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| Impact the Little Black Dress Had on Mountaineers 8 Karl Joseph Navy Blue Stitched NCAA Jersey Fashion Coco Chanel is credited with popularizing the little black dress in the flapper era, but she didn t invent it. The Fashion Historian website mentions a first sighting of the term, from the Oxford English Dictionary, in Henry James 1902 "Wings of a Dove": "She might fairly have been dressed tonight in the little black frock . that Milly had laid aside." Still earlier, Victorian beauty Lillie Langtry was said to have captured the attention of Pre Raphaelite painters and later the Prince of Wales, after appearing everywhere in a plain little black dress amid more colorful socialites. Just as Lillie Langtry originally wore her black dress as mourning apparel, World War I widows paved the way for the little black dresses of the 1920s. Parisian Coco Chanel streamlined the more ornate, beaded or embellished black gowns from earlier in the decade think "Downton Abbey" ncaa gear shop style and included the LBD as one component every modern woman should have in her wardrobe. In 1926, when "Vogue" published a picture of Chanel s simple crepe de Chine dress with pearls, the magazine said it was to fashion what Ford was to cars: "the frock that all the world will wear." By 1944, the magazine proclaimed that "Ten out of ten women have one." Women embraced the little black dress, as Chanel intended they would. What was different "was the idea that a dress can be used in different situations and ncaa baseball jerseys can be changed by the addition of accessories," said fashion historian Florence Muller, quoted on the Expatica website. It saved time and money. Suddenly, fashion was democratic and women of modest means could be chic too. Mail order versions of Paris fashions found their way into American homes after a lag time of a couple years, "Smithsonian" acknowledges. Model Romilly Collins wears the classic black Givenchy gown made for Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany s." The dress sold at the Christie s auction house in London. The LBD didn t lose its luster when it became popular. In fact, designers from Schiaparelli to Dior to Givenchy gave it annual updates, changing the shape and hemlines with the times. It attained icon status a second time with Audrey Hepburn s ultra glamorous take as Holly Golightly in the 1961 "Breakfast at Tiffany s."
Hurricanes 20 Ed Reed Orange Stitched NCAA Jerseys Imperfect ending for Richmond Heights with video Justin Rota s spinning layup with 2 seconds to go gave McDonald the lead. Rock s desperation shot from just beyond halfcourt fell short, and Richmond Heights (24 1) had its perfect season and dreams of a state berth crushed. "I thought it was going Mountaineers Blank Gold Stitched NCAA Jersey to drop," Rock said of his long heave. "It was right in line. regional final against Berlin Hiland, which defeated Windham in Tuesday s regional opener. "That was probably the toughest (postgame talk) I ve ever had to give," said Richmond Heights coach Don Gross. The Spartans were in the game throughout. They rebounded nicely from McDonald s biggest lead of the game (five points) when Rock buried a 3 pointer to cut McDonald s margin to 49 47 with 3 minutes remaining in the game. It was one of the precious few shots the Spartans made from behind the arc. While Richmond Heights was 17 of 37 inside the arc, they were only 4 of 19 from long distance. "No doubt, if we hit the outside shots, things open up for our big guy on the block," Gross said, referring to 6 foot 6 center Tommy Scales. Scales nearly had a triple double, scoring 10 points to go with nine rebounds, eight blocks and three assists. It was his rebound and putback with 1:40 to go that brought the Spartans within two, 51 49. McDonald s Matthias Tayala (19 points, LSU Tigers 3 Purple Stitched NCAA Jersey 11 rebounds) split a pair of free throws to give his team a three point lead. It was the only free throw in eight attempts made by the Blue Devils in the fourth quarter. Rata had a chance to put the game away, but missed two free throws late. The Spartans missed a 3 pointer with 24 seconds remaining, but Scales rebounded and kicked it to the corner for Ishaam Smith (13 points, five steals) for a game tying 3 pointer. The Blue Devils called a timeout to set up one last play. Rata, who had 10 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals, dribbled to his left, stutter stepped, then put up a running layup around Rock for the go ahead hoop. "We wanted to take away the back door cuts (on the last play)," Gross said, explaining why the paint was empty on Rata s drive. With only 1.5 seconds to get a shot off, there were few options besides Rock s deep heave. When the shot fell to the ground, Scales fell to the floor and covered his face with his hands. The team s lone senior, Brian Harris, crouched at the free throw line biting the edge Crimson Tide 3 Vinnie Sunseri Red Limited Stitched NCAA Jersey of his jersey in disappointment as the Blue Devils celebrated in front of him. The dream was over for now. "When we lost last year, we said this was the year we wanted to go all the way," Rock said. "We got a step closer. Now we ve got to get to work and get past this one. Hurricanes 20 Ed Reed Orange Stitched NCAA Jerseys |
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