Use the photos posted in this feature for writing prompts, warm-up activities, drawing templates or as part of a photo analysis.
March 1957. “Women on board destroyer U.S.S. Maddox posing with sailors, modeling clothing with a nautical influence.” Photos by Christa for the Look magazine assignment “The Middy Look — Summer Clothes Go Nautical.”
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A little under 100 years ago, the modern look of the men’s suit was born. Over the past several decades, certain fashion trends and shifts have come and go, but overall the look remains basically the same. Today’s infographic traces the history of these changes, why they came about and some of each decade’s fashion icons. [VIA]
“Gimme head with hair
Long beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming,
Streaming, flaxen, waxen” — “Hair (1968)
We all have (or had) it. Sometimes it’s short, long, or shaven. It can come in an entire rainbow of colors either all natural or from a bottle, and most people complain they can never do a thing with it. However, how much do you really know about your hair? Today’s infographic presents some wild and amazing facts about human hair from the number of elements each strand may contain to the different colors, styling or hair and some hair history. [VIA]
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