles. Dress history is the study of history, which uses clothing and textiles to understand the past. Through analyzing modes of dress, different garment types, textiles, and accessories of a certain time in history, a dress historian may research and identify the social, cultural, economic, technological, and political contexts that influence such ...
The romantic-era tutu style also had an influence on the design of gowns. In the 1930s, longer dresses with tulle skirts became fashionable, as exemplified by Coco Chanel's 1937 "Etoiles" dress. which drew inspiration from Balanchine's 1932 ballet Cotillon. The balletomania trend of the 1930s and 1940s had a marked influence on fashion.
These multi-ethnic people were given the name Akuapem by Nana Ansa Sasraku I of Akwamu, a renowned warrior king. The word "thousand groups" (Nkuu apem) in Akan Twi is the source of the name. After the people overpowered his Akwamu invasion force, he gave them these names. The term "Nkuu apem" became corrupted to become Akuapem as we currently ...
Twi is spoken by over nine million Asante people as their native language. The Asante people developed the Ashanti Empire, along the Lake Volta and Gulf of Guinea. The empire was founded in 1670, and the capital Kumase was founded in 1680 by Asantehene Osei Kofi Tutu I on the advice of Okomfo Anokye, his premier.
This category has the following 36 subcategories, out of 36 total. Lists of people by activity (5 C, 60 P) Lists of people by age (6 C, 2 P) Lists of people by association (3 C, 25 P) Lists of people by religion (11 C, 20 P) Lists of people by aspect of death (3 C, 10 P) Lists of people by ethnicity (27 C, 507 P)