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Panda Style Irks Chinese

Exhibition may spark a law against images of the friendly bear

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 27, 2007 8:04 AM CST

(Newser) – Chinese officials are so upset over panda fashions that they're vowing a new law against images of the bears, the Times reports. Fashion designer Zhao Bandi sparked their ire during China Fashion Week in Chengdu by dressing models in black and white teddies with fluffy... Read full story »

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