Fashion History

Some facts I found while having some time to surf the net (:

Enjoy!

Fashion industry has a lot of secrets we don’t know. Here are just 10 of those. Some are funny, others are simply interesting.

Everyone has seen buttons on sleeves of jackets but few people know that it was Napoleon Bonaparte who introduced this idea. He ordered his tailors to sew buttons to sleeves so that soldiers didn’t mop their running noses using sleeves.

Up to the 19th century there were no models, and designers had to use little dolls to demonstrate their creations to customers. It was a good idea because designers didn’t have to spend a lot of money for runway shows and little fabric was necessary to make those garments.

Many celebrity men wear beards now (Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, etc.) However, if they had lived in Russia when Peter the Great was the tsar they would have paid a special tax for their beards. This tax was introduced to make Russian men shave their beards and look in a more European way.

Modern women can’t live without jewelry. But it was men who started wearing jewelry in the first place to demonstrate their social status.

Short haircuts are pretty ordinary nowadays and no one gets surprised when a girl with short hair passes him by. Nevertheless, it hasn’t been always like this. Some time ago only unfaithful wives used to wear short hair. The hair was cut short to mark the stamp of infamy.

You might have noticed that being pregnant is very popular in Hollywood now. (Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, Kelly Preston, Christina Applegate, etc.) However, this trend is not new actually. In the 15th century pregnancy was so fashionable that girls who didn’t expect babies used to put small pillows under their clothing to create the illusion of baby-bumps.

Today natural bushy eye brows are in vogue, but during the Renaissance period fashionistas used to shave their brows off. A good example of this trend is Mona Lisa picture.

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Didn't had time to post my new hair cut until i was suffering from serious food allergy yesterday ):

tried this new type of canned abalone, its called Limpets. And immediately broke into severe pain and itch.

Went to the doctor who wanted to give me pills, but diagnosed that my condition was serious and decided to give me a jab on the butt.

but apparently it wasn't strong enough so she gave me another jab on the arm. and it still hurts!

i thought it was better. But as soon as i stepped out of the clinic, i started to have difficulties breathing, couldnt walk and i was shivering all over ):

Papa decided that I had to go to the hospital, and so I went, but i refused to take the ambulance. Thankfully there was a new hospital in the north area and i reached there in about 10 mins. If i had to go to SGH, i'll prolly faint.

My brother put me on the wheelchair cos i really couldn't walk anymore. He later pushed me into this room where there was beds and doctors and nurses and machines. I was shivering badly and couldn't breathe properly. The doctor gave me a jab in the end to flush out the allergy thingy. and the side effects of that drug made me had this never-ending headache and i kept tossing and turning on the bed cos it was really very uncomfortable. 

My condition seemed to be improving but my blood pressure was too low. So the doctor put me on the drip and she said if I finished the drip I could leave. but apparently after one drip my blood pressure was still too low,( i think it was 103/52) so I had to be put on another drip. 

there was this period of time i tossed so much blood started flowing out in the tube, instead of the liquid flowing into my body. then i just stared at the bloody tube, trying to figure out how to get the blood back into the body. then suddenly the machine which measures my heartbeat and blood pressure started beeping really loudly, and i tilted my head to look at it. the blood pressure fell to (90+/43). I was so freaked out, cos the normal levels should be approx(120/80). Luckily it was cos of my tossing and turning that the wrap around my arm came loose. phew. if after one packet of drip and my blood pressure dipped even lower, i'm a goner.

I was kept for observation for like 5 hours, and my last meal was my lunch ): Kinda got out of the clinic at 3plus am. before i left, there was this new patient who walked in the area. He's like super cool. he just pointed that he wanted the bed and not the armchair. He pushed up his long sleeve shirt, and shirt: I have allergy, rashes, and pointed to his hand. then the nurse gave him some medicine and jab, he played with his phone for a while, and went to sleep. so calm. so peaceful. so cool.

and me,on the bed next to him, was in a mess. Couldn't walk, difficulty in breathing, crying from the pain from the jabs. yes i hate and i'm really scared of injections. and the doctor had to wipe my tears away. couldn't move a bit or care how messy my hair looked. With a tube pricked into my hand.

That guy is cool.

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snip snip snip. I cut off my long long hair (5th January)

1. I was feeling depressed at work and needed to have a medium to explode
2. During peak periods when i only have 5 hours of sleep and 15plus hours of work, sometimes including weekend. and its really a hassle trying to wash and blow dry my long hair in the wee hours when i'm half dead. bahh
3. I wanted a change in my hairstyle. Work just forced me to make the decision fast. The first time i snipped it shorter than this length, i took 6 months to consider. now.. maybe 6 days

My precious sleep

You know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
You see I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you

You came along just like a song
And brightened my day
Who would have believed that you were part of a dream
Now it all seems light years away

And now you know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
You see I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile

Now some people say happiness takes so very long to find
Well, I'm finding it hard leaving your love behind me

And you see I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
You see I feel glad when you're glad
I feel sad when you're sad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you

Life

You know you are depressed when even thinking of your favourite food can't make you smile

You know you are very depressed when you see your favourite food that used to make you all excited and happy but yet u don't wanna have it now

You know you are extremely depressed when your mind tells you your favourite food tasted extremely good and how much it used to make you happy and excited over, your stomach tells you it's craving for you, but you just have no appetite

You know that you are depressed to the max when u just wanna go on a hunger strike and refuse to eat even when u have your favourite food, and when stomach rumbles that it's hungry.

You know you are tired when you keep knocking into things at home cos u simply can't seem them

You know you are really tired when you cook instant noodles and open both sides of the packet.

You know you really sleep deprived when you re typing with the iPhone inverted

Balloons of love

For the love and things that are worth it, hold them tight and never let go



For things and love that are not worth the love, let it fly away with the wind

a new year with a recap of the previous year

Goodbye 2011 and Hello 2011!

The beginning of the new year, makes me wanna make some new year wishes. Hopefully they will come through!

1. Be a super girl and survive peak

2. Knock off work before the sky turns from blue to black

3. Go to the beach more often

4. sit on swings more

5. sing more

6. laugh more

7. Travel more

8. Do manicure more often (:

9. Get my hair permed

10. Take more photos

11. Take more neoprints

12.Spend more time with my family

13. Spend more time with my cousin

14. Play with my adorable niece more often <3

Happy new year!

lala (;