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Amazon Pulls 'Keep Calm and Rape' T-Shirts Amid Outcry

Clothing company blames 'algorithm'

(Newser) - "Keep Calm and Rape a Lot" is apparently not a message Amazon wants to endorse. The online mega-retailer has deleted several T-shirts made by the US clothing company Solid Gold Bomb, all carrying similar messages of violence against women, the Guardian reports. But the Massachusetts-based T-shirt maker refused to...

Why Attacks on Broadwell&#39;s Clothes Are OK

 Why Attacks 
 on Broadwell's 
 Clothes Are OK 
ruth marcus
Nov 22, 2012 9:06 AM CST

Why Attacks on Broadwell's Clothes Are OK

Her 'skimpy' outfits make a statement: Ruth Marcus

(Newser) - Ruth Marcus has received a flurry of criticism for attacking Paula Broadwell's wardrobe. "Beware the woman who goes on The Daily Show wearing a black silk halter top and flaunting her toned triceps," Marcus wrote earlier this month in the Washington Post . A reader hit back: "...

World&#39;s Best Dressed Woman: Gwyneth Paltrow
 World's Best
 Dressed Woman:  
 Gwyneth Paltrow 
'people' says
Sep 12, 2012 5:32 PM CDT

World's Best Dressed Woman: Gwyneth Paltrow

'People' honors the queens of fashion

(Newser) - And the best dressed woman in the world is ... Gwyneth Paltrow. People awarded the star, who turns 40 this month, its top fashion honor. "She has a uniform: It's simple, not overdone," her stylist tells the magazine, as per USA Today . "She goes, 'I'm...

The High Cost of Cheap Clothes



 The High Cost 
 of Cheap Clothes 
OPINION
Jun 13, 2012 1:05 PM CDT

The High Cost of Cheap Clothes

Elizabeth Kline, author of Overdressed, explains the perils of cheap chic

(Newser) - Fast fashion is the new fast food. That's the argument Elizabeth Kline makes in her new book, Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, and Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon agrees. The average American buys 64 articles of clothing a year—more than there are weeks in the...

Couple Wears Matching Outfits... for Decades

After 64 years of marriage, Mel and Joey Schwanke may be on to something

(Newser) - What's one of the secret ingredients to a happy marriage lasting 64 years and counting? Wearing matching outfits, say Nebraska octogenarians Mel and Joey Schwanke. Every day, for decades, Mel has donned a tie cut from the same fabric as Joey's dress, notes The Look blog on Today ...

Amazon's Challenge: Selling Clothes That Actually Fit

Farhad Manjoo has some ideas

(Newser) - Amazon is looking to become a force in the apparel industry, but there's one rather big problem, as Farhad Manjoo discovered: Despite the site's vast selection, it's still difficult to find pants that actually fit. This is a big problem with online retailers in general, which could...

Amazon's Next Target: Designer Fashion Sales

Chief exec Jeff Bezos swears he won't undercut retailers

(Newser) - Anxious retailers are watching Amazon penetrate its next big market: high-end, designer clothing. Having already scarred publishers and lowered prices in electronics, Amazon is making a "significant" investment in fashion and wooing designer brands, says Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. "It's Day 1 in the category," he...

Front-Row Celebs Paid by Designers
 Front-Row Celebs 
 Paid by Designers 
in case you missed it
Mar 10, 2012 7:15 AM CST

Front-Row Celebs Paid by Designers

Rihanna, Beyonce could pocket $100K for showing up

(Newser) - Those celebrity faces oohing and ahhing in the front rows of fashion shows? Many of them are paid to be there in order to attract attention to designers vying for millions of dollars in sales, a British designer tells the Daily Mail . "It is so unprofessional. I have never...

Thieves Nab Marc Jacobs Spring Collection

$63,000 worth goes missing in London ... but duplicates exist

(Newser) - On a ritzy street in London earlier this week, thieves snatched about $63,000 worth of high-end fashion wear from the Marc Jacobs Spring 2012 collection. The stolen items include clothing, shoes, and handbags that had been showcased on a New York runway back in September, reports the Wall Street ...

Love Milk? Now You Can Wear It

German designer makes eco-friendly clothes from drink

(Newser) - For the fashion industry, cows provide more than just leather. Combining her knowledge of biochemistry and clothing design, a German designer has begun making clothes from a textile that’s made of pure milk, the AP reports. It feels like silk, is as washable as cotton, and is good for...

Gap Closing Scores of Stores
 Gap Closing Scores of Stores 
Oct 14, 2011 8:50 AM CDT

Gap Closing Scores of Stores

Pre-recession boom left surplus of shops

(Newser) - Gap, once the king of clothing chains, rapidly expanded before the recession; afterward, it found itself with more stores than shoppers. Now it plans to close 189 of its North American locations—more than a fifth of the total—by 2013, leaving some 700 remaining, the Wall Street Journal reports....

French Company Launches Lingerie Line for Little Girls

Even 4-year-olds are included

(Newser) - What 4-year-old doesn't need a frilly bra and panty set? A French fashion line of lingerie aimed at children and teenage girls is making awkward waves thanks to photos of young models in risquè outfits and seductive poses, reports Fashionista . Jours Après Lunes claims to be "the...

UK Docs, Nurses Face Cleavage Ban

Crackdown follows patients' complaints

(Newser) - Following patient complaints, health care workers outside London have been warned to rein in “excessive cleavage” and cover midriffs, the Telegraph reports. The national health care service has also barred shorts, mini-skirts, denim, and unkempt beards. The goal: a “professional and consistent” appearance. “There had been complaints...

LRG Designer Jonas Bevacqua Dead at 34

Founder of hip-hop brand found dead

(Newser) - The co-founder of the hugely popular hip-hop and skateboarding clothing brand LRG has been found dead in his Laguna Beach home. Jonas Bevacqua was 34. There was no obvious cause of death, and an autopsy will be conducted, AP reports. LRG, which the designer founded when he was barely out...

Brace Yourselves: Electric Snuggie Has Arrived

Blanket with sleeves now has full-body heating

(Newser) - If you've somehow managed to hold off on buying a Snuggie—maybe the promise of warmth or an elaborate Snuggie sex manual didn't sway you—then perhaps the latest, electric-heated version will be the one for you. The Coz-E is a Snuggie-style blanket with sleeves, except that it's an electric...

JCPenney Opens Facebook Store
JCPenney Opens
Facebook Store
Dec 15, 2010 4:28 PM CST

JCPenney Opens Facebook Store

People can go shopping without leaving the site

(Newser) - JCPenney has achieved a watershed in online retail: It's opened a full-fledged store within Facebook, Consumerist reports. The store's application looks more or less like a conventional retail website, except with the characteristic social networking features: users can "like" an item and share product pages and reviews with friends...

Columbia Sportswear's 'Tough Mother' Foils Burglar

Gert Boyle, 86, tricked robber who roughed her up

(Newser) - Gert Boyle, chairperson of Columbia Sportswear and the "one tough mother" of its ad campaigns, lived up to her motto when she calmly outwitted an armed burglar, the Oregonian reports. The 86-year-old was immediately suspicious of the man who showed up at her door bearing a gift basket. She...

Italian Town Pushes for Miniskirt Ban

Because, apparently, people who wear them are 'rowdy'

(Newser) - An Italian seaside resort town seems like the perfect place to do things like sunbathe and frolic in miniskirts—but if the mayor of Castellammare di Stabia has his way, both of those things will be banned. Luigi Bobbio wants to crack down on miniskirts and other revealing clothing, with...

Fashion Designer Unveils Spray-On Clothing

(Newser) - Spanish fashion designer Manel Torres has created a new line of clothing that molds to your skin—literally. The "fabric"—made up of short fibers mixed with a polymer, which is then mixed with a solvent—is sprayed directly onto the skin, drying instantly. While the idea may...

Women Spend 3 Years of Life Shopping
 Women Spend 3 Years
 of Life Shopping 
CHA-CHING
Apr 8, 2010 4:09 PM CDT

Women Spend 3 Years of Life Shopping

That's more than 25,000 hours over 63 years

(Newser) - It’s official: women shop a lot. A survey by a marketing firm finds that over a 63-year lifespan, the average female will spend about 2 years and 10 months—or 25,184 hours and 53 minutes—shopping for food, clothes, and the like. A spokesman says the results aren’...

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