Essays about: "Dresses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Dresses.

  1. 1. Reconstructing Eighteenth-Century Tailoring: A Qualitative Study of Craft Knowledge

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Therese Holmgren; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : reconstruction; eighteenth century; dress history; craft knowledge; hand sewing;

    Abstract : This thesis researches the craft knowledge in eighteenth-century sewing through case studies and reconstructions. With the theoretical framework of experimental archaeology, craft science and object-based research, it was found that reconstructions can be a suitable method to research and document craft knowledge and skills of hand sewing. READ MORE

  3. 2. Princesa de la calle - Dress turned streetwear : Exploring possibilities in re-design, in relation to second-hand evening dresses witha focus on street wear silhouettes

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Nathali Elfström; [2019]
    Keywords : Secondhand; Dresses; redesign; streetwear; draping;

    Abstract : This work aims to explore the possibilities in re-design by using secondhand party-dresses as the main material to construct new garments with a focus on street wear silhouettes. Deconstruction is commonly used when working with secondhand and will also be used in this work, as well as draping. READ MORE

  4. 3. ‘Good girls’ and ‘bad girls’ in The Great Gatsby : An analysis of the portrayal of Daisy, Jordan and Myrtle

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Linn Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : traditional gender roles; stereotypes; The Great Gatsby; new women; feminism;

    Abstract : This essay discusses how women in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby (1925) are portrayed in different ways. During this time between the world wars, progressive women walked the streets of New York. These ‘New Women’ wore short dresses, cut their hair, smoked and drank in public, and showed interest in politics and education. READ MORE

  5. 4. Private, secure, and censorship resistant document sharing : for individuals and groups based on distributed ledger technology

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jens Röwekamp; [2018]
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    Abstract : The scandal around Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in 2017 showed drastically that new concepts to share andstore information need to be developed in order to minimize the huge potential for abuse resulting from centralized information stored at trusted third parties. This thesis analysed to what degree current document exchange systems (e.g. READ MORE

  6. 5. Finland's Biggest Dress Party : A Study of the Role of Women's Appearances at the Independence Day Reception

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Viivi Laakkonen; [2018]
    Keywords : dress; fashion; communication; media representation; Independence Day reception; fashion studies; media studies; semiology; fashion media discourse; Linnan juhlat;

    Abstract : Finland’s Biggest Dress Party – A Study of the Role of Women’s Appearances at the Independence Day Reception, aims to understand the role of dresses at Finland’s Independence Day Reception by focusing on how the reception has earned a title “Finland’s biggest dress party”, and meanings behind the dresses. The aims are studied combining fashion and media studies in three analytical chapters focusing on the media’s development and influence, how the dresses work as a communication tool and what kind of messages are sent through dresses, and Finnishness and national identity in the dresses. READ MORE