The decade of the 1950s saw women's clothing in China lose all aesthetic significance after the founding of New China. After experiencing the Great Leap Forward [*note] and the People's Communalization Movement [*note], Chinese women's ...
The full decade of the Cultural Revolution movement from 1966 to 1976 saw China's fashion go underground, buried under a sea of grass green army uniforms and Mao suits. But by the end of the year 1976, the winter of fashion discontent was ...
Yi people have a tradition of wearing colorful headgear, which is part of their unique culture. Yi people have many sayings about the tradition, such as "Birds are pretty because of their features, and people are pretty because of their ...
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DOE's Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium (MSSLC) has released the results of a voluntary web-based inventory survey of public street and area lighting across the U.S., conducted during the latter half of 2013 and intended to ...
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Despite the hype, wearables are poised to make good on their promise to have substantial influence on society and business, according to a new report from PwC. Consumers seem to be excited by the potential of wearables, regardless of the ...
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The DuPont Green Living Survey: India, conducted by TNS Global, found that a majority of Indian consumers are familiar with green products, have confidence that green products are better for the environment, and feel that biobased ...
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Petition claims the toys are 'unsuitable to be sold alongside Barbie dolls and Disney characters.' A campaign has launched in the US to remove a line of Breaking Bad action figures from Toys R Us stores. Susan Meyers has launched the ...
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Yepme.com, one of the leading online fashion brands of India, has signed Bollywood’s superstar Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador. Yepme.com will introduce the actor as its brand ambassador through an extensive television ...
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Chevrolet has reached a big number in mini cars, surpassing 1 million sales worldwide of the Spark and Beat. It is fresh evidence of Chevrolet's small car lineup attracting more people to the brand around the world. Earlier this year, ...
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Pre-school specialist reports significant growth in the two years and above age range. Christmas 2014 is already shaping up to be another successful one for Orchard Toys, thanks to significant growth in the pre-school sector. The firm ...
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“There is a great demand for Flappy Bird product," said Francesca Lisle, Lisle International. The UK merchandise programme for Flappy Bird is taking off, with plush toys, key rings and an annual on the way. Lisle International ...
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Happy Family, a premium organic food brand for babies, has launched Happy Tot Grow & Shine Organic Toddler Milk. Happy Tot Grow & Shine Organic Toddler Milk claims to provide an additional source of vitamins and minerals to help grow ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) 1.2 kV six-pack power module family with a new 20A all-SiC module suited for 5-15 kW three-phase applications. Based on Cree’s C2M SiC MOSFET and Z-Rec SiC Schottky ...
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The Shullman Research Center found that 21 percent of U.S. adults who plan Christmas shopping expect to purchase jewelry this year; however, the percentage increases dramatically for the top 41 percent of households, or those earning ...
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Bereavement clothing, the attires worn by mourners during the funeral rituals of a deceased, will be the subject of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s forthcoming fall season exhibition. Slated to take place from October ...
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