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Crocs to Kick Off Apparel Line
Crocs to Kick Off Apparel Line
Aug 27, 2007 7:05 PM CDT

Crocs to Kick Off Apparel Line

Ugly footwear continues march toward world domination

(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,...

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

If your underwear shows, you'll pay for it

(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...

Bill Targets Designer Knockoffs
Bill Targets Designer Knockoffs
Aug 10, 2007 8:34 AM CDT

Bill Targets Designer Knockoffs

Copycat clothes would be blocked for 3 years

(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...

Does Armani Make a Football Helmet?

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

(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

Thou Shalt Not Wear Stained Neckties

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

(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 short.
  5. Stained clothing.

Liz Claiborne Dead at 78
Liz Claiborne Dead at 78
Jun 28, 2007 5:03 AM CDT

Liz Claiborne Dead at 78

Designer was first woman to found Fortune 500 company

(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...

Fashionista Ferre Dies at 62
Fashionista Ferre Dies at 62
Jun 18, 2007 5:13 AM CDT

Fashionista Ferre Dies at 62

Italian was known as the "architect of fashion"

(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...

Small Labels Are the New Fashion Stars

Trendy, casual designers are edging out the stalwarts

(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...

Designer's Pals Rally to Keep Label Alive

Narciso Rodriguez averts bankruptcy with Claiborne deal

(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...

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