Clothing

All Tied Up with Kwame Jackson of The Apprentice

Zandile Blay | Posted 08.01.2008 | Style


Zandile Blay

Kwame Jackson (of The Apprentice fame) is now the head of his own fashion label, KrimsonKwame, which primarily retails high-end handmade ties at reasonable prices.

Is The Office The New Bordello?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 07.21.2008 | Business


Lisa Earle McLeod

I'm sure you have a lovely navel, but that doesn't mean I want to see it at the office. Yes, this is a rant. At the risk of sounding like my grand...

Style Hero: Red Bra Saves Life, Just Like Wide-Brimmed Purple Felt New Wave-y Hat Did

Chris Kensler | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living


Chris Kensler

An American hiker stranded in the Bavarian Alps for three days was rescued, thanks to her bright red bra.

It's Like A Promise Ring For Your Butt!

Leslie Goldman | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


Leslie Goldman

Currently on sale at K-Mart, parents can buy their precious little girls a fashion-y treat with the ultimate in biblical commitments splayed across their prepubescent hips: True Love Waits.

Do you Really Need a Dryer?

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 06.11.2008 | Green


Mairi Beautyman

I don't have a dryer, and I don't miss it. Tumble dryers for clothing are rare in Europe. They never bit on the 1950's "Leave it to Beaver" style me...

My Birthday Suit

Elizabeth Donoghue | Posted 04.07.2008 | Living


Elizabeth Donoghue

I was determined to have fun on my 50th birthday with a non-stop dance party, but also felt obligated, in the planning, to tell the story of my life with some tangible thing.

American Apparel Lost Its Way

Tina Dupuy | Posted 11.05.2007 | Business


Tina Dupuy

I love swag. I do. Free stuff! I have a menagerie of acquired t-shirts in my closet ranging from production companies to Bar Mitzvahs and everything i...

Gap Plans "Sweatshop Free" Labels After Child Labor Uproad

The Observer (U.K.) | Dan McDougall | Posted 11.03.2007 | Business


In what would be the biggest commitment to ending child labour ever undertaken by a major retailer, Gap Inc is drawing up plans to label its products ...

Gap Kids: New Frontiers in Child Abuse

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 10.31.2007 | Business


Barbara Ehrenreich

It was enough to make you vomit all over your new denim jacket. The Gap has been caught using child labor in an Indian sweatshop, and not just child labor -- child slaves.

Wonder Why There Are No Good Clothes in Thrift Stores Anymore?

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 10.17.2007 | Living


Pamela Redmond Satran

It used to be that I could bag up my old Eileen Fishers and the kids' outgrown jeans, leave them on the stoop for Vietnam Vets or bring them to my local church thrift store, and feel like all was well with the world.


 

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