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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Like it or not, on the job, appearance matters! But what's the right look for YOUR workplace? Or your NEXT one? Learn about the four levels of business dress, tips on accessories and grooming, and how to build an affordable wardrobe.
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Get the Summary of Richard Thompson Ford's Dress Codes in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Dress Codes" by Richard Thompson Ford explores the historical and social significance of fashion, particularly how clothing has been used to signify social status, enforce social hierarchies, and express individual identity. The book delves into the Elizabethan era's sumptuary laws, which regulated clothing based on social...
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What's your readers' fashion; preppy, punk, goth, a mix, or something altogether different? Author Tom Streissguth takes on the world of style, fashion, marketing, and the question of dress codes and uniforms, and the history of some of the more interesting fashion choices.
5) Dress Code
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In the spirit of works by Jia Tolentino and Anne Helen Peterson, a smart and incisive essay collection centered on the fashion industry-its history, its importance, why we wear what we wear, and why it matters, from Elle Magazine's fashion features director.
Why does fashion hold so much power over us? Most of us care about how we dress and how we present ourselves. Style offers clues about everything from class to which in-group we, belong to. Bad...
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In the spirit of works by Jia Tolentino and Anne Helen Peterson, a smart and incisive essay collection centered on the fashion industry-its history, its importance, why we wear what we wear, and why it matters-from Elle Magazine's fashion features director.
Why does fashion hold so much power over us? Most of us care about how we dress and how we present ourselves. Style offers clues about everything from class to which in-group we belong to. Bad...
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Dog 'n Bone
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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"Learn everything there is to know about how to look sharp and dress well. By following the simple rules and advice outlined, any man will be sartorially on point whatever the occasion. Whether you need advice on picking the ideal accessories, choosing a hairstyle that best suits your face shape, need help with manscaping, or want to know why the best fashion investment you can make is buying a good dark suit, The Dress Code is an invaluable guide...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
No dress code inspires more debate than that of Muslim women. The film explores the challenges of four practicing Muslim women in Toronto making decisions about their personal dress codes. When they decide to start or stop wearing hijab, they interact with different members of society who have different opinions and ideas about the hijab. Capturing both deep emotions and humor, the film unveils how the hijab carries many diverse meanings and messages...
Publisher
Learning Seed
Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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Clothing choices play a role in almost every social problem from school violence and drugs to poverty and gangs. To many, the word "fashion" means Paris, models, and high prices. In reality, fashion is basic self-expression for the only animals on the planet who wear clothes.. Why do we wear labels on the outside of clothes? Is body piercing a fashion or a fad? What's cool, what's hot? Why?. Learn: - Do you students judge each other by clothing? -...
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Great Britain has a long tradition of spectacular seasonal events, parties, pomp and ceremony. But times have moved on since the days of formal manners and dress codes and with many exclusive events now accessible to everyone, it can be tricky to know where to go, what to wear and how to act. Luckily, Her Ladyship is on hand to guide you through the social minefield of the British Season.
This practical guide will take you on a tour of all the best...
Publisher
h264
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Français
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In the little harbour village of St-Marie-La Mauderne, the vanishing fish stocks have plummeted a once thriving community into decline, forcing the fishermen to rely on government welfare. When a small company considers building a factory on the island, the inhabitants see an opportunity for the village to be restored to greatness. But the factory cannot be built without a resident doctor. Seeking to attract the young Doctor Lewis (David Boutin),...
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Fox News host and busy mother of eight E. D. Hill offers the antidote to permissive parenting by giving parents' permission to be in charge. Instructional and conversational, I'm Not Your Friend, I'm Your Parent challenges parents to reclaim their roles, make the hard decisions, and put their children's characters and well-being ahead of peer pressure and social status. With entertaining stories from her own family and those of others she has encountered...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 Mediation is different from litigation. It is a process where two parties compromise their way to a resolution, rather than fighting their way to victory. When the lawyers are out of the room, Tyler and Cameron try to avoid talking about the case itself.
#2 The twins were eventually forced to go to mediation, where they met with the mediator Tony Piazza. They thought...
16) Shameless
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English
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This is a deeply personal story of growing up within evangelical Christianity, and questioning its guidance on premarital sex.
Now updated with a new preface by the author!
Dani Fankhauser was 26, in a new city, and a virgin who'd never had a boyfriend. Her trust that God would bring her a perfect partner, as the Christian self-help books had promised, was fading. She worried she would never find love if she continued on the same path.
Shameless...
17) Prom babies
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English
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"A multi-generational novel beginning with three teen girls who become pregnant on prom night, and picking up as their three teens head to prom eighteen years later"--
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Your DEIJ efforts are stagnating because you continue to center whiteness. Creating a truly anti-racist organization requires learning how to identify and rectify the systemic, and often unconscious, centering of white culture and values in the workplace.
Corporate America continues to struggle with racial equity in a post-George Floyd world. As the United States becomes more diverse and the public consciousness continues to shift, successful racial...
19) The Progeny
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Evie Fairhaven was just trying to get through her sophomore year of high school when her world was turned upside down. Not only did she discover that she possessed special abilities but she learned her parents were not who she always thought they were. Pulled away from her home and friends, Evie is sent to Greece to spend the summer with her immortal parents and their coven. Immersed into the vampire lifestyle, Evie is completely out of her element....
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“Dressing Up and Dressing Down in America” captures the lifestyle and fashions from the "Leave It to Beaver" days that led Americans to dress up, but as time went by, they left the dress codes behind. Enjoy a blast from the past when Americans lived in safe neighborhoods and behind secure borders. A time when Elvis shocked the nation with his music and females idolized the King of Rock. In the 1960s, the Beatles and English Rock Stars came to...
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