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Show T here are individuals who are satisfied with seeing their same American Eagle/ Hollister-clad selves mirrored in fellow students passing in the hall, and then there are those searching for something more. . y^<^W>^^ Attention individuality seekers: the power is in your own two hands, and one of your feet the one that pushes the pedal on the sewing machine. Yes, it is possible to sew your own fashion statement! Read on for helpful tips and guidelines. power your hands and one of your feet. To avoid looking "homemade" -in self-sewed clothing be sure to shop first. Be educated in what the current styles are and what fabric they are made of. This can be accomplished by a trip to the mall or by flipping through a magazine while standing in the checkout line at the grocery store. Fits Every design begins with a pattern. Be it the one brewing in the brain or in the book at the fabric store, patterns are the key to sewing perfection. A hint on pattern shopping: never pay full price! When done right, sewing can be inexpensive. However, if one foolishly pays full price for everything, the outcome will cost as much as the items in the display window at the mall. The first step is finding the perfect pattern. The second step is watching the sale fliers at your local fabric store of choice. Whether it's JoAnn's or Hancock Fabrics, there are always sale fliers that typically print a month prior to the sale date. During a sale, patterns sell for just a dollar or two. right by Weshe Graham v^ When searching for a pattern that fulfills your fashion needs and dreams, keep an eye out for those that provide a variety of style options within the same pattern envelope. For example, one pattern seems to fit every requirement for the design in mind except that it has cap sleeves and needs to be 3/4 length. Fear not, option B provides a pattern for the sleeve length of choice. Before leaving the store with the recently purchased pattern, be sure to read the required materials list and add the essentials to the shopping cart.' There is nothing worse than getting started on a project and coming to the realization that needed materials are missing. Follow the pattern's recommendation for fabric type. A tip for a satisfactory finished product: sew a mock up. Before cutting into yards of fabric intended for that perfect clothing item, make it out of an old sheet and perfect any needed alterations to ensure a perfect fit. Take notes and apply all lessons learned to the final masterpiece. Finding the right fabric can be very difficult, but don,^t be afraid to branch out. If a fabric store does not have the exact material needed for the design, then search elsewhere. Go to ROSS or T.J. Maxx and shop in the largest sizes possible for anything that has a perfect print. Use this spacious article of clothing for your project. For example, find a jarge circular skirt and use the fabric for that blouse in the pattern. Last but not least, do not be afraid to experiment. Anything goes, so don't hesitate to try something new. ere does it come from? Discovering the origins of modern fashion By:MeggleWoodfleld ?&4m. JESUS SANDALS * [Many women wear what » skeptics may call 'Jesus ISandals' in the summer months. Thoygh often associated with Jesus, Rome (Roman sandals) or Greece (Greek sandals) sandal Swearing was first recorded tet the end of the Paleolithic ^Period. Early pieces of footwear were made of wrappings of leather or dried grasses. Later |on, oval pieces of leather were developed and bound to the [foot by another piece of ,7*thin leather. Sandals are the successors to these bindings, jln Egyptian funeral chambers : we can see the many stages of ifootwear; originally made using straw, papyrus or palm fiber and later adorned with precious [stones and jewels. Sandals £were not found in Greece until the Greek empire began to expand and athletes for Greek games came from farther and colder climates. Eventually the local Greeks caught on and began wearing sandals to signify their social class. Romans, ;on the other hand, created durable leather thongs that we iow call flip-flops. HEAD SCARVES GAUGING MOCCASINS HEADBANDS Wearing a head scarf can mean many things to many people. Often worn as a fashion statement or for warmth they have had and still do have various meanings. For example; a red or scarlet headscarf was worn by women aligning themselves with Bolshevism in times of Russian Revolution and civil war. Christian women wore them in Medieval times to show that they were married and Christian nuns still wear a version of this headscarf known as a habit. Orthodox Jewish wear them because their beliefs require them to cover their hair and Russian Orthodox women wear one when they go to church to indicate their convictions. Muslim men and , women wear a form of headscarf that comes down over the shoulders and may cover part of the face to show their modesty. Gauging, or tribal stretching, originated in Asian, African and South Pacific cultures for decorative purposes. Tribes such as the Thai hill tribe stretched eariobes for both men and women. Roland Loomis, also known as Fakir Musafar, is credited with founding the "modern primitive" movement and the popularization of stretched eariobes in current culture. Modern primitives are people in developed nations who engage in body modificationritualsand practices while making reference or homage to the rite of passage practices in "primitive cultures." Musafar himself engages in these bodily modifications as part of a spiritual ritual as tribal peoples did in the past. However, the majority of people who gauge their ears do not necessarily consider themselves part of the "modern primitive" movement and gauge their ears for aesthetic reasons. In Mesopotamia circa 16001200 B.C. mountain people who lived on the border of Iran wore a type of soft shoe. These soft shoes were made of wraparound leather, similar to a moccasin. These moccasin type shoes are the most primitive form of foot covering but are now often associated with American Indians. All American Indian moccasins were originally made of soft leather stitched together with sinew. Though the basic construction of moccasins was similar throughout North America, moccasin patterns were subtly different in every tribe. The word "moccasin" comes from Algonquian Indians, the first tribe Europeans encountered. Though "moccasins" may be understood and accepted by all tribes at this point, most have their own native word for them. Today Native Americans still wear the moccasin during ceremonial times, and the look of the shoe has surged into the mainstream for both shoes and slippers. While most agree that headbands may be as old as 6000 B.C., some experts believe that headbands were actually copied from the early day of ; head wreaths in 475 B.C. t o ' ; V 330 B.C. In more recent times, headbands are associated with the 60's to go with hippie go-go boots, mini skirts or dresses. Hippies wore headbands in -••.•-'•• more of a ninja style around the crown of their head often made11 of flowers. In the 90's designers started creating more durable, elegant headbands with altered bra straps and sash hair bands.? In the mainstream, celebrities •;. started wearing headbands .4around 2008. Designers mimicked more ancient stylejs creating bands from leather and stones or replicated flowers. Today "hipsters" or nonmainstreamers wear stretchy hippie like headbands. Others . wear bandannas or cloth. Celebrities, or those wishing to dress up wear precious metal, jeweled, or fldwer adorned •» headbands that can go around the head in the hippie style or worn on top of the head. 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