• Silk Road Fashion is an interdisciplinary research project whose purpose is to investigate communication through clothing during the 1st millennium BC...
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  • and I have to say that 'Silk Roads' is what my old friend the historian Norman Stone used to describe as 'an old-fashioned good book'". According to...
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    Haute couture (redirect from High fashion)
    Asian elite began using silk in high fashion. As time went on, silk began to be traded leading to the creation of the "Silk Road", which was a boost to...
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    reach other places in the world, the art of silk production remained confined to China until the Silk Road opened at 114 BC. Even after trade opened, China...
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    Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced...
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    of Blondie in 1977. Susana Giménez wearing hotpants, 1977 Silk scarves were popular fashion accessories for women in the 1970s. Singer Barry Manilow wears...
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    Butterfly —— 2016 Fashion Review (Dec 2016 – Feb 2017) A World of Silks: International Silk Art Exhibition (Sep–Dec 2016) Silks from the Silk Road: Origin, Transmission...
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    centres in Bursa, and ultimately from Yuan Dynasty China via the Silk Road. A fashion for mi-parti or parti-coloured garments made of two contrasting fabrics...
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    contacts of Europeans with China had also directly influenced their fashion.: 4  Silk from China, as well as textiles from India and Turkey were extremely...
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    resurgence of interest in ethnic fashion from India and the Middle East, including harem pants, embroidered kurti, silk sashes, sarongs, gypsy tops, and...
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