DIANE'S CORNER ..
A-line, swing dresses, tunic and sheaths. Princess dresses, tent dresses, strapless or empire waist. Whether retro or vintage, minimalist or mermaid, babydoll or kimono, all of these styles of dresses are amazing and fun to enjoy.
No matter what the style of dress or the preferences of the women who are wearing them, National Dress Day is here to celebrate each and every one!
History of National Dress Day
Certainly the concept of dresses started out as a functional way for people to cover their bodies. Togas, shifts, robes and wrap dresses all find their place as part of the origins of dresses. Originally worn by both men and women, eventually the convenience of trousers became the preferred garb of choice for men, but women were still expected to wear dresses.
By the 14th and 15th centuries, in Europe at least, dresses became not only a functional way for a woman to cover her body but also started to become part of fashion trends. Covered in various embellishments and paired with extravagant accessories like hats and capes, dresses have continued to evolve ever since.
And even though women have been rocking pants on a regular basis for several decades now, there’s just something extra that can make a woman feel feminine and beautiful when she chooses to wear a dress.
National Dress Day was founded by fashion and dress designer, Ashley Lauren. It was first celebrated in 2016 to draw attention to the beauty of dresses, reliving and celebrating the memories that happen while wearing them. Ashley Lauren is a designer that focuses on formal wear, from prom and pageant dresses to wedding gowns, particularly with the purpose of accentuating a woman’s curves.
Today, National Dress Day can be celebrated in a variety of ways, whether by simply wearing a favorite comfortable dress to work for the day or going out on the town in the evening, dressed up to dance!
thanks, Michele, Picture Coordinator
- A blonde has been attending Blonde International Training College, a school set up to give blondes a chance to make it in the real world, for 10 years. She keeps failing this one class that she needs to graduate : basic math. The administrators need to get her out to make room for new students, but can't just give her the grade. So, they instead decide to ask her a simple math question at the graduation ceremony. If she answers correctly, she graduates.
Sure enough, she fails the class again, and shouldn't walk across the stage, but the admins invite her to the ceremony. They stand her before everyone and say, "Although you lack one class for graduation, we have decided to pass you if you can answer this one question. What is two plus two?" The blonde thinks about it for a while and finally says, "Four." The crowd stands up in objection and demands, "Give her another chance!!"
these two never gave up!
interpunction
MEANING:noun:
1. Punctuation.
2. A punctuation mark.
3. The insertion of punctuation marks in a text.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin inter- (between) + punctum (dot, point). Earliest documented use: 1617.
USAGE:“In one continuous plethoric outburst, uninterrupted of course by any form of interpunction, he expresses the universally present yet ever unsatisfiable desire for wholeness.”
Martinus Arnoud Bakker; Book Review; World Literature Today (Norman, Oklahoma); Winter 1994.
“Our life is full of interpunctions, or commas; death is but the period or full point.”
Thomas Jackson; Maran Atha; A. Maxey; 1657.
TODAY'S ARTIST thanks, Natalie
1. Punctuation.
2. A punctuation mark.
3. The insertion of punctuation marks in a text.
Martinus Arnoud Bakker; Book Review; World Literature Today (Norman, Oklahoma); Winter 1994.
“Our life is full of interpunctions, or commas; death is but the period or full point.”
Thomas Jackson; Maran Atha; A. Maxey; 1657.
Pablo Gabino Rey Sendón (known artistically as Pablo Rey)
is a Spanish painter artist born in Barcelona in 1968.
skies looked like this in Alaska