Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Blashfield said that during the period of the Renaissance from 1250 to 1500, Italy was continually a battle-field, yet through all this strife the artists flourished. Hardly ever have chisel and brush been busier; in the midst of war, beauty began to take its shape...
...proportions and fitting, for if the waist be only half an inch too long or too short, or the skirt not have the proper flare, the whole effect is bad. The loose overcoats, now so popular, are another illustration. This coat, a first class one, will last in good shape four years, and then look better than a new cheap one. The Ulster is perhaps the best garment to get cheap, as it is only worn nights or stormy days, or for travelling, and a good one can be bought ready-made if you do not mind looking like...
...above outfit, with two or three pairs of extra trousers, will fit one out for the winter in good shape, and if selected carefully, will prove truly economical. Being in the business, it would be in bad taste to recommend my own firm. But put yourself in the hands of any one of the five or six first-class city tailors, one in whom you have confidence as to what is proper, artistic, and in good proportions...
...proportions and fitting, for if the waist be only half an inch too long or too short, or the skirt not have the proper flare, the whole effect is bad. The loose overcoats, now so popular, are another illustration. This coat, a first-class one, will last in good shape four years, and then look better than a new cheap one. The Ulster is perhaps the best garment to get cheap, as it is only worn nights or stormy days, or for travelling, and a good one can be bought ready-made if you do not mind looking like...
...above outfit, with two or three pairs of extra trousers, will fit one out for the winter in good shape, and if selected carefully, will prove truly economical. Being in the business, it would be in bad taste to recommend my own firm. But put yourself in the hands of any one of the five or six first-class city tailors, one in whom you have confidence as to what is proper, artistic, and in good proportions...