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April 26, 2017 Clothing firm Nordstrom castigated for $425 mud-coated jeans
A US clothing company has been mocked on social media for selling a pair of $425 (£330; €390) jeans complete with “crackled, caked-on muddy coating”. The jeans are described on Nordstrom’s website as typifying “rugged, Americana workwear” and “hard-working action”. But critics on Facebook are scathing of what the company describes as its new design […]
CLOTHING April 24, 2017 Stanford University scientists make cool clothing
Scientists from the Stanford University have engineered a low-cost plastic material that could result in clothing that cools the wearer, reducing the need for energy-consuming air conditioning in hot climates. The material works by allowing the body to discharge heat in two ways, making the wearer feel nearly four degrees Fahrenheit cooler. The research, carried […]
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April 17, 2017 Crook steals from the same clothing shop twice in the same week
Crook steals from the same clothing shop twice in the same week POLICE are looking to speak to a man in connection with stealing clothing from the same shop twice in the space of two days. A suspect walked into JD sports in Pier Avenue, Clacton, and took items of clothing on Sunday, March 12, […]
CLOTHING April 11, 2017 Jaeger clothing chain collapses into administration
The fashion chain Jaeger has gone into administration, putting 700 jobs at risk in the UK. The British retailer’s directors appointed administrators after failing to find a suitable buyer for the struggling clothes business. Jaeger has 46 stores, 63 concessions, a head office in London and a logistics centre in King’s Lynn. The firm has […]
CLOTHING April 10, 2017 Victoria Beckhams Target clothing range is being flogged on eBay at four times the price
Fortunately, there is a way to purchase the goods – if you’re willing to pay four times the original price, that is. Hours after the budget range went live on the official website, items started appearing on resale sites such as eBay and Depop. However, rather than sticking to the cheaper prices Victoria was aiming […]
CLOTHING March 20, 2017 Amazon’s new Outfit Compare feature will judge your clothing for you
Amazon has added what might be the strangest feature for Prime members yet: a Outfit Compare tool that will judge your clothing, as spotted by TechCrunch. It’s a pretty simple feature: users can upload two pictures of themselves in different outfits and receive a response in a few minutes letting you know which looks better. […]
CLOTHING March 15, 2017 ‘Sexy’ clothing makes women seem more intelligent, study says
Unfortunately, women are still being judged by their looks Getty Images/iStockphoto It feels like women are constantly being told what to wear in order to make them look better, slimmer and more attractive because, believe it or not, in 2017 women are still being judged primarily by their looks. Yawn. It feels like women are […]
CLOTHING March 7, 2017 Classroom clothing store aims to serve students in need
Look good, feel good, do good— it’s the premise behind Tippecanoe Valley High School creating a boutique in one of their classrooms. The idea started after students needed to dress in business attire for a class assignment, but some student said they didn’t have professional clothing. June Yazel, who is an English teacher, got […]
CLOTHING February 16, 2017 “Coded Couture” allows your smartphone to design your clothing
This app can track your every move and design clothing for you Thursday, 9 Feb 2017 | 11:56 AM ET | 00:57 Google and the H&M-backed Ivyrevel fashion website have banded together to develop “Coded Couture.” The new smartphone app tracks your every move for a week and then uses that data to design customized clothing. […]
CLOTHING February 16, 2017 Clothing maker David Nieper to create 25 new jobs
image: http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276250/Article/images/30141256/15860256-large.jpg Christopher Nieper, boss of Alfreton firm David Nieper, says he needs more skilled staff to help deliver the firm’s order book. Comments (0) A Derbyshire firm which designs and manufactures clothes is set to create 25 new jobs after receiving six-figure funding to fuel its growth. David Nieper, based at Alfreton, has said it […]
CLOTHING February 16, 2017 Replace your clothing iron with this homemade wrinkle releaser
No one likes wrinkled clothes. Even fewer like having to break out the clothes iron, wait for it to heat up and slowly press the fabric of your favorite shirt flat when you probably should have already left for work. There are a few alternative ways to fight wrinkles, though. You could buy a cheap […]
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February 16, 2017 New pop-up shop offers free business clothing to students
University students browsed through and took home free lightly-used and new business clothing at the first ever Tiger Threads Pop-Up Shop, an event run by Career Services, on Feb. 14. The selection included blouses, dress shirts, pants, ties, scarves, and other formal garments obtained through a partnership with the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, […]
