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Fashion and Its History Test 177
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fabrics look rely research succeeded
Many designers carefully (1) and plan a collection so that all the
items in it (2) cach other, and have the particular fashion (3)
which the company is known for or is going for. Rather frequently a designer
will look at what the fashion have been in previous seasons, keep
an (5) on what others in the fashion business are doing, and read
fashion forecasting magazines
They also (6)
on knowledge of their own customers to see which
styles (7) and which were less popular in past seasons. Such research
is combined with creative ideas to (8) a theme for a collection. Other
considerations must be taken into (9) as well, such as which season
the collection is designed for (e.8. choosing thinner, lighter (10)
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summer, thicker, warmer ones for winter)
Test 178
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part retained sly swept use wigs
The wearing of wigs dates from the earliest recorded times, it is known
for example, that the ancient Egyptians shaved their heads and wore (1)
to protect themselves from the sun and that the Assyrians, Phoenicians.
Greeks, and Romans also used artificial hairpieces at times
It was not until the 16th century, however, that the wig again became
a generally (2) form of adornment or corrective for nature's defects,
as in the case of Queen Elizabeth I. Men's perukes, or periwigs, for the
first time since ancient Egypt, came into widespread (3) in the
17th century, after Louis XIII began wearing one in 1624. By 1665 the
wir industry was established in France by the formation of a wigmakers
guild
The wig became a (4) class symbol for more than a century
In the 17th century it (5) its maximum development, covering the
back and shoulders and flowing down the chest. During the same century,
women also wore wigs, though less often than mendid. Certain professions
established specific wigs as (6) of their official costume, the practice
today only in some legal systems, notably that of the United
Kingdom Men's wigs in various forms were worn throughout the Westin
the 18th century, until the French and American revolutions (8)
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these and other symbols of social status
From the 18th century, women wore wigs and hairpieces, but only
on the (9) The popularity of women's naturally styled wigs in the
20th century, and openness about wearing them. (10)
especially after the development of wigs made from inexpensive synthetic
hairs In the Orient, wigs have been used rarely (11) in the traditional
theatre of China and Japan
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