Nora's New Writeups

Kate Spade (thing)

2009-03-04T21:22:10Z

Kate Spade is a fixture for nice and luxurious, but affordable hand bags. Kate Spade started with the partnership of husband and wife team Kate and Andy Spade (brother of David Spade) in 1993. Kate is not only the namesake of the company but has a history of working in journalism and writing about accessories since 1986 when she graduated college and worked as the fashion editor and was in charge of accessories. However, in 1999 Andy and Kate Spade sold fifty-six percent of the company to Neiman Marcus for $33.6 million. The sale allowed for Kate Spade bags to be bought now not only in Kate Spade stores but also in department stores which makes them more available to the general public.…

Thakoon Panichgul (person)

2009-02-18T08:56:13Z

Thakoon Panichgul after many years of work in the fashion industry rose to the spotlight when First Lady Michelle Obama wore one of his designs for the night President Barack Obama accepted the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination. Thakoon is from Thailand but moved to Omaha, Nebraska with his family at age 11 and proceeded to get his education in the US in business and fashion. After attending the Parsons School of Design he worked several different jobs in fashion including: merchandiser, assistant, caption writer, and editor for Harpers Bazaar. Thakoon's first ready-to-wear collection was shown at fashion week in 2004, he was age 29.

Thakoon is well known for his designs to be feminine but still have that sporty and modern touch. He uses a lot of patterns and surface design techniques such as shibori that set his designs from the others. New York Magazine describes his designs as, "ethereal (billowy organza and silk-linen dresses) and urban (cotton polka dot and striped work…

Sustainable Textiles (thing)

2008-12-14T06:09:44Z

Although many may consider "sustainable", "eco friendly", and "green" the new buzzwords of the century it is something that has been along longer than any other materials used by the apparel industry. Sustainable textiles those that "'sustainable agriculture' would develop agricultural systems to last indefinitely" - the final result from agriculture is a sustainable textile. There are two types of sustainable textiles those from plants called cellulose and those from an animal referred to as protein based.

Unarguably plant based fibers are amongst the oldest that were processed into making clothing or any sort of garments or accessories. For example cotton being spun into yarn – cotton is one of the "most widely grown and chemical-intensive crops in the world". However, now the trend push is for completely organic cotton, when cotton is currently known as one of the leading crops in the world uses "approximately 25% of the worlds insecticides and more than 10% of the worlds…

Role of Candles in Religion (essay)

2008-12-06T05:21:44Z

Candles have played a crucial part in religious and spiritual rituals since the candle was invented. The use of candles dates back to not only events of spiritual or religious persuasion in a home but also to use in churches and sacred spaces. The first candles have been noted in history during pagan rites and was also practiced in Jewish times. Candles that are used in spiritual and religious ceremonies come in all shapes and sizes and with certain ‘intentions’ – there is not standard size that is used unless specified in a specific…

kente cloth (thing)

2005-12-09T05:42:16Z

Kente cloth dates back to the twelfth century to the country of Ghana in West Africa. Kente cloth was a garment reserved for the royals (kings and queens) and other important figures in Ghana's political society till about the 18th century. Kente cloth is documented to be traditionally woven by the Asante and Ewe tribes who wore them at ceremonies and other important events. Many photographs taken at a ceremony or event depict the King wearing Kente and gold jewelry which includes amulets and necklaces.

The pattern on a Kente cloth resembles a basket, the word Kente is derived from the world basket - "kenten". The first Kente clothes resembled a basket because they were woven with raffia fibers. Modern day Kente cloths are made up from materials such as: cotton, silk, lurex, and…

August 11, 2005 (person)

2005-08-11T15:32:17Z

Every so often you get the one phone call when you look at the caller id and say wow I haven't talked to that person I wonder what would of happened for them to call me now. I had that the other day, I answered the phone almost excited because I had just moved back into the area and have been slowly catching up with friends. This girl Jen particularly I saw her mother in a check out lined months ago and passed her my number to have Jen give me a call cause it's been all to long since I've heard from her. (over six years)

Jen's number came up on the caller id and as I giddily answered the phone she sounded distressed but I didn't why and she didn't mention anything we talked for an hour catching up on how many kids she has, and how many I don't want and basically talking about everything that has happened in our lives. Jen was the smart one out of our…