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The Push For Plus: How A Small Part Of The Fashion Industry Hopes To Make Big Changes To The Plus-Size Women’S Fashion Market, Alexa Pipia
Capstones
67 percent of the American female population is plus-size, yet 85 percent of the clothing sold to women in the country does not fit them and is not created with them in mind. A select group of designers, stylists, models, modeling agencies, and students are taking initiative on how to take the stigma out of plus-size fashion.
Civil War Fashion: Foundations
Civil War Fashion: Foundations
Benjamin L. Harwood
On the undergarments worn during the 1860s including corsets, crinolines and drawers.
Civil War Fashion: The Keckley Quilt
Civil War Fashion: The Keckley Quilt
Benjamin L. Harwood
On the quilt made by Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley from scraps of Mary Todd Lincoln's dresses.
Fandemonium Virtual Tour
Benjamin L. Harwood
'Fandemonium,' an exhibition featuring fans from the permanent collection of the Kent State University Museum.
The Death Of Modesty: How The Decline In The Church’S Influence Along With Social And Cultural Factors In The Twentieth Century Directed Changing Views Of Modesty In America, Tracy-Ann M. Griffiths
The Death Of Modesty: How The Decline In The Church’S Influence Along With Social And Cultural Factors In The Twentieth Century Directed Changing Views Of Modesty In America, Tracy-Ann M. Griffiths
Honors College Theses
As the topic of modesty and its origin is explored the creation of modesty can be traced back to religion and religious teachings and texts. Since the early twentieth century America’s modesty standards and ideals have slowly changed. With the increase in the influence of celebrities in the 1930s and 1940s along with the decrease in the influence of the church starting with the religious reformation, the death of modesty in American society has resulted. The purpose of this paper is to show a relationship between the origin of modesty and religion as well as show that America’s acceptance of …