Fashion
Questions
1. Do you like fashion?
2. What do you think of the fashion industry?
3. How would you describe your fashion?
4. Would you like to be a fashion model?
5. How important is fashion today compared with in the past?
6. Do you have a favourite fashion designer?
7. Do you have your own fashion or follow the crowds?
8. What do you think of the fashion in other countries?
Videos
The 2018 World Cup football is a nod back to an iconic design.
When you think of a soccer ball, you probably imagine a classic black-and-white paneled ball. It’s known
When you think of a soccer ball, you probably imagine a classic black-and-white paneled ball. It’s known
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as the Telstar ball, and it was created thanks to TV.
The 1966 World Cup in England was broadcast live across the globe and it was at this point that television became a huge part of the sport. Thanks to the BBC, it was seen by four hundred million people. But spotting the ball was a bit challenging.
Back then, soccer balls looked more like reddish-brown volleyballs. And on black-and-white TVs, it didn’t really stand out from the green field.
By the 1970 World Cup, the soccer ball had changed to that classic Telstar. The contrasting panels made it stand out on TV. Plus, the players loved it because the 32 panels brought the ball closer to an actual sphere.
This year’s World Cup ball is called the Telstar 18, a nod to the original design. While the panels have changed to just six propeller-shaped pieces to make the ball even more spherical, the black-and-white checkered design is back.
The 1966 World Cup in England was broadcast live across the globe and it was at this point that television became a huge part of the sport. Thanks to the BBC, it was seen by four hundred million people. But spotting the ball was a bit challenging.
Back then, soccer balls looked more like reddish-brown volleyballs. And on black-and-white TVs, it didn’t really stand out from the green field.
By the 1970 World Cup, the soccer ball had changed to that classic Telstar. The contrasting panels made it stand out on TV. Plus, the players loved it because the 32 panels brought the ball closer to an actual sphere.
This year’s World Cup ball is called the Telstar 18, a nod to the original design. While the panels have changed to just six propeller-shaped pieces to make the ball even more spherical, the black-and-white checkered design is back.
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Women’s minuscule pockets favor fashion over function – and it sucks.
It turns out that women went from having what some might call “superior” pockets to the ridiculously tiny
It turns out that women went from having what some might call “superior” pockets to the ridiculously tiny
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versions we have today. We’ve been asking for better pockets since the beginning of the 20th century, but somehow, not much has changed. What’s the hold up?
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Category: Art
Zara is the main brand of the Inditex group, the world’s largest apparel retailer. Here’s how they did it. Inditex also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home, and Uterqüe.
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As of 2016, the main owner of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, was the second wealthiest man in the world.
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Category: Art