Essays on Sewing

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio remain the finest specimen of the architect’s innovative approach to the design of buildings in general and spaces for living in particular. The house is located in Oak Park, Illinois in a historic neighborhood which was later adorned by a number of other Wright’s houses representative of his unique style. While construction began in 1889 as soon as the architect married Catherine Tobin, the building was reconstructed and expanded for the next twenty years to arrive at the form one can see nowadays, restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. ...

Many people accept that it takes a village to raise a child, but it takes many people to raise a village as well. A town is one of the most complex systems that a person may imagine; however, it is just one unit, and all the people come together to work together in a similar manner. This obviously does not mean that people will always work towards the same goal, but that a town makes an intricate web in which the strands al relate to each other in a different way. Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City presents such ...

The short story “The Storm” by Chopin describes the events that happen during a storm, and, consequently, brings out the characters of those involved in the story. Among the characters in the story is Calixta, who plays the role of a homemaker and has several character traits as shown in the story. Chopin describes the character of Calixta through her interactions with numerous other characters, some of whom belong to her family as well as others who are not part of her family. Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” is an interesting take as shown by the theme and the ...

Nicotye Samayualie, Canadian Inuit Cape Dorset Artist

Research Paper Introduction Nicotye Samayualie, a Canadian Inuit from Cape Dorset, was born on the 23rd of November 1983. Her parents are Johnny Tunnillie Samayualie and Kudluajuk Ashoona, and her grandmother is a famous graphic artist, Keeleemeeoome Samayualie. She has clearly inherited her grandmother's artistry, whose art works were one of those few exhibited in the Cape Dorset yearly print anthology in the 1970s and 1980s (Spirit Wrestler Gallery, 2016). Nicotye has developed a strong fascination with the display, arrangements, and layouts of contrasting images in natural and artificial objects. Numerous of her artworks portray common images like crates ...

Description of the American Apparel’s Corporation

American Apparel is a leading basics brand for young adults and people of all ages, with both wholesale and retail divisions globally. The company was founded in 1989 by Dov Charney, a Canadian man with an interest in vintage American clothing and is known for cutting-edge advertising and product branding. Its operations adage “made in downtown LA” has contributed to significant brand awareness and a cult status worldwide. It is the largest sewing facility in North American with 5000 to 10000 employees. For American Apparel, many factors of the external environment pose a threat to the company, however, with ...

Design and Functionality

Introduction A suit is the modern gentleman's armor. There are many intricate facets of a suit that a company has to consider while crafting such an essential garment; mainly, its functionality. Today, the designers and producers of sportswear focus not only on the attractiveness of their clothes but also on the functionality of the apparel. The demands for this type of clothes has been elevated with the customer’s sophistication, increased competition in the market, the popularity of sport and healthy lifestyle, and the desire to combine comfort and functionality. Sportswear has become a necessary attribute for the sportsmen, ...

Introduction

A suit is the modern gentleman's armor. There are many intricate facets of a suit that a company has to consider while crafting such an important garment; mainly, its functionality. Today, the designers and producers of sportswear focus not only on the attractiveness of their cloths, but also on functionality of the apparel. The demands for this type of cloths elevated with the sophistication of the customers, increased competition in the market, popularity of sport and healthy lifestyle, and the desire to combine comfort and functionality. Sportswear has become a necessary attribute for the sportsmen, active sport enthusiasts, and ...