Articles filed under Fashion
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Personalized panties helping Nordstrom in discount warJan 20, 2013 6:13 am - Bespoke, long the province of Savile Row, has come to the lingerie department at Nordstrom Inc. Last month, shoppers at the upscale department store chain’s White Plains...
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Little details make a big difference in winter wearJan 20, 2013 4:00 am - NEW YORK — So many outdoor enthusiasts seem fearless: They climb the biggest rocks, hike the highest points, ski the steepest trails and do unimaginable things with thei...
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Michelle Obama lets wardrobe take back seatJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - NEW YORK — Michelle Obama has proved her fashion savvy time and again since she was introduced as first lady in a yellow sheath and coat by Isabel Toledo on Inauguration...
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Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsoleteJan 12, 2013 6:08 am - JERUSALEM — When Margaux Stelman began modeling a few months ago, she always had her sister Simone in mind. Simone was an ex-model who died three years ago after a long...
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Stories not stones often give jewelry its valueJan 06, 2013 4:40 am - NEW YORK — It’s the story, not necessarily the stone or other bells and whistles, that gives jewelry shared between generations its high value. And there is so often a ...
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Gunn expands his mentoring ‘Baileywick’ to DisneyJan 05, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Tim Gunn has advised divas for years on “Project Runway,” so working with a princess is no big deal. In the new Disney Junior animated series “Sofia the Firs...
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Colombia firm now makes armored clothes for kidsJan 04, 2013 6:20 pm - BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian firm that makes bulletproof vests is now creating armored clothing for children. Factory owner Miguel Caballero said he never thought abo...
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2012 styles that made our heads turnJan 01, 2013 5:33 am - NEW YORK — Every year fashion offers up the good, the bad and the ugly. But what the industry is really built on — and consumers respond to — is buzz. Here are the top ...
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Classic fashion brand Burberry goes digitalDec 29, 2012 6:38 am - Angela Ahrendts may be CEO of Burberry, but one of her favorite accessories is an Apple iPhone5 that she’s used to oversee a mobile makeover at the 150-year-old company ...
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Fashion designers sew up special causesDec 29, 2012 4:00 am - NEW YORK — Fashion designers sometimes get to wear their hearts on their sleeves, making their personal connection to charitable causes part of their public lives. Somet...