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The bra company that landed on the moon
It’s 1967 and American society was shocked. All the newspaper headlines on January 28th said essentially the same thing: the three astronauts from the Apollo space program perished. The accident happened on the night of January 27th, when a fire broke out aboard of the space shuttle during a training on land. The US was competing with the Soviet Union to be the first to send a man to the moon. The space program began in 1961, and the relentless pressure of American society to produce results quickly was influencing all of the scientists involved. Now with a tragedy that…
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When a 5-year-old styled his mother’s bridal dress…
Just imagine… This is the second time this has happened to you. It’s going to be good? Is he the right man for me? How will my child react to it? Do I need this? Innumerable questions may storm the head of someone who is marrying for a second time, especially in the 1960s, when it was not so common (and acceptable).Joan Hamburger was in that dilemma after finding love for the second time and preparing herself for the marriage with Bill Kors, a businessman.She was fitting her dress, as any bride would do before the magical moment, and suddenly,…
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A humiliated man who built a fashion empire
August is the hottest month of the summer in Algeria, a country that is mainly formed by an arid landscape and a Mediterranean coast. If you see the photos of this unique country, you would never imagine that this was the birthplace of Yves Saint Laurent.Born on August 1, 1936, Yves was the fruit of the relationship between Charles and Lucienne, a French couple that were living in the Algerian coastal city of Oran. Under French colonial rule, the city became the second-largest city in Algeria. Yves Saint Laurent as a baby with Lucienne and Charles. 1938. (Musée Yves Saint…
