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  • 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

  • February 2008

    • CEO Reveals Victoria's Secret: It's 'Too Sexy'

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 28, 08 4:09 PM CST

      CEO Reveals Victoria's Secret: It's 'Too Sexy'

      (Newser) - Victoria’s Secret has become “too sexy,” the chain’s CEO said today, explaining that she wants to bring higher-quality and sophisticated products back to the stores, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We use the word 'sexy' a lot and have gotten off 'ultra-feminine,'" she said. She blamed the shift away from stylish but practical partly on the success of the Pink brand—aimed at college students. More »

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      fashion  • marketing  • retail sales  • college student  • Target  • retail shopping  • lingerie  • Victoria's Secret  • American Eagle

    • Fashion Icon Enlists Kiddies

      Reuters  |  Feb 28, 08 3:12 PM CST

      Fashion Icon Enlists Kiddies

      (Newser) - Children proved the future indeed for Vivienne Westwood at this year's Paris Fashion Week, with the British designer enlisting three dozen 7-year-olds to help with her latest collection. The British schoolkids painted bugs, plants, and snakes on Westwood’s eco-minded show "Chaos Point," which took to the runway Monday, Reuters reports. More »

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      climate change  • fashion  • Paris  • fashion designer  • Fashion Week  • runway  • Sex Pistols

    • Winehouse to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

      Sun (UK)  |  Feb 26, 08 1:40 PM CST

      Winehouse to Launch Clothing, Makeup Line

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse is about to release a line of clothing and makeup for the many, many people who want to look like her, the Sun reports. Prepare for Winehouse-brand leopard-print headscarves, hairspray, and, of course, liquid eyeliner. “I think this stuff would sell very well,” said a fashion industry source. “She has become a fashion icon despite not always looking too fresh.” More »

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      fashion  • Amy Winehouse  • clothing  • headscarves  • cosmetics  • makeup  • eyeliner

    • Oscars: Red Was the New Black

      Jezebel  |  Feb 25, 08 3:56 PM CST

      Oscars: Red Was the New Black

      (Newser) - Red was the bread-and-butter of last night's Oscars, on the carpet and on the stars. But those who bucked tradition shone brighter, Jezebel opines, giving props to Marion Cotillard's fish-scale gown by Gaultier, Cate Blanchett's purple Dries Van Noten, and Amy Adams' deep green Proenza Schouler. Juno scribe Diablo Cody won the Oscar but lost the fashion derby with a billowing leopard-print sack dress that "swung and missed." More »

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      fashion  • Oscar  • Daniel Day-Lewis  • Marion Cotillard

    • 10 Tips for the Stylish Gent

      Details  |  Feb 24, 08 11:13 AM CST

      10 Tips for the Stylish Gent

      (Newser) - Natty British designer Paul Smith outlines his do's and don'ts for the 21st-century gentlemen in a cagey Details interview . Cologne lovers, beware: T-shirts seem easy, but they're a big no-no; go with a collar. A good, bland haircut is better than a failed stylish one. Women first! Don't ignore them in favor of a pal at dinner. Dress for the occasion, but chuck the bow tie if no one else is wearing. More »

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      list  • London  • fashion  • men  • fashion designer  • clothing  • Daniel Day-Lewis  • etiquette  • manners  • grooming

    • PETA Bristles at 'Cruel' Aretha

      Access Hollywood  |  Feb 21, 08 8:11 AM CST

      PETA Bristles at 'Cruel' Aretha

      (Newser) - The Queen of Soul's fondness for fur means she isn't getting any R-E-S-P-E-C-T from PETA, Access Hollywood reports. Aretha Franklin has topped the animal rights organization's latest worst-dressed list after wearing a fur coat to the Grammys. "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester," wrote PETA's vice president. More »

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      celebrity  • fashion  • Lindsay Lohan  • animal rights  • PETA  • Kate Moss  • fur  • Aretha Franklin  • Eva Longoria  • leather  • Marilyn Manson

    • Polyester Sticking to the Runway

      W  |  Feb 20, 08 7:04 PM CST

      Polyester Sticking to the Runway

      (Newser) - Once shunned as tacky, scratchy and smelly, polyester was front and center on spring runways this year. "In fashion when something's so hideous, it's great," Marc Jacobs tells W about his use of the synthetic in Louis Vuitton cardigans and skirts. Japanese designers Rei Kawakubo and Issey Miyake have spearheaded polyester's return to the glory of its 1960s heyday. More »

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      fashion  • fashion designer  • Louis Vuitton  • runway  • Marc Jacobs

    • Made in Italy — in a Chinese Sweatshop

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 20, 08 9:21 AM CST

      Made in Italy &mdash; in a Chinese Sweatshop

      (Newser) - For consumers of luxury goods, the "Made in Italy" designation remains so prestigious that it can add 300% to an item's price. But the days of artisans plying their trade in little workshops are largely over, the Los Angeles Times reports, replaced by thousands of Tuscan factories employing Chinese workers at low wages and in deplorable conditions. For many, the labor is little more than indentured servitude. More »

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      Italy  • fashion  • globalization  • manufacturing  • luxury goods  • Prada  • minimum wage  • sweatshop  • workplace safety  • Tuscany

    • Marant Defines Parisian Cool

      W  |  Feb 7, 08 10:40 AM CST

      Marant Defines Parisian Cool

      (Newser) - Paris runways are glamorous, swanky, exaggerated … and casual? Many designers showcase clothes you couldn't imagine going anywhere in, but Isabel Marant shuns haute couture for an effortless chic that's come to define Parisian cool. Her loose dresses, slouchy pants and light makeup aren't just all the rage in February's W magazine: “Every French girl wears Isabel Marant," says one reporter. More »

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      fashion  • Paris  • Kanye West  • Kate Moss  • runway  • fashion label  • Kirsten Dunst

    • Candidates Dress to Impress

      Reuters  |  Feb 4, 08 4:41 PM CST

      Candidates Dress to Impress

      (Newser) - Maybe it’s the woman in the mix, maybe it’s "Project Runway," but clothing matters more than ever on the campaign trail, and fashion mavens are vocal about what candidates’ duds indicate. Barack Obama is particularly dapper, but his Windsor knots and tailoring may be too much, Reuters reports: “it’s venturing toward foppishness,” said one watcher. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • fashion  • clothing

  • January 2008

    • Fashion Lovers Grow Weary of Waif Look

      Newsweek  |  Jan 27, 08 7:16 PM CST

      Fashion Lovers Grow Weary of Waif Look

      (Newser) - Fashion blogs, "Ugly Betty", and other pop staples are nudging the fashion industry to use more real people as models, Newsweek reports. So are YouTube, reality TV, and a slew of designers who make affordable lines for Target and H&M. "People would like to see somebody up there (on the catwalk) who reflects how people on the street really look," one casting agency topper says. More »

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      fashion  • blog  • fashion designer  • weight  • model  • Target  • Fashion Week

    • Valentino Bids Fashion Farewell

      Independent (UK)  |  Jan 24, 08 8:52 AM CST

      Valentino Bids Fashion Farewell

      (Newser) - With one last parade of models in languid, lipstick-red gowns, the Italian couturier Valentino Garavani unveiled his final collection last night. “It’s a happy collection,” Valentino told the crowd. “It’s not a collection with tears in between.” But the departure of Valentino, who dressed Hollywood stars, socialites, and royalty for half a century, signals an end to the golden age of fashion, the Independent reports. And Valentino hasn't been shy about saying it. More »

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      fashion  • fashion designer  • fashion label

    • Futuristic Geek Chic Hits Catwalk

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 20, 08 7:40 AM CST

      Futuristic Geek Chic Hits Catwalk

      (Newser) - Futuristic Belgian designer Raf Simons' otherworldly, vividly colored designs had the audience transfixed at Jil Sander's spring/summer 2008 runway show in Milan. "It's something I hear more and more," the confident Simons told the Observer . People tell me that at the shows you can hear a needle drop." More »

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      fashion  • fashion designer

    • Canceled Awards Shows Could Cost Fashion Biz

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 9, 08 5:25 PM CST

      Canceled Awards Shows Could Cost Fashion Biz

      (Newser) - The writers' strike-canceled Golden Globes will hit designers and the fashion industry hard, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing design houses that rely on red carpet-strutters for priceless exposure that can reverberate for months and years. If a big star wears your dress, that's big money. "It's a crapshoot," says a consultant, "but the exposure can be worth millions of dollars." More »

    • Posh Named Worst-Dressed

      People  |  Jan 8, 08 4:57 PM CST

      Posh Named Worst-Dressed

      (Newser) - Mr. Blackwell of the infamous worst-dressed list has singled out Victoria Beckham as this year's greatest offender for "skinny-mini monstrosities," reports People . Amy Winehouse snagged the runner-up spot, followed by Mary-Kate Olsen, who earned her laurels for looking like "a tattered toothpick-trapped in a hurricane." Britney Spears escaped because of her overwhelming personal issues, says Mr. Blackwell. More »

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      Britney Spears  • fashion  • Amy Winehouse  • Victoria Beckham  • Mary-Kate Olsen  • Mr. Blackwell

  • December 2007

    • Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

      Associated Press  |  Dec 28, 07 2:46 PM CST

      Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

      (Newser) - Will boys really say “Hello Kitty”? The company behind the sugary-sweet product line thinks so. Japan’s Sanrio Co. says it will plaster the cuddly cat on T-shirts, bags, watches, and other products for males. “We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design statement in fashion,” a Sanrio spokesman said today. More »

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      Japan  • fashion  • Asia  • Tokyo  • Hello Kitty  • young men

    • America the Beautiful: UK Women Lag in Grooming

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 13, 07 5:37 PM CST

      America the Beautiful: UK Women Lag in Grooming

      (Newser) - British women could stand to take a few pointers from their American counterparts when it comes to the fine art of grooming, complains Tad Safran in the Times . The single-and-looking screenwriter, who splits time between London and LA, says it's no competition. American women follow "obligatory beauty maintenance"—exercise, manicures, pedicures—while British women are more content to "tuck into a second huge plate shepherd's pie." More »

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      United States  • fashion  • England  • beauty  • makeup

  • November 2007

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