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  • August 2008

    • Relax, Girls—Men Are Shopaholics, Too

      GQ  |  Aug 12, 08 1:17 PM CDT

      Relax, Girls—Men Are Shopaholics, Too

      (Newser) - Men are giving women a run for their credit cards when it comes to shopping addiction, Details reports. One study found that men in their 20s and 30s "shop more like women" by visiting a variety of stores, and anecdotal evidence portrays today's male as increasingly prone to the feel-good purchase. But unlike female shopaholics, men pick up that golf bag at lunch to reward themselves, not charge away the blues. More »

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      shopping  • men  • study  • lifestyle  • trend  • compulsive buying

    • Clog-Maker Crocs Falling Off

      NPR  |  Aug 1, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Clog-Maker Crocs Falling Off

      (Newser) - Crocs, Inc,. the firm that makes those ubiquitous rubber clogs, is having a bit of a fashion emergency. The stock has lost 90% of its value in less than a year, and the company predicts a 20% sales decline by the end of 2008, NPR reports. The firm’s execs blame the economy, but it’s clear that Crocs face an image problem with their brand. More »

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      business  • shoes  • trend  • sales  • share price  • Crocs  • footwear

  • July 2008

    • New Yorkers Bullish on Bare Market

      New York Post  |  Jul 21, 08 2:17 PM CDT

      New Yorkers Bullish on Bare Market

      (Newser) - Naked dinner, yoga in the buff and comedy clubs au naturel are turning the Big Apple into Nude York City, the New York Post reports. One New Yorker rents out restaurants for monthly nude dinner parties—the motto for a group often numbering 50 is “no hot soup”—while a midtown studio has a devoted following for its twice-weekly naked yoga classes. More »

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      New York City  • nudity  • trend  • yoga  • public nudity

    • 'FitFlops' Latest Toning Rage

      Seattle Times  |  Jul 16, 08 11:48 AM CDT

      'FitFlops' Latest Toning Rage

      (Newser) - FitFlops, the sandals that exercise your leg and derriere muscles as you walk, are this summer’s must-have, Newhouse News Service reports. With celebrity support from Heidi Klum to Jennifer Garner, the fitness flip flop made Oprah’s “summer favorites” list, and has sold a million pairs since launching last year. Chronic back-pain sufferers also noted therapeutic benefits from the $50 shoes. More »

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      fashion  • exercise  • fitness  • shoes  • trend  • flip-flop

    • Gossip Girl a Fashion Force

      New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 4:46 PM CDT

      Gossip Girl a Fashion Force

      (Newser) - CW’s Gossip Girl has enjoyed only so-so ratings in its first year, but it's become a major trend-setter in fashion for young women, the New York Times reports. Retailers say the show, which features rich and preppy teens, has a huge influence on sales, sort of like a Sex and the City for the younger set. In addition, many designers are incorporating the show’s look into their fall lineups. More »

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      television  • fashion  • fashion designer  • clothing  • network television  • trend  • fashion industry  • Gossip Girl

  • June 2008

    • Deep V-Necks No Longer Welcome at Tee Party

      Radar  |  Jun 28, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Deep V-Necks No Longer Welcome at Tee Party

      (Newser) - The deep V-neck T-shirt, that "misguided ode to the male sternum," has taken the classic, plain, white version to a place so fashion forward many are hoping it gets lost there, Kate Radway writes in Radar . "I see them on the street and I am almost sick of it," says a rep for American Apparel, identified as the key trend culprit. More »

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      fashion  • trend  • fashion tips  • young males  • American Apparel

    • Ads Tap Into That 'Mad-as-Hell' Feeling

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 5:14 AM CDT

      Ads Tap Into That 'Mad-as-Hell' Feeling

      (Newser) - Advertisers are feeling our pain. So they're tapping into consumer rage over rising prices by saying "we understand," and using that to sell products and services. Take a Southwest ad that asks what the competitors have been smoking. "Apparently, your rolled-up $20s," it quips. A legion of ads has cropped in similar fashion to assure us that companies sympathize with our anger, the New York Times reports. A few examples: More »

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      advertising  • consumer  • Southwest Airlines  • trend  • Harley Davidson  • Eastman Kodak  • Jackson Hewitt

    • Even Tie-Makers Have Stopped Wearing Them

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 4, 08 7:53 AM CDT

      Even Tie-Makers Have Stopped Wearing Them

      (Newser) - American men have been ditching their business-attire neckwear for a decade; now even tie-makers are getting in on the open-collars revolution, reports the Wall Street Journal . The industry association for US tiemakers, hit by the double-whammy of foreign competition and casual Mondays through Fridays, is calling it quits this week. And tie-makers aren't wearing their own wares, even in public. More »

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      fashion  • clothes  • clothing  • trend  • neckties

  • May 2008

    • 'Steampunk' Blends Romance, Technology

      New York Times  |  May 8, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      'Steampunk' Blends Romance, Technology

      (Newser) - A growing number of youthful romantics, disenchanted with the coldness of contemporary culture, are turning back the clock to a quasi-Victorian age in a movement known as Steampunk, the New York Times reports. Followers of the trend, which one designer calls “the intersection of technology and romance,” celebrate a bygone sense of wonder by dressing in waistcoats and corsets and collecting gramophones and diving bells. More »

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      fashion  • clothing  • lifestyle  • trend

  • March 2008

    • Men Trade Crunches for Corsets

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 15, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Men Trade Crunches for Corsets

      (Newser) - Undergarments that tuck the tummy and boost the butt are enjoying a surge in sales—and not just in the women's department. The male "shapewear" industry is growing by leaps and bounds as men discover that they don't have to lunge and crunch to get that taut shape. Say hello to "support boxers" and "compression shorts." Just don't use the "G-word," the Wall Street Journal warns. More »

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      fashion  • men  • trend  • underwear

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