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clothes stories: 32 news summaries

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Short Skirt Doesn't Fly
at Southwest

'Family' airline asked co-ed to change
out of revealing attire

Sep 8, 07 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A San Diego co-ed (and Hooters employee) nearly got kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for showing too much skin. A  flight attendant called Kyla Ebbert to the front of the plane and asked her to change out of her 'revealing attire' or take a later flight. Ebbert brokered a... More »

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indecency • clothes • airline • Southwest Airlines • attire • short skirt • Kyla Ebbert • Today show

Hemlines Drop; Are Stocks Next?

Fashion Week's modest looks may spell trouble for investors

Sep 7, 07 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - If a popular adage about style and stocks holds up, New York's Fashion Week spells trouble for investors. The spring collections on display in the Bryant Park tents this week presented more modest looks, Reuters reports, with many knee-length or lower dresses and skirts. That may mean rough going if... More »

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fashion • stocks • clothes • credit crisis • Tracy Reese • Fashion Week • Bryant Park

Sevigny Launches Clothing Line

Actress, fashionista unveils Fashion Week entry

Sep 1, 07 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the fashion-obsessed flock to New York this week for the semi-annual collections, “Big Love” actress and downtown icon Chloe Sevigny has thrown her hat into the ring, announcing a new clothing line with avant-garde New York boutique Opening Ceremony, Women’s Wear Daily reports. More »

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fashion • clothes • Chloe Sevigny • Opening Ceremony • Imitation of Christ • Big Love • Fashion Week

Crocs to Kick Off Apparel Line

Ugly footwear continues march toward world domination

Aug 27, 07 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - If looking down at ugly shoes isn't doing it for you, good news—soon you can look down at a whole Crocs outfit. The manufacturer of the colorful clogs is launching a clothing line. The adults' and kids' duds, made from a version of the material in the signature shoes,... More »

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fashion • shoes • Crocs • clothes • Croslite

No Ifs, Ands,
or Butts:
Town Outlaws Saggy Pants

If your underwear shows, you'll pay for it

Aug 14, 07 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Louisiana town has taken a stand against saggy pants: starting tomorrow, anyone whose underwear shows will be hit with fines or jail time. And those who want to argue will just have to zip it. "Pull ‘em up or pay up," warned the police chief of... More »

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fashion • law • Louisiana • baggy pants • clothes • pants • Mansfield

Bill Targets Designer Knockoffs

Copycat clothes would be blocked for 3 years

Aug 10, 07 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Capitol HIll is considering a bill that would place fashion designs in the same league as a work of art that can be copyrighted, protecting designers from cheap knockoffs for three years. Currently, designers can copyright logos and names, but manufacturers can legally replicate their creations stitch for stitch—and... More »

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fashion • design • copyright • Narciso Rodriguez • clothes • knockoff • fashion designer

Does Armani Make a Football Helmet?

Pats QB tops Esquire's list of the best-dressed men of 2007—no, really

Aug 8, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - On a best-dressed list, one might expect a few actors—but world leaders, a presidential hopeful, and couple of journalists, all trailing a guy who often works in sweatpants? Esquire, you've officially blown our minds. The top 10:
  1. Tom Brady
  2. Jay-Z
  3. Daniel Craig
  4. Barack Obama
  5. André Balazs
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Barack Obama • fashion • list • clothes • Tom Brady • Daniel Craig • André Balazs • Jay-Z

Thou Shalt Not Wear Stained Neckties

Fashion sinners won't burn in hell but may burn with shame

Jul 29, 07 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes gives fashion-impaired guys a few much-needed tips. Here are 10 fashion sins to be avoided at all costs:
  1. Pants that are too long or too short.
  2. White socks with dress shoes.
  3. Mixing patterns, especially from different color families.
  4. Ties that are too long or too
... More »

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fashion • men • list • clothes • fashion tips • clothing

Liz Claiborne Dead at 78

Designer was first woman to found Fortune 500  company

Jun 28, 07 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Designer Liz Claiborne, whose styles aimed at career women revolutionized everyday fashion sense in America and brought feminine new looks to the workplace, is dead at 78. She was the first woman founder of a Fortune 500 company. Claiborne died Tuesday in New York, after a lengthy battle with bone... More »

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fashion • women • bone cancer • design • obituary • Liz Claiborne • Ellen Tracy • Dana Buchman • Juicy • Fortune 500 • clothes • fashion designer

Fashionista Ferre Dies at 62

Italian was known as the "architect of fashion"

Jun 18, 07 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre died in Milan yesterday of a brain hemorrhage, at age 62. Ferre became the top designer for Parisian fashion powerhouse Christian Dior, an honor almost exclusively reserved for French designers, in 1989. He left Dior in 1996 to build his own lines, which became some of... More »

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fashion • design • obituary • Donatella Versace • Gianfranco Ferre • clothes • Christian Dior • Milan • fashion designer

Small Labels
Are the New Fashion Stars

Trendy, casual designers are edging out the stalwarts

May 18, 07 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women of all ages are springing for trendier clothes from newer labels, and the fashion industry is scrambling to keep up, the Wall Street Journal reports. The fastest growing segment of the industry is small risk-taking labels that have elevated casual pieces like jeans, t-shirts and  cotton dresses to edgy... More »

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retail • fashion • shopping • consumer • women • marketing • celebrity • clothes • fashion designer

Designer's Pals Rally to Keep Label Alive

Narciso Rodriguez averts bankruptcy
with Claiborne deal

May 7, 07 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Narciso Rodriguez, the designer of sexy minimalist frocks like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's wedding dress, is one of the darlings of the close-knit fashion community. And it's a good thing: When Rodriguez faced bankruptcy last fall, instead of shuttering his studio he called Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Anna Wintour and Jessica... More »

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fashion • Liz Claiborne • acquisition • Narciso Rodriguez • clothes • Bill McComb • fashion designer

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