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Hemp History Week – Looking At The History And Benefits of Sustainable Industrial Hemp In The USA America’s Annual Hemp History Week takes place from June 2 through June 8, 2014 with activities in every state that continue to educate more Americans about the benefits of hemp. Uses ranging from building materials and fuel; to […]
Satya Paul – History About a Big Indian Designer The designer behind the global brand Satya Paul was originally born in Leigha, Pakistan and came to India during the division of the country. Satya Paul is one of the pioneering designers in the global fashion industry who established the designer brand with the same name […]
The festival of Halloween in the UK is over 2000 years old, dating back to the time of the Celts (600 BC-50 AD). The Celts celebrated the end of summer and the gathering in of the harvest with a festival called ‘Samhain’, which took place on the night of 31 October. Even then, this date […]
A History of the T-shirt Know the history of the tee? How did the t-shirt get its start in the beginning of the twentieth century? How did the t-shirt become an American favorite? We’re now into the twenty-first century, and the t-shirt remains as popular as ever. T-shirts of yesteryear were nothing like the t-shirts […]
The History of Body Piercings – Ancient and Fascinating Around the World Body piercings have seen a resurgence of interest in the last ten to twenty years and are becoming more and more a part of the mainstream Western culture. Take a look at any fashion or entertainment magazine and you’ll see plenty of well-known […]
Why a High Waist Bikini Isn’t So Old Fashioned – A Brief History of the Bikini A high waist bikini from the 1950s may be considered retro or vintage but that wasn’t always the case. The modern bikini is an invention of the 20th century brought upon by changing shifts in society and fashion. The […]
The Definitive History of the T-Shirt Today the modern T-shirt has spawned a vast textile and fashion industry, worth over two-billion dollars to the world’s retail trade. The unlikely birth of the t-shirt was a rather unspectacular event, however this humble piece of attire was set to change the styles and fashions of cultures for […]
A Brief History of Makeup The cosmetics industry sells tens of billions of dollars annually to its customers worldwide. Advertisements for makeup, hair care products and the like abound and niche magazines promoting cosmetics are some of the very best sellers. While today’s cosmetics industry is amongst the most dominant markets, in fact makeup has […]
Makeup – Have You Ever Wondered About Its History? Cosmetics as a whole have been around for thousands of years. In the past some really strange items were used to enhance beauty, even a few have been down right lethal. What do you know about the history of makeup? Origins of makeup The use of […]