fashion — Two major fashion shows are held each February and each September, the Pasarela Cibeles in Madrid and the Salón Gaudí in Barcelona. These are the shop window for an industry which in 1995 was employing up to 180,000 personnel and producing… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
direct — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 aim ADVERB ▪ mainly, mostly, primarily, principally ▪ Tax cuts have been directed primarily at the better off. ▪ His anger was mostly directed towards/toward Peter … Collocations dictionary
Situation awareness — Situation awareness, or SA, is the perception of environmental elements within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status in the near future. It is also a field of study concerned with… … Wikipedia
History of fashion design — The first fashion designer who was not merely a dressmaker was (Charles Frederick Worth) (1826–1895). Before the former draper set up his maison couture fashion house in Paris, fashion creation and inspiration was handled by largely unknown… … Wikipedia
FAD (disambiguation) — FAD normally stands for flavin adenine dinucleotide.A fad is a fashion that becomes popular in a culture for a short time.FAD may also stand for: *FAD assault rifle, a bullpup rifle of Peruvian origin *Familial Alzheimer disease, an uncommon form … Wikipedia
Advertising, marketing, and branding — Fashion advertising and marketing, it could be argued, dates back to ancient Mesopotamia when wall carvings and drinking vessels served as advertisements for the fashion of the times. Later, paintings of aristocrats in fashionable dress provided… … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 … Wikipedia
