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The jacket.
No Shirts at Improv Everywhere
Improv Everywhere takes on Abercrombie & Fitch
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Cheap fashion: the trend may be over
"Prices have fallen dramatically in the past decade as products are sourced from countries with low labour costs, but clothes cannot carry on getting cheaper."
Rob Walker's latest New York Times Consumed column on the t-shirt site Threadless.
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"Ascots invoke images of old Hollywood and a royal day at the races. This hybrid of a tie and scarf is a rare sight these days, one that will surely bring attention to the man who dares to wear it."
"The inevitability of jeans is clearly part of the monoculture we live in. It's part of the paradox that, in a time when more people are alive than ever before, there are fewer and fewer styles, erasure of difference, pluricide."
two approaches to change management and brand architecture
"The specialty store could go deep. It could cultivate the brand carefully and well. But in a hyperactive marketplace, where consumer taste change often and shifts suddenly, the real challenge is remains current."
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Waistline Banging Like a Bassline
Turns out people's waists are much bigger than the pants sizes might lead you to believe.
"Reginald Pike's Yael Staav takes us from model to billboard in under 60 seconds in this impressive new spot from Dove."
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Finally, jeans made just for moms.
When the packaging makes it perfect
"Great packaging makes shopping more fun, and, as Tiffany has proved, occasionally elicits cash from impressionable people like me."
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Can Burberry save itself from the tacky British yobs who love it?
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"In this article PingMag introduces a cross-section of all sorts of balls: from the official FIFA final ball, to designer balls, DIY balls, soccer ball graphics, football food and the matching bra."
"HEL LOOKS is selected street fashion from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The pictures are taken in the streets and clubs of Helsinki from July 2005 onwards."
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New Approach From Gap to Cut Down on Clicks
""A lot of this was borrowing metaphors from the store experience," Mr. Lenk said."
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"Available exclusively in Amazon.com's Apparel & Accessories Store, Necessary Objects for The O.C. is the first branded women's fashion collection for The O.C."
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"Ah, the summer rooftop party, one of the delights of New York socializing, whether the setting is a Fifth Avenue terrace with manicured topiary or a sprawl of tar in Chelsea miraculously transformed by a Weber grill . . . into an egalitarian penthouse".
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Keeping T-Shirts in the Moment
NYTimes: "Lately limited edition T-shirts, most likely made in someone's cellar in Brooklyn, have suddenly become the hipster's preferred mode of expression."
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"No matter how much you loved "Napoleon Dynamite", Vote For Pedro shirts aren't cool anymore."
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Interview With Josh Rubin, Mr. Cool Hunter
IF decided to ask the Cool Hunter a few questions about the site and the consultancy he offers brands.
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Living On The Edge At American Apparel
Dov Charney's fast-growing clothing company is built on pro-labor policies, racy ads, and a sexually charged culture
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An Open Letter to the Totally Impractical Size Chart for Women's Clothing.
McSweeney's: "If only you were a sensible size chart, one using inches, or even centimeters, the world would be a better place"
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World Beard and Moustache Championships
Now those are some serious beards
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So you wanna be a hipster . . .
Six requirements (of which you must meet five) to be a hipster
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Guardian: "It's an ageless, unisex, all-weather basic. With a hoodie, there's no need to carry a jacket or an umbrella. It's all there, on your back."
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NYTimes: "It's going to come down to how your behind looks when you pour yourself into them. No matter how good the wash or the detail or the label, if it doesn't look good on a behind, it won't sell."
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We Want Your Retro, Hard-to-Find Shoe Styles, The Fanatics Said. So the Companies Ran With It.
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MSNBC: "Your Vulfix Shaving Brush should be allowed to air dry in a "Bristles Down-ward" position after use. Doing so will assure long brush life and proper bristle shape retention. Never enclose your brush in a sealed container while still damp."
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Fast, Fashionable -- and Profitable
The performance of European "cheap chic" chains H&M and Inditex is making rival U.S. apparel chains look like wet rags
Someone was bound to make tshirts eventually
Ever want a laptop bag that looks like it's really hold milk and fruit? Now you can have it
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The Extravagance That Goes to Waist
Men are accessorizing with belts . . . who knew?
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Building a Brand by Not Being a Brand
How American Apparel has found success
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Everything is so 5 minutes ago
USA Today looks at hipsters and the speed of fashion trends
The hideous new trend afflicting America
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The 1990 World of Nintendo Catalog
It's got hipster written all over it
People abandon the white earbuds for their own style
An Open Letter to Low-Cut Pants.
"It's difficult to escape the conclusion that you are engaged in a vast conspiracy to expose the bellies of American women to the ridicule of a hostile world."
Took me a half hour to figure out the name of these things, when you search for tiger print football pants on Google you come up with nothing
'Slutwear' Is So Last Year on New York Runways
"The slut is out now. She's dead," said Godfrey Deeny, senior fashion critic at Fashion Wire Daily.
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The New York Times covers the decline of the thong . . . finally