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3 days ago · The Baroque ( UK: / bəˈrɒk / bə-ROK, US: /- ˈroʊk / -ROHK; French: [baʁɔk]) or Baroquism [1] is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. [2] It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past ...
3 days ago · Slashing at its height: Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, c. 1514 A French reinterpretation of Spanish fashion, with elaborate reticella ruff, 1609 By the first half of the 16th century, the clothing of the Low Countries, German states, and Scandinavia had developed in a different direction than that of England, France, and Italy, although all absorbed ...
1 day ago · Neoclassicism is a revival of the many styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period, [7] which coincided and reflected the developments in philosophy and other areas of the Age of Enlightenment, and was initially a reaction against the excesses of the preceding Rococo style. [8]
5 days ago · French women and Parisian women, in general, are known for their impeccable taste in fashion, including when wearing jeans. Over the years, jeans have become a classic staple in the Parisian women’s closet and French fashion. Today, I am sharing a Paris jeans guide on what jeans are popular in Paris right now and how to wear them.
6 days ago · Baroque architecture is a building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy and spread in Europe. The style took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and the absolutist state in defiance of the Reformation .
5 days ago · Rixo Meg Godet-Skirt Dress. £265. Rixo Aoife Silk Midi Dress. £325. Rixo Milly Leopard Coat. £485. From RIXO to Rejina Pyo, London is one of the world's fashion capitals. Read on for nine names in London fashion brands we love right now..
2 days ago · Traditional embroidery promotes ‘China chic’ in global fashion. Pan Yuzhen, a 77-year-old embroiderer, hails from Taijiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture. [Photo/Xinhua] Pan Yuzhen, a 77-year-old embroiderer, was thrilled to do the catwalk show in her hand-made Miao costumes last week in Guiyang, capital of ...
