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UTAH GARMENT

Powell collected this female garment in Utah in 1874. It is made of two skins and is decorated with beads and wapiti teeth. Classified as belonging to the Southern Paiute, it is instead typical of the Ute of this time period.

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HOLLYWOOD

    The agency soon became the quickest route for the studios to get features on their productions and stars into the national magazines, and into newpapers via the GLOBE HOLLYWOOD SYNDICATE, THE METROPOLITAN SUNDAY NEWPAPER GROUP, which ran Globe’s pictures on a regular basis, and THE TIMES-MIRROR SYNDICATE, which …

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GEORGE LEPAPE/1

  Georges Lepape (Paris, May 26, 1887 – Bonneval (Eure-te-Loir) February 15, 1971) was a French illustrator, predominantly active during the 30’s. A noted stylist and critic, he collaborated with “La Gazette du bon ton” and various French fashion magazines. Moreover, he devoted himself to the creation of playbills, cloths, …

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IVORY BUCKET

  IVORY BUCKET BELONGING TO ARCHBISHOP GODFREY – DATED BETWEEN 974 AND 979 – TREASURY OF THE DUOMO, MILANO While based on tradition, the X century clothing displayed in the iconographic representations is characterized, for scholars and the elderly, by the figure of Saint Mark. From the hairstyle slightly covering …

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BOTTLE

Its effect is similar to that of the Boater, however in this instance the knot is of smaller proportions and the tie is purposely cut in a bottle-like shape to create a wider effect where it exits the knot.

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