Umm Kulthum was a legendary Egyptian singer in the mid-20th century who has inspired modern fashion designers with her refined style and powerful influence. She carefully crafted a public image featuring conservative yet elegant dresses and maintained popularity despite restrictions on female artists at the time. Designers like Tome, Rabih Kayrouz, and Alessandro Dell'Acqua have drawn inspiration from Umm Kulthum's signature covered silhouettes, rich fabrics, and embellishments for upcoming collections. Her iconic status has also influenced the popular "Umm Kulthum bag" by Lebanese brand Sarah's Bag.
The years between 1900 and 1913 represent an extremely turbulent historical moment. Women's fashion is often said to mirror closely the spirit of the times. Technology was a huge force of change during this times, as the Industrial age kicked in. This was a time of transition and progress; although the world was rapidly changing, people still held ideals of womanly beauty and clothing trends reflected that.
Coffee with a Curator: "The Illustrations of Dali"The Dali Museum
Coffee with a Curator - Shaina Harkness: "The Illustrations of Dali"
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Coffee with a Curator is a focused, theme-oriented presentation on a variety of Dali-related topics. The talk is presented by one of The Dali Museum’s Curatorial/Education team or an invited speaker.
For this talk, The Dali Museum Librarian, Shaina Harkness, discusses Dali’s commercial illustrations.
View live presentation: http://ow.ly/TTz530drQnr
For information on upcoming events at The Dali visit: http://thedali.org/events
The years between 1900 and 1913 represent an extremely turbulent historical moment. Women's fashion is often said to mirror closely the spirit of the times. Technology was a huge force of change during this times, as the Industrial age kicked in. This was a time of transition and progress; although the world was rapidly changing, people still held ideals of womanly beauty and clothing trends reflected that.
Coffee with a Curator: "The Illustrations of Dali"The Dali Museum
Coffee with a Curator - Shaina Harkness: "The Illustrations of Dali"
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Coffee with a Curator is a focused, theme-oriented presentation on a variety of Dali-related topics. The talk is presented by one of The Dali Museum’s Curatorial/Education team or an invited speaker.
For this talk, The Dali Museum Librarian, Shaina Harkness, discusses Dali’s commercial illustrations.
View live presentation: http://ow.ly/TTz530drQnr
For information on upcoming events at The Dali visit: http://thedali.org/events
Vermeer of Delft was the most calm and peaceful of all the Dutch masters and the recognition of his greatness has been long delayed. Very little is known of his life and the pictures were completely forgotten until the end of 19C. He was certainly influenced by Carel Fabritius and may have been his pupil. Vermeer became a Master and in the Delft Guild in 1653 and became the Dean of the Guild between 1663 and 1670. He died in 1675 at the age of 43 leaving some 11 children behind. He painted very slowly and there are only about 40 known paintings of his.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S INFLUENCE ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (English Version)Dunia_Ciebeck
Shakespeare’s Career
¢Wrote 37 plays
¢Wrote comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances (not what you think)
¢Also wrote 154 sonnets and several narrative poems all dedicated to Sir Henry Wriothesley
¢He was an actor, writer, director, and business man
¢Became known for his imaginative use of language and timelessness.
Brief Biography of William Shakespeare
•He was baptized on April 26, 1564
–There were no such things as birth certificates at this time. However, babies were usually baptized three days after their birth—hence Shakespeare’s birth date of April 23, 1564
•He was married at the age of 18 to 26 year old Anne Hathaway
•He fathered three children (two girls, one boy)
–His son died young
•He was part owner of the Globe Theater
•He died on April 23, 1616
Vermeer of Delft was the most calm and peaceful of all the Dutch masters and the recognition of his greatness has been long delayed. Very little is known of his life and the pictures were completely forgotten until the end of 19C. He was certainly influenced by Carel Fabritius and may have been his pupil. Vermeer became a Master and in the Delft Guild in 1653 and became the Dean of the Guild between 1663 and 1670. He died in 1675 at the age of 43 leaving some 11 children behind. He painted very slowly and there are only about 40 known paintings of his.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S INFLUENCE ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (English Version)Dunia_Ciebeck
Shakespeare’s Career
¢Wrote 37 plays
¢Wrote comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances (not what you think)
¢Also wrote 154 sonnets and several narrative poems all dedicated to Sir Henry Wriothesley
¢He was an actor, writer, director, and business man
¢Became known for his imaginative use of language and timelessness.
Brief Biography of William Shakespeare
•He was baptized on April 26, 1564
–There were no such things as birth certificates at this time. However, babies were usually baptized three days after their birth—hence Shakespeare’s birth date of April 23, 1564
•He was married at the age of 18 to 26 year old Anne Hathaway
•He fathered three children (two girls, one boy)
–His son died young
•He was part owner of the Globe Theater
•He died on April 23, 1616
The Inspiration Behind the Fall 2014 Fashion Collections - by FashiontribesLesley Scott
While it's always fun to see what's fresh and fashionable on the catwalks each season, as a Fashion Futurist, I've always found the designers' inspirations just as interesting as the clothes themselves - perhaps more so. I curated the most interesting collection-inspirations from NYC, London, Milan and Paris & chose the 80 collections with the most compelling backstories.
For fall 2014, many designers seemed to long for a return "better" days - kind of memory "comfort food" if you will - which manifested as a particularly a strong vein of being inspired by "primitive" crafts-as-arts, outsider art including fiber art, retro ethnic weaving. whirling dervishes & tribal tales born along the Silk Road. A more modern manifestation of this hankering for paradise lost showed up in the form retro advertising, comic book-ready sensibilities and a backlash against the juggernaut of commerce, particularly in the garish McDonald's-themed looks by Jeremy Scott for Moschino and the giant Chanel-branded supermarket fully stocked with everything from soap to food to bathmats bearing the interlocking Cs that served as the maison's pre$entation venue.
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The Middle East’s most magnificent style icon, flamboyant
Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, looks set to influence
next season’s key silhouette, over 50 years after her heyday
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