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Descriptive Essay: A Woman In Photography

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The woman in the picture is Sylvie Hirsch and she is in wearing a beautiful Dior skirt in the streets of Paris France, 1949. She is obviously a fashion model because only the famous or crazy take photos of themselves in the middle of the street. The photo is in black and white and Sylvie is looking up towards the sky, looking quite elegant and glamorous. She’s wearing a matching mushroom hat, pearl studs, feminine gloves and a wide belt tied around her tiny waist. The bodice is tight, showing off her figure and she isn’t wearing any padding. The V- shaped neckline extenuates her long neck. Even though you cannot see her shoes, they are probably opera pumps. There are blurry people in the back-round walking in the other direction, all with their backs turned. Probably not even paying any attention to Sylvie. The Paris streets look clean and paved. No potholes, no rubbish, no cracks or stains. Even the houses are new looking and orderly. Because everyone is wearing coats, I imagine that it’s chilly outside, but the skies are clear so it’s at least a sunny day. She is standing in the middle of the street between two buildings which makes for a nice picture. Sylvia’s outfit was designed by famous fashion designer, Christian Dior and Sylvie …show more content…

I am not just talking about Sylvie, I am talking about the fashion industry as a whole. A picture speaks 1000 words and this picture is doing a whole lot of talking right now. It very well might just be a pretty girl wearing nice clothes in the streets of Paris, but I am going to explore this a bit further. Read between the lines, so to speak. I won’t go into huge detail. In the fashion industry, being thin is in and everyone is literally dying to fit in. But it wasn’t always this way. When did it become a sin to be plump and what do we do about this thin

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