Superfine: Tailoring Black Style presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism.
my presence, the combination of my looks, tall and honey colored; my impeccable manners
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The popularity of Indian textiles is evidenced in the number of words that have made their way into English: calico, pajama, gingham, dungaree, chintz, and khaki.
Resist dyeing, also known by the Malay term batik, works in the opposite manner,
In the wake of Abstract Expressionism, a number of painters developed strategies that both extended the life of painting while simultaneously pointing to its inevitable demise.
prewar avant-garde in a postwar context, but in a more conceptually provocative manner
Theologians established a parallel between Christ’s Passion and the Virgin’s compassion: while he suffered physically on the cross, she was crucified in spirit.
The manner in which the Virgin holds Christ is very particular.
His compositions are mostly invented and exhibit the most discriminating formal relationships, including those of color. In addition, Vermeer’s application of paint reveals extraordinary technical ability and time-consuming care.
Asleep ( 14.40.611) of about 1657 is probably Vermeer’s earliest scene of modern manners
Paolo Veronese’s paintings are grandiose and magnificent visions of the spectacle of sixteenth-century Venetian life. His art is inextricably linked to the idea of opulence and splendor in Renaissance Venice.
such regal pomp and circumstance, such majestic actions, such weighty and decorous manner
Furniture in the early Baroque, or William and Mary, style broke away from the solid, horizontal massing and rectilinear outlines of the preceding era.
Once in America, Searle and Dennis continued to produce objects in the same manner
Inscription: On the recto at the center top: the monogram Ad was added by another hand in thicker, more reddish brown ink.Marking: Inscribed in brown ink on the verso at the center top: 1493; at the lower left, a collector’s stamp about 8mm in diameter, in reddish brown: MUZ LUBOM Sorrounding the letters IO (or the number 10?)Watermark: three fleurs-de-lis in a shield, with a crown and flower and a suspended letter t (similar to Piccard XIII (III), no
series of sketches of pillows, exploring the effects of light on the folds in a manner
To fashion these blades, the smith not only must possess physical strength, but also patience, dexterity, and a refined eye for the limits of the material and the beauty of a finished sword.
Modern smiths making Japanese swords in the traditional manner still use this type
