
36. LIFESTYLE
This recently popular word must ring a bell. You probably know it from blogs and magazines. Lifestyle is a broad topic: from culinary, fashion, up to interior design, and upbringing. The mean ones claim that the meaning of the word is so broad that it can be both everything and… nothing 😉 Lifestyle alone has seemingly become a synonym for what’s fashionable, and not only describes the dull reality, but defines the up-to-date Western tendencies. That’s why it’s believed that exotic trips are way more lifestyle than getting on a bus in your own city, as well as gluten-free diet compared to regular cheese sandwiches. But everyone’s got their own lifestyle 😉 Both Twój Styl, a woman monthly magazine, as well as a funny YT channel – Abstrachuje.TV can be an example of lifestyle media. On my blog in the “lifestyle” section you can learn a few lessons from famous people and laugh at The Party Animal. On Telegraph.co.uk in a similar section you’ll be able to get a look into Mark Zuckerberg’s closet, and will find out how to be the best boss in the world. Both men and women reach for lifestyle articles: motorization fans, sport lovers, organic cosmetics fans. And what’s your lifestyle?
37. HYPE
Blatant or sensational promotion. We can refer to it as to a phenomenon of artificial “pumping” of popularity of a given product, and creating an atmosphere of excitement around it. It’s of course all due to PR agencies, who make their best to change their products into must haves of the season, advertising them, for example, in all the possible lifestyle magazines (see #36) ;). Have you ever wondered why everyone suddenly started wearing Nike Air Max? There’s hype for it. Or there was one – the hyped items’ ranking is whimsy, and sometimes even the best ones miss the changes at the top 😉 If something’s hype it means that you just can’t show yourself without it in the city. Of course, if we care what our most fashionable hipster-friends think, and get inspired by them 😉 The news about the hyped items spread faster by a word of mouth, on Internet sites, or in skateparks. I’m mentioning them not without a reason – “hype” is very often used by Swag lovers, and street wear products. It’s not all a bed of roses – on one hand it can lead you to something worth spotting, on the other – lack of your own opinion.
38. TRENCH
A coat. Most often with two rows of buttons, with a belt in the waist, shoulder straps, and raglan sleeves. Most often it’s sewn from waterproof gabardine type textiles. Loved by class fans of both sexes, its cut is formal, and has military roots. It all originated from an Englishman’s, Thomas Burberry’s (yeah, this Burberry 😉 ) idea in the second half of the 19th century. It provided reliable protection against the winds and the cold, so it won the hearts of the British very fast. During I WW the company manufactured over half a million pieces of this coat! That’s where the name comes from – trench – and that’s where it had it baptism of fire. It had to face the worst muds, and frosts of Normandy, and today it’s perfect for rainy autumn days 😉 A classic Burberry trench had the brand’s check on the linen, and was featured in khaki, olive, beige, navy, and grey. After some time Hollywood also fell in love with the coat (can anyone imagine Humphrey Bogart form “Casablanca” in a different coat? :D), and the designers started competing coming up with variations about it. In the 60s Mary Quant promoted a shiny vinyl version of the coat, and in 1980’s movie “American Gigolo” Lauren Hutton wore an oversized trench, and since the 90s Comme des Garcons fashion house has already managed to change its cut a couple of times. Today even Burberry steps away from its classic trench and for SS 2016 they promote a pastel… lacy trench! 😉
39. DIY / D.I.Y
The acronym stands for Do It Yourself – the idea to create everything (that can be created that way) with your own hands 😉 The word has its roots in the hippie and punk culture, the lovers of creating magazines (so called zins), posters, shirts, or CD covers all by themselves. DIY is a popular hobby among creative arts fans, as well as computer hackers, and all kinds of home specialist, who can modify the operational system of their computer by them own, or build a clock 😀 It’s recently become such a popular way to spend your free time that even builder and electronic companies sell “DIY” sets 😉 Specialist DIY stores, offering, for example, decoupage, beads and jewelry materials, or specialist tools, spring up like mushrooms. Do It Yourself Youtube channels (DIY Supreme), and thematic portals (Spryciarze.pl), are getting more and more popular. If you love getting handmade items with a soul, take a look at Dawanda.com, and if you feel like relaxing and stretching your fingers yourself – look for DYI courses on the Internet (organized by, for example, Krakowskie Szkoły Artystyczne – Cracow Art Schools) or base upon a couple of many tutorials available 😉
40. NEW LOOK
An unofficial name for the famous collection of Christian Dior created on February 12th, 1947. The designer himself entitled the spring collection “Corolle” (flower crown), but the name created by the legendary Harper’s Bazaar chief editor has become the one that’s really recognizable. Carmen Snow is said to have shouted during the show: “It’s such a new look!”. 90 looks that monsieur Dior came up with totally changed the way feminine clothing was thought about, and was a teaser of a real revolution! Fairy tale like, strongly tucked skirts, and little jackets were different to post war restrained fashion. The designer rebelled also against the saving policy and didn’t skimp on crispy taffeta – he used over 30m of fabric for one! 😉 It’s thanks to him that hourglass figure became wanted – a narrow waist, exposed breasts, and accentuated hips. Especially admired among his designs was a skirt finishing directly 39,5 above the ground, and a jacket known as Bar Jacket, with a peplum in the shape of a glass. The collection promptly became the synonym for luxury, and Marlene Dietrich herself fell in love with the feminine crepe and long sleeves. Fashion houses all around the world eagerly come back to the New Look. Raf Simons paid tribute to Dior’s debutant collection in 2012, and his style’s influence is to be seen in Dolce&Gabbana, or Giambattista Valli designs.
Bardzo ciekawe artykuły. Bardzo lubię historię, a tu można dowiedzieć się dużo ciekawych rzeczy.
Adam, cieszę się! 🙂 Lubię ten cykl za to, że łączy przyjemne z pożytecznym. Sama dowiaduję się wielu nowych dla mnie rzeczy, wiedzy nigdy za wiele!
Super post! ;*
Dziękuję 🙂 :*
konkretna dawka wiedzy, dziękuję bardzo:)
Tamara, nie dodajesz nic na snapa czy tylko ja z jakiegoś powodu tego nie widzę?;)
Kochana, niestety nie mogę dodawać w Afryce 🙁 Już niedługo wszystko nadrobię :*