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Styles from throughout the world: simple yet complex

Sanya Gaba — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:06:10 +0000

The dictionary definition of streetwear is straightforward: stylish, informal clothing. However, that characterization undersells what has grown into a multibillion-dollar retail phenomenon with roots in the 1980s and 1990s countercultures such as graffiti, hip-hop, skateboarding, and surfing.

After a long and exhausting day, wearing casual clothing allows you to unwind. People may or may not feel at ease in formal or party attire. It’s possible that uniforms aren’t cool enough for everyone! Casual outfits let people feel at ease while still making them seem fashionable. Streetwear, in particular, adds to the allure. You can dress any way you like and still be seen as a streetwear fashion icon by others. It is a simple method of dressing. In summary, streetwear is the creation, promotion, sale, and resale of casual clothing — primarily shoes, but also T-shirts and other things – outside of regular retail channels, frequently undermining the way the fashion industry has long defined and dictated how “cool” is made lucrative. The audience, and hence the target market, is primarily under the age of 25.

The strangest of outfit combinations make up the streetwear trend. Miniskirts can be worn with jeans and blazers. They have the option of exposing or concealing themselves, depending on their preference. In the name of street attire, boys can earn themselves a raucous look. They can accessorize with sleeveless t-shirts, scarves, low-rise jeans, and other accessories. They can wear monkey caps and cotton pants with doctor-sleeved t-shirts. Both men and women can dress in this quirky style.

At the same time, this style is simple and complex. To some sense, it represents rebellion. Teenagers choose to dress in this style since it offers them a unique look. Young girls and boys desire to be noticed, and wearing street clothes can help them get it. Rappers, guitarists, rock performers, and other artists prefer it as well. It catches people’s attention and makes them feel alive.

The mobility of people is often associated with streetwear fashion. It’s something that doesn’t follow any specific laws and is always changing and evolving in response to the street. Some claim that streetwear arose as a reaction to the mass-produced forms of “mall” fashion and that it was a means for people to express themselves by inventing their own styles in order to break free from the mainstream’s monotony.

Shawn Stussy pioneered street clothing in the United States. It evolved from a normal skate and surfing outfit to mainstream street fashion. This kind of attire was also popular among hip-hop stars. It quickly became a favorite among the young and the young at heart. Loose-fitting pants and tops that were almost three times the actual size were fashionable. In the United States, the Bermudas, jeans, t-shirts, baseball caps, and shoes have become the face of street clothing. Because the communities that developed streetwear were predominantly male-dominated, the style was first adopted and developed by men, displaying conventionally masculine looks. Streetwear began as a basic antidote to the complex, sophisticated fashions that were popular at the time. The formula was simple: people wore T-shirts and hoodies because they liked them. The comfort and self-expression of this uniform were intertwined.

Despite the fact that the streetwear trend originated in the United States, Japan has emerged as the market leader. After learning about street clothing in the United States, Japanese fashion designers began producing their own interpretations. The fashion-obsessed Japanese public interpreted streetwear fashion in their own unique way. They embellished it with their own embellishments to make it more opulent. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to defeat Japan in this game! Japanese streetwear fashion, in fact, streetwear fashion in general, is both simple and intricate. It’s not about high-end clothing or high-end textiles. It’s all about self-expression and originality. A streetwear fashion icon might be anyone.

The majority of big fashion labels, both high-end and mass-market, are incorporating streetwear into their plans. Indeed, 76 percent of respondents to our global industry study of fashion and retail executives anticipate streetwear will rise significantly over the next five years. Indeed, 76 percent of respondents stated they anticipate streetwear would continue to develop significantly over the next five years in a global study of fashion and retail sector executives that we just conducted.

Streetwear’s growing dominance has been highlighted by key occasions in the industry. A partnership between Supreme and Louis Vuitton in 2017 represented a watershed moment in the luxury fashion industry’s understanding of streetwear. In 2018, Vuitton named Virgil Abloh, a well-known streetwear designer, as creative director of menswear. Large-scale investment in streetwear has grown more prevalent elsewhere, with Supreme’s sale to The Carlyle Group in 2017 for an estimated US$500 million is the most recent example. Other streetwear labels, such as A Bathing Ape (BAPE) from Japan, got funding as early as 2011. Concepts, a footwear shop, partnered with Amazon-owned Zappos in 2018, and Stadium Goods was backed by LVMH.

What started as a fringe culture – literally starting with the printing of logos on T-shirts – has evolved into a major force in the fashion business, embraced by both men and women and spanning luxury and mass-market brands.

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The first cut-off list for undergraduate courses to be released by October 1.

Sanya Gaba — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:13:38 +0000

According to a top official, Delhi University is expected to disclose its first cut-off list for undergraduate programs by October 1. DU has previously stated that the first cut-off list would be released between September 8 and 10.

“By that time, the results of the CBSE compartment examination, optional examinations, and improvement will almost certainly have been announced, and the NEET, JEE exams will have also been completed,” the official said.

“We intend to begin on October 1st. Because the 2nd and 3rd of October being holidays, we will begin the admissions process on October 4th “Dean of Admissions, Professor Pinki Sharma, stated.

Meanwhile, according to official data, over 1.10 lakh applicants enrolled for undergraduate courses in the varsity’s admission site in just three days on August 5.

The portal went live on August 2, and registration for roughly 70,000 seats in undergraduate courses will close on August 31.

All UGC, COBSE, and education ministry authorized boards are recognized by DU.

Officials responded to a question about the recognition of various boards by saying that DU recognises all boards that are recognised by the University Grants Commission, Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE), and the Ministry of Education.

An official also informed the bulletin of information that the IB and University of Cambridge grade conversions have been completed. “An equivalence table will be posted on the Internet in due course.

The university’s Equivalence Committee will determine which subjects from other boards are equivalent to which subjects in CBSE, which would aid students in calculating their grades,” he added.

In the event that the boards do not offer marks in that ratio, an automatic calculator on the portal will calculate the marks for theory and practical in the ratio of 70:30, according to the senior faculty member.

“When it comes to courses like sketching, the ratio of theory to practical will be 30:70. As a result, it will be estimated ” added by him.

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BA(Hons)ENGLISH FROM DELHI UNIVERSITY – ABOUT COURSE,TOP COLLEGES,CAREER OPTION ETC

DU Times — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:42:10 +0000

Delhi University is a home of best colleges in the country . Among the courses offered English Hons is one of the most opted courses in Delhi University. English Hons as a course is all about developing knowledge and ones critical thinking ability. It gives the freedom to analyze the situations and judge and respond to novels, plays ,poetry, drama across different genres. Throughout the course we are taught literature of different culture about different social and political issue that were pertaining in different culture.

MISCONCEPTION REGARDING THE COURSE

Since the elementary level we are taught English in a pretty comprehensive way. We are taught grammar, ,language ,literature , writing etc. The students have a notion that it is the same way in the UG Program too. Very few students are aware of the fact that it is a literature program that deals with old and contemporary literature .Therefore , the ones who are really interested in reading literature should opt for this course.

MAJOR SUBJECTS THAT ARE COVERED IN ENGLISH HONS

In an extensive three year course students cover the following topics on semester basis

European Literature
Indian Literature
Indian Writing in English
British Literature
Women’s Writing
American Literature
20th Century British Literature
Popular Literature
Post Colonial Literature
Modern European Literature

The University has been known for its quality English Education and placement offered to English Literature students. The top colleges of DU with the best English Department are

St Stephens College
Lady Shri Ram College
Miranda House
Hindu College
Kamala Nehru College
Jesus and Mary College
Hansraj College
Sri Venkateshwara College
Gargi College
Indraprastha College

INTERNSHIP

During graduation try to do internship as much as possible in field such as journalism , copy writing , content writing ,teaching, PR . Join the Literature Society of your college you’ll be connected and hooked up to the course .

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Once you have done BA (Hons) English from Delhi University, there are a lot of opportunities waiting for you in the world. The most obvious one is that you can pursue masters and eventually do a Ph.D and opt for teaching or work as an English Language and literature Researcher. There are many other career opportunities such as in Editorial and Content Development , Language Expert and Translation Services , Publishing Career in leading firms , Civil Services and many more. Once you are graduated from Delhi University with a degree in English Hons ,you can try your hand in any field you want to .

Lastly , a degree in English Hons from Delhi University expand your horizons and give you abundant experience in this field .

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ICCR To Honour Founding Father Of Bangladesh at DU

DU Times — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:37:03 +0000

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country’s Liberation War as well as India’s diplomatic ties with Dhaka and to honour the founding father of Bangladesh, The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will establish the ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ at the Delhi University.

The Chair will be occupied by a foreign visiting professor or A foreign visiting professor would be occupying the chair and he would be subject’s expert on Bangladesh.

The people of Bangladesh also called Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as ‘Bangabandhu’ which means (friend of Bengal)

A memorandum signed by Dinesh K Patnaik, Director General, ICCR and PC Joshi, acting DU Vice-Chancellor, stated that adding the MoU will be for a duration of five academic years.

“The ICCR will be establishing ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ at Delhi University to honour Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of Bangladesh and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Bangladesh diplomatic relations,” the statement said.

“This initiative is the outcome of one of the understandings reached during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Bangladesh in March 2021. Bangabandhu Chair focus is on better understanding of developments in Bangladesh, one of India’s most important neighbours, positioned at the strategic intersection of our ‘Neighbourhood First’ and ‘Act East’ policies,” the ICCR said in the official statement.

The ICCR said that the chair is being set up to maintain India-Bangladesh ties and increase the incoming of Bangladeshi students to study in India, .

It stated that this step will bring exchanges in field of art and culture between the two countries. It would also boost the economic growth with socio economic standards.

The focus of the chair will be on the Indo-Bangladesh common cultural heritage and subjects like, Buddhist Studies, Geography, History, Indian Languages (including Bangla), Music, Arts, Political Science, International Relations, Sociology and anthropology, it stated.

A tweet by Delhi University stated that, “In a couple of days, University of Delhi would enter a historic MoU with ICCR, MEA, Govt of India featuring creation of Bangladesh Chair. A first of its kind! Long Live Indo-Bangladesh Friendship!!”

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DU- entrance based courses likely to begin registration from mid july

DU Times — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:45:14 +0000

The Delhi University is likely to begin registrations for admission to entrance test-based and postgraduate courses in the third week of July, at least a week prior to starting the process for the remaining merit-based undergraduate courses, a senior official said on Monday. The Supreme Court had on June 24 directed all state boards to declare the internal assessment results of Class 12 by July 31 and gave them 10 days to formulate and notify their evaluation schemes.

Rajeev Gupta, chairman, DU admissions, told PTI , “We might start the registration process (for admissions) by the third week of July. There are chances that we might start the registration process for the nine entrance-based courses and postgraduate courses by that time in the first phase and then the registration process for the merit-based courses. The gap between the two phases won’t be more than a week or 10 days.”

He, however, said there is a possibility that all state boards may not declare Class 12 results by July 31.

The admission process was entirely conducted online last year in view of the coronavirus pandemic and students did not have to visit colleges or departments at all.

Students used online platforms for the admission process, accessing the admission list, payment of fees etc. from the comfort of their homes, the university said, adding that the verification of documents was also done online.

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