Late Twentieth Century
During the late 20th century, fashions began to criss-cross international boundaries with rapidity. Popular Western styles were adopted all over the world, and many designers from outside of the West had a profound impact on fashion. Synthetic materials such as Lycra/spandex, and viscose became widely-used, and fashion, after two decades of looking to the future, once again turned to the past for inspiration.
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“In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state.... It’s become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.”
—E.L. (Edgar Lawrence)
“Go; and if that word have not quite killed thee,
Ease me with death by bidding me got too.
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—John Donne (1572–1631)
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—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
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