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7 unusual facts about clothing


Bauchi State

There are cultural similarities in the people's language, occupational practices, festivals, dress and there is a high degree of ethnic interaction especially in marriage and economic existence.

Cathedral Treasure

Clothing from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, either Portuguese or Oriental.

G2000

Tien also founded another clothing retailer U2 Clothing at the same time, which operates under the company G2000 Apparel Limited.

Genesius, Bishop of Clermont

After serving as bishop for five years, fearing for his own soul, he left Clermont secretly and went to Rome in the garb of a pilgrim.

International Federation Textile-Clothing

Investors Fiduciary Trust Company (or "IFTC"), a Missouri trust company in Kansas City which was acquired by State Street Corporation in 1995.

Radici Group

Fibres applications: apparel, home furnishings and automotive interiors, residential and automotive use, tailor-made products for automotive applications, such as tyre cord, airbags, filters, hoses and belts.

Saint Fabiola

On the day before Easter, following the death of her second consort, she appeared before the gates of the Lateran basilica, dressed in penitential garb, and did public penance for her sin, which made a great impression upon the Christian population of Rome.


A Neverending Dream

The music video is strongly themed on Middle Eastern culture with singer Natalie Horler dancing in traditional clothing in front of backdrops like the desert, a typical harem and hammam.

Amburbium

The female priest in fillets leads the Vestal chorus; for her alone is it right to look upon the Minerva brought from Troy.

Atkinsons

The store has been trading for over 130 years and sells a broad range of merchandise including clothing, furnishings, lighting, gifts, jewellery, toys, cookers and televisions.

Bagn Bygdesamling

The permanent display consists of artifacts from both the Stone Age and Iron Age, textiles and clothing, furniture and kitchen items and artifacts from the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

Billy doll

Billy and Carlos donned drag in 1999, with Billy dressed in a gingham checkered pantsuit as "Dolly" and Carlos as "Carmen" in a polka dot outfit reminiscent of those worn by Carmen Miranda.

Broadcloth

Around 1500, broadcloth was made in a number of districts of England, including Essex and Suffolk in southern East Anglia, the West Country Clothing District (Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, east Somerset - sometimes with adjacent areas), at Worcester, Coventry, Cranbrook in Kent and some other places.

Catholic school uniform

The Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. also wore clothing resembling Catholic school uniforms in a video for their song "Ya Soshla S Uma" (also known by the title of its English-language version, "All the Things She Said").

Chaffee, Missouri

The Columbia Sportswear factory, Florsheim Shoe Company, and Thorngate Clothing Company all announced that they were idling their plants and laying off workers.

Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers

By the year 2000, Brisbane was fast growing as an alternative for business from Sydney and Melbourne as major international companies such as Virgin Australia, Boeing Australia, Mincom Limited and Billabong (clothing) set up their head offices in Queensland.

County Square

On 20 March 2007, County Square opened its new extended shopping mall to accommodate its new anchor store Debenhams, as well as stores such as New Look, Jane Norman, H&M, Next, River Island and Waterstones.

Cultural depictions of Edward II of England

Steven Waddington in Derek Jarman's 1991 cinematic version of Christopher Marlowe's play - which utilized 20th century clothing and gay rights marches as an aspect of the story.

Declare Yourself

The ads drew national media attention, particularly those of actress Jessica Alba, who wears no visible clothing and is bound with black tape over her mouth and chest.

Elena-Maria Smon Wolays

Smon Wolay has also deejayed at the Swedish Sex and the City 2 gala premiere, Way Out West Festival music festival, the wedding of Jan Bengtsson (heir to clothing company H&M) and Cirkusprinsessan - an international circus world championship for females only.

Elizabethan Lizard

Their artistic aesthetic focuses mainly on a comical mixture of Elizabethan era clothing and Reptiles.

Forbes March

He soon started working as a model and did print work for Armani, Tommy H. and Marlboro Clothing, later quitting modeling to attend the Lee Strasberg Acting Institute on a full scholarship.

Han Fu

Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese ethnic group

Hitman in the City

Other sponsors included Acer, Institute Estetica De Beaute, Seksun Precision Engineering, Great World City, Fits Clothing, National Apparel and the now-defunct Singapore branch of Au Bon Pain.

I See the Rain

The Marmalade's original recording also featured in a major clothing chain worldwide advertisement campaign in 2002 featuring Dennis Hopper and Christina Ricci “The Gap - Two White Shirts (version 2)”, directed by the Coen brothers

Ilminster

The town has a selection of shops including a traditional Edwardian-style clothing and soft furnishings store called Dyers.

Japan Patent Office

In fact, Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, decreed in 1721 the "Ban on Novelty" (新規御法度 shinki gohatto), which was intended to prohibit everything novel, especially clothing of rich design.

Joe Simko

Simko has created artwork for clients and organizations including Topps, Ride Snowboards, Sims Snowboards, Outlook Skateboards, The Gotham Girls Roller Derby League, Fangoria Magazine, New York Hardcore Tattoos, Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend, Monster Mania, JLO Hangtag for Andy Hilfiger, and the NYC clothing boutinque Live Fast.

Kendall Brown

Brown has a sponsorship with Roxy, the women's brand of the Australian surfing company Quiksilver.

L.L.Bean Signature

L.L.Bean is a privately held mail-order, online and retail company based in Freeport, Maine, United States, specializing in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment.

Lafuma

They also offer a wide variety of other equipment, earning comparisons to United States based companies such as Patagonia and Columbia Sportswear.

Luggage of the Gods!

When they leave the tribe, they find clothing, cassettes, and counterfeit paintings, which wreak havoc on the power structure and economy of the tribe.

Mambo

Mambo Graphics, the company behind the Australian surf clothing brand Mambo

Mike Sharpe

Sharpe is described in at least three books by former wrestling personalities (Tom "Dynamite Kid" Billington, Hulk Hogan and Gary Michael Cappetta) as having shown characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder, as evidenced by a preoccupation with cleanliness that caused him to spend hours washing his hands or showering at arenas and meticulously folding and re-folding his clothing.

Murder of Hannah Williams

Initially the body was speculatively identified as that of Danielle Jones, who had been missing from East Tilbury in Essex since 18 June 2001, but it was soon firmly identified by Williams's distinctive clothing.

My First Mister

In an effort to secure employment at the upscale Century City Mall in Los Angeles, Jennifer (Sobieski), a 17-year-old "goth-punk" girl, makes a nuisance of herself at a clothing store run by 49-year-old Randall Harris (Brooks), who eventually hires her on a trial basis as a stockroom clerk.

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Clothing manufacturer Urban Outfitters consolidated its Philadelphia headquarters on the site, while Tasty Baking Company, makers of Tastykakes, has moved their bakery to the 26th Street side of The Yard.

Pucca

The Wonder Girls are acting as models for the brand, which will also involve 17 other fashionistas that will be designing the clothing line.

Richard Maponya

With the capital acquired he attempted to open a clothing retailer in Soweto, but was blocked by the government's refusal to grant him a licence – despite the intervention by the law firm created by Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela.

Royal Voluntary Service

When troops returned to ports after the evacuation at Dunkirk, members of the WVS were there to greet them and hand out food, drink and warm clothing.

Saint Ouen, Jersey

The traditional nickname for St. Ouennais is Gris Ventres (grey bellies) - a reference to the custom of men from the parish to wear jerseys of undyed wool, which distinguished them from men from other parishes who generally wore blue.

Sarah Murdoch

As a fashion model she appeared in campaigns for Bonds (clothing), L'Oréal, Revlon, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent and Estée Lauder, as well as the 1999 and 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues.

Silvan Elves

In the 1977 animated adaption of The Hobbit, The Wood Elves are depicted as having fair hair and pale lavender skin, with clothing predominantly brown and olive coloured garb.

SIMAN

ALSISA is in charge of operating the franchise since 2002 of the Spanish group Inditex in Central America with the clothing stores Zara, Pull and Bear Bershka, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius.

Slut

The adjective "slutty" carries a similar connotation, but can be applied both to people and to clothing and accessories, such as Halloween costumes.

Stefan Janoski

Janoski was handpicked as a team member for Stevie Williams's clothing company Asphalt Yacht Club (AYC) that was launched in mid-July 2013.

Stephen Silver

He worked for clothing company No Fear in 1996, before he got his first job in animation at Warner Brothers in 1997.

Suzy Creamcheese

A 1960s-1970s Las Vegas boutique named for the character is mentioned in the film Casino when Jennifer Santoro tells Ginger (Sharon Stone) about an article of clothing in the shop.

Teofilo Ruiz

In 1961, Ruiz left Cuba for Miami with "only three changes of clothing, $45, a box of Cuban cigars to sell and a Spanish translation of Jacob Burckhardt's A History of Greek Civilization."

The Blum Store

The store was comparable in quality, style, and reputation to larger chains Bonwit Teller and Lord & Taylor and was one of the premier chains headquartered in Philadelphia, selling women's clothing and accessories and children's clothing.

Thermal manikin

Thermal manikins are primarily used in automotive, indoor environment, outdoor environment, military and clothing research.

Tjerita Si Tjonat

He contrasts this with a discussion written by Tirto Adhi Soerjo regarding the cultural roles in the Indies, in which individuals had to wear clothing in accordance to their ethnic identity, for which failure to abide meant punishment at the hands of police.

UGG

UGG Australia, a brand of footwear, bags, clothing and other goods

Uptons

(which comprised the clothing chains Millers Outpost, Levi's Outlet by M.O.S.T., Dockers Outlet by M.O.S.T., Juxtapose and Anchor Blue).

Victory Monument BTS Station

There are many food stalls, clothing shops and malls around the station, as the monument is a major BMTA bus stop of Bangkok and also van terminals from suburbs and provinces around the capital.

Your Squaw Is on the Warpath

The album cover shows Lynn dressed in Native American clothing, out in the wilderness with her left hand over her head as if she is searching for something.


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