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September 8, 2017 Clever clothing grows with your toddler
Petit Pli has won the UK national round of the James Dyson Award (Credit: Petit Pli) Every parent knows what it’s like to buy new clothes for their child, only to find they’ve already outgrown them by the second wash. A new kind of outerwear could reduce waste, hassle, and perhaps money by expanding in size as the […]
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September 6, 2017 Clothing Hurricane Harvey’s Victims
SCRANTON — It’s hard not to hurt when you see images of the damage left by Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Some people here in our area see them and react. “With all of the pictures and the visions that we have seen on the news, these people have lost everything, from infants to older people […]
COUPONS September 2, 2017 Shopping in Sowcarpet: Chennai’s clothing bazaar
Chennai is a storied city with many tales to tell, some going back several centuries. Sowcarpet is one of these stories that make up the fabric of chennai’s history. How sowcarpet came to be The theory goes that the name sowcarpet comes from the hindi word ‘Sahukar’ meaning trader or moneylender, a nod to the […]
CLOTHING August 31, 2017 ‘Perfect’ mannequins can sour shoppers on clothing being marketed: UBC study
If you find yourself window-shopping and feeling like there’s nothing good, check the mannequin. A recently published University of B.C. study found that mannequins’ long legs, tiny waists and perky chests can cause some shoppers, particularly those with low self-esteem, to be turned off from the item of clothing the mannequin is marketing. “When that […]
CLOTHING August 27, 2017 New Clothing Delivery Service Debuts For Bedhopping Men Who Still Have To Dress For Work
Shutterstock Millennials might be killing a number of businesses, from chain restaurants to classic department stores. But on the upside, they’re challenging retailers to tackle new challenges, like this one, from men’s clothing brand TAYLRD: a same-day clothing shipping option, debuting in New York City on August 28. According to market research commissioned by TAYLRD, a whopping […]
CLOTHING August 24, 2017 How to Un-Shrink These 4 Types of Clothing
So we know why our clothes shrink and how to avoid this tragedy, but what about when the damage has already been done? You spent more than you’d like to admit on those jeans—there has to be a way to reverse this, right? Well, technically you can’t “un-shrink” clothes, but you can stretch them back out to their original […]
CLOTHING August 21, 2017 A tour of five affordable factory clothing shops in Tongaat
Being a woman comes at a price and although I do not particularly like venturing into the usually busy Tongaat central, I do look forward to my monthly shopping sprees where I sniff out excellent deals on clothing and accessories at affordable prices. I buy most of my shoes, casual clothing, formal wear and gym gear […]
CLOTHING August 21, 2017 Foiling Pick-Pockets: The New Women’s Line From Clothing Arts
Cloting Arts Women’s Travel Shirt I first met Adam Rapp in Namibia a few years ago at the Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS). He was there to show off some rather cool shirts and pants that he called Pick-Pocket Proof, designed after a year of vagabonding around the world. His company is called Clothing Arts […]
CLOTHING August 17, 2017 Looking for Ivanka Trump Clothing? Check Goodwill
While strolling through a Macy’s the summer before the 2016 election, Maddie Redder was instantly infatuated with a white, long-sleeved lacy shirt. It was beautiful. It was classy. It was also by Ivanka Trump. Initially, the brand didn’t bother Redder, a 67-year-old real estate agent who emigrated from Colombia to Florida. But after the release of a […]
CLOTHING August 13, 2017 Head office fees sink Crew Clothing profits
Crew Clothing, the British retailer famed for its nautically-inspired clothes, lifted sales by almost 6pc last year while its losses swelled after splashing out on its head office. The casual fashion brand reported £58.3m of sales for the year to Oct 30 2016, compared with £55m in the previous year, after strong online sales and […]
CLOTHING August 12, 2017 PRIMARK LAUNCHES HARRY POTTER CLOTHING RANGE STARTING FROM £2
If you’re still waiting for your acceptance letter to Hogwarts, good news: Primark is launching a Harry Potter range so you can pretend you’re not the muggle you are. And perhaps the best part is that prices start from a mere £2. Covering clothing, homeware and accessories, it’s set to hit stores next week. And […]
CLOTHING August 2, 2017 Researchers dress virtual avatars with digitally captured clothing
Figure 1: ClothCap enables automatic transfer of 3D clothing to new bodies. Captured subject on the left. Synthetic animation on the right for a new body. Credit: MPI-IS, Perceiving Systems Department Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) have developed technology to digitally capture clothing on moving people, turn it into a […]
