CLOTHING
August 19, 2017 How to get the most money for your used clothes
Adapted from a story by Elisabeth Leamy for The Washington Post. U.S. households spend at least $1,700 on apparel each year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and it’s a lot easier to shell that money out than it is to recoup it. You won’t strike it rich selling used clothes, but it is possible […]
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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 […]
August 1, 2017 Go up a size? Or wear clothes that are too tight? (Be honest.)
The other day I asked my Facebook friends if (clothing) size matters. I asked them because I had just had an awful incident involving a skirt. It was full and floral. A little bit retro, too. And just the thing I needed in my wardrobe. And while the store didn’t carry the skirt in my regular missy […]
CLOTHING July 28, 2017 McDonald’s Wrappers Were Used in Every Item of Clothing at This Fashion Show
As per now-annual tradition, fashion design students in Miami put on a show featuring garments made completely of McDonald’s wrappers and accoutrements. Some of the outfits are wackier than others. While in Florida, shouty chef Gordon Ramsay cooked up a Burmese python — yes, the giant snake — for an upcoming segment of his Fox variety show/competition, The F Word. Twitter […]
July 27, 2017 4Cs offers free gently used clothing for back to school
As an added bonus, each child is invited to take home two books and a stuffed animal from the store. Literacy is an important part of the Caring Children, Clothing Children mission. More than 80 4Cs volunteer tutors help about 200 children who are reading below grade level in Martin County elementary schools. Now in […]
CLOTHING July 27, 2017 KFC launches finger-lickin’ good clothing and home decor line
If you’re a fan of all things fried chicken, then you’ll love KFC’s new clothing and home decor line. Yep, you read that correctly. KFC has released a limited-edition selection of socks, t-shirts, and a whole bunch of other random bits and bobs you never knew you needed in your life. The finger-lickin’ goods on offer cater for […]
CLOTHING July 26, 2017 YouTube Star Eva Gutowski Just Launched Her Debut Clothing Line
Eva Gutowski, known for her captivating YouTube channel MyLifeAsEva, has quickly become one of the biggest vloggers, with more than 8 million subscribers at only 22 years old. For the past four years, fans have closely followed along with Gutowski’s addicting fashion, beauty and lifestyle videos. Her content spans from how to survive your first high school relationship, […]
CLOTHING July 25, 2017 Crow clothing, Corps of Discovery horses in focus during Lewis & Clark convention
Admitting that she felt “like Mickey Mouse talking to a whole roomful of Walt Disneys,” Mardell Hogan Plainfeather took a roomful of Lewis and Clark enthusiasts Monday through what she has learned over a lifetime of creating and wearing Crow women’s clothing and jewelry. Plainfeather is a Crow elder and Plains Indian historian and career […]
CLOTHING July 22, 2017 The Artist Who Creates Portraits With a Clothing Iron
IRONING HAS NEVER BEEN SO cool. Benjamin Shine, an artist who splits his time between London and Sydney, has become a pioneer in what he calls “painting fabric”—using irons to create portraits in cloth. As a member of a family of garment manufacturers and a one-time employee of a fashion company, Shine has long seen the […]
