For Many, Thrift Shops Are a Wardrobe Essential
New York Times, United States - 14 minutes ago
Consignment shops, which typically have higher prices but offer higher-end or designer merchandise, have their fans as well. Clothing must be washed or dry …

BBC launches online ethical fashion magazine
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 minutes ago
By Kimberly Thrower Thread looks at the issues facing fashion conscious people who care where their clothes come from. The designer Katherine Hamnett says …

Ethical clothes site to launch
Web User, UK - 47 minutes ago
… 16 to 30 year olds who want information on the working conditions of people manufacturing clothes. Katherine Hamnett, designer and supporter of Thread, …

Dear Miriam - Snobby girl has no dress sense
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 7 minutes ago
I don't have a rich father and can't afford designer clothes like she can. Even if I could, I wouldn't be so snobbish and I'd still enjoy hunting for …

Short skirts and high heels distinguish newbies from local Moscow …
Комсомольская правда, Russia - 24 minutes ago
A lot of the "better" stores in Moscow sell clothes from these markets at higher prices. Nataliya Mokritskaya is a fashion designer. …

School wants uniform policy
Greenwood Index Journal, SC - 53 minutes ago
They all look the same, they don’t have to worry about kids picking on them for not wearing designer clothes.” Another piece of the dress-code puzzle is …

China defends anti-piracy efforts as a 'success,' promises special …
International Herald Tribune, France - 21 minutes ago
Chinese markets are awash in illegally copied goods ranging from software and Hollywood movies to designer clothes, sports equipment and medications. …

Fashion designer finds inspiration in green
Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - 32 minutes ago
Hoffman, who lives in Seymour, will exhibit clothes from her Recycle Bin label, which she started in 2002. Also the designs will be featured in a fashion …

PSU designer blazes path
The Daily Collegian Online, PA - 28 minutes ago
It's, 'How are you unique, why should stores buy your clothes?' " Lewin said. Phyl Couture is available in boutiques across the nation and is also carried …