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Art Deco Glamour: Cultivating Elegance and Individuality for Women

Author : Thomas Jacob

Publisher : Thomas Jacob

Page : 52 pages

File Size : 34,58 MB

Release : 2024-02-19

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN :

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Step into the dazzling world of Art Deco and unleash your inner Diva! This captivating guide invites you to embrace the timeless elegance and audacious spirit of the Art Deco era, transforming your life into a masterpiece of self-expression and confidence. Forget trends and outdated notions of femininity – Art Deco Glamour empowers you to define your own version of grace, radiating individuality from the inside out. Within these pages you'll discover: The secrets of Deco beauty: Master iconic makeup techniques, explore glamorous hairstyles, and find your signature look, inspired by legendary figures like Coco Chanel and Marlene Dietrich. Transforming your space: Learn to channel the Deco aesthetic into your home, creating a sanctuary of style that reflects your personality and fuels your creativity. More than just dresses: Discover the transformative power of fashion beyond mere trends. Master the art of crafting outfits that flatter your figure and express your unique flair, drawing inspiration from iconic Deco silhouettes and modern interpretations. Unleashing your inner Diva: Cultivate the mindset of a Deco Diva – radiating confidence, embracing intellectual curiosity, and engaging with the world with wit and passion. Modernizing the legacy: Learn how the spirit of Art Deco lives on in contemporary fashion, design, and even music, and inject your own unique twist into this timeless aesthetic. This book is more than just a style guide; it's an invitation to embark on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Embrace the boldness, ignite your inner sparkle, and leave your mark on the world. Perfect for: Women seeking to cultivate confidence and embrace their individuality Fashion and beauty enthusiasts drawn to the glamour of the Art Deco era Home décor lovers inspired by geometric forms, luxurious textures, and bold statements Anyone seeking to add a touch of vintage flair and creative expression to their lives Ready to create your own Deco story? Dive in and let the magic begin!



Art Deco Knits

Author : Jemima Bicknell

Publisher : The Crowood Press

Page : 388 pages

File Size : 17,14 MB

Release : 2019-03-25

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1785005502

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The jazz age of the 1920s and 1930s is a particularly inspiring period in fashion design, well-known for its intricately embellished fabrics and elegant detail. Art Deco Knits aims to inspire the modern knitter who wishes to create a vintage-inspired wardrobe, or simply add a touch of Art Deco glamour to their knitting. Featuring valuable information on styles and silhouettes, fabrics and finishing techniques, this book celebrates the joy to be found in creating knitwear inspired by this most popular of eras, when fashion and self-expression became accessible to more women than ever before. Topics covered include tips on choosing yarns and adapting patterns to fit an Art Deco aesthetic; a collection of Art Deco-inspired stitch patterns; beading and embroidery techniques for creating uniquely embellished knitted fabrics and finally, finishing tips and techniques. Nine original patterns are included, each inspired by a particular facet of 1920s or 1930s style which can be used directly or adapted as a starting point for the knitters' imagination. Jemima Bicknell is an experienced knitting and crochet designer specializing in vintage-inspired designs. It is beautifully illustrated with 150 colour photographs and 64 original sketches.



The "new Woman" Revised

Author : Ellen Wiley Todd

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 464 pages

File Size : 41,59 MB

Release : 1993-01-01

Category : Art

ISBN : 9780520074712

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In the years between the world wars, Manhattan's Fourteenth Street-Union Square district became a center for commercial, cultural, and political activities, and hence a sensitive barometer of the dramatic social changes of the period. It was here that four urban realist painters--Kenneth Hayes Miller, Reginald Marsh, Raphael Soyer, and Isabel Bishop--placed their images of modern "new women." Bargain stores, cheap movie theaters, pinball arcades, and radical political organizations were the backdrop for the women shoppers, office and store workers, and consumers of mass culture portrayed by these artists. Ellen Wiley Todd deftly interprets the painters' complex images as they were refracted through the gender ideology of the period. This is a work of skillful interdisciplinary scholarship, combining recent insights from feminist art history, gender studies, and social and cultural theory. Drawing on a range of visual and verbal representations as well as biographical and critical texts, Todd balances the historical context surrounding the painters with nuanced analyses of how each artist's image of womanhood contributed to the continual redefining of the "new woman's" relationships to men, family, work, feminism, and sexuality.



Roman Art

Author : Nancy Lorraine Thompson

Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art

Page : 218 pages

File Size : 37,3 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Art, Roman

ISBN : 1588392228

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A complete introduction to the rich cultural legacy of Rome through the study of Roman art ... It includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-five works of art in the Roman collection organized in three thematic sections: Power and Authority in Roman Portraiture; Myth, Religion, and the Afterlife; and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. This resource also provides lesson plans and classroom activities."--Publisher website.



Women and the Making of the Modern House

Author : Alice T. Friedman

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 45,76 MB

Release : 2006-01-01

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 9780300117899

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Investigates how women patrons of architecture were essential catalysts for innovation in domestic architectural design. This book explores the challenges that unconventional attitudes and ways of life presented to architectural thinking, and to the architects themselves.





Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd

Author : Julian Palacios

Publisher : Plexus Publishing

Page : 841 pages

File Size : 41,8 MB

Release : 2015-06-29

Category : Music

ISBN : 0859658821

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Syd Barrett was an English composer and purveyor of some of the most intriguing music ever written. Famous before his twentieth birthday, Barrett led the charge of psychedelia onstage at London's famed UFO club. With a Fender Telecaster and a primitive Binson echo unit, Barrett liberated the guitar from being, in critic Simon Reynolds' words, 'a riff machine, and turned it into a texture and timbre generator.' His inspired celestial flights of improvisation, and his more structured and whimsical short songs indicated a mind of unusual inventiveness. Chief in Barrett's mind was a Zen-like insistence on spontaneity; each performance had to be unique, and Barrett strived to push his music farther and farther out into the zone of complete abstraction. This in-depth analysis of Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett's life and work is the product of years of extensive research. Lost in the Woods traces Syd's swift evolution from precocious young art student to acid-fuelled psychedelic rock star, and examines the myriad musical and literary influences that he utilised in composing his hypnotic, groundbreaking songs. A never-forgotten casualty of the excesses, innovations, and idealism of the 1960s, Syd Barrett is one of the most heavily mythologized men in rock, and Lost in the Woods offers a rare portrayal of a unique spirit in freefall.



Virtue and Beauty

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Page : pages

File Size : 30,43 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Art, Renaissance

ISBN : 9780691114569

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The Ethics of Identity

Author : Kwame Anthony Appiah

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 392 pages

File Size : 40,99 MB

Release : 2023-10-03

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 069125477X

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A bold vision of liberal humanism for navigating today’s complex world of growing identity politics and rising nationalism Collective identities such as race, nationality, religion, gender, and sexuality clamor for recognition and respect, sometimes at the expense of other things we value. To what extent do they constrain our freedom, and to what extent do they enable our individuality? Is diversity of value in itself? Has the rhetoric of human rights been overstretched? Kwame Anthony Appiah draws on thinkers through the ages and across the globe to explore such questions, developing an account of ethics that connects moral obligations with collective allegiances and that takes aim at clichés and received ideas about identity. This classic book takes seriously both the claims of individuality—the task of making a life—and the claims of identity, these large and often abstract social categories through which we define ourselves.



Architectural Digest

Author : Marie Kalt

Publisher : Rizzoli Publications

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 18,76 MB

Release : 2020-09-08

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 0847868486

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An unrivaled survey of the most exciting contemporary interior design across the globe, curated by the editors of ten international editions of Architectural Digest. Since 1920, Architectural Digest has celebrated design talents, innovative homes, and products--providing endless decoration, lifestyle, and travel inspiration. With ten global editions, the magazine is an authority renowned all over the world for publishing only the very best of today's interior design. In this new volume--spearheaded by AD France's editor in chief, Marie Kalt--the editors of Architectural Digest's international editions have teamed up to thoughtfully curate a collection of today's most exceptional interiors around the globe. These diverse residential spaces span from the United States and China, to France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Spain, India, Mexico, and the Middle East, presenting each country's unique "AD style manifesto" and the work of design luminaries such as Peter Marino, Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Jacques Grange, Joseph Dirand, and Bijoy Jain, to name a few. The featured projects range from Marc Jacobs's New York townhouse to Tommy Hilfiger's Connecticut abode and Seth Meyers's Manhattan duplex; a sumptuous eighteenth-century Italian villa and a Moroccan palace; Pierre Bergé's apartment and a hôtel particulier in Paris; a Majorca summer home; and a country house in Russia. Brimming with stunning images and rich international inspirations, this unparalleled compendium of global interiors is a must for every library of interior design.