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Designer Clothing News Archive23-Dec-2006
Super-size designer takes on tall orders (Miami Herald) At six foot seven, Jay R. Duarte had difficulty finding stylish clothing to accommodate his generous frame, so he took the easy way out: He designed his own duds.
Apparelmaker comes to aid of laid-off workers (The Morning Call) FesslerUSA offers jobs to former employees of Schuylkill garment factory. Rick Strouphauer toils in the cavernous Auburn Apparel plant, sorting through piles of machine parts, spools of thread and equipment used to make clothing. The clinks and thumps echo through the empty building, once humming with machinery and the voices of dozens of workers.
Having Trouble Finding Clothing that Fits? (Pekin Times) (ARA) - Ever gone into a department store and found a suit you just loved, then been disappointed after trying it on and realizing it just wasn't designed for you? Larger men face that problem everyday, but fortunately it's easy to solve.
Designer puts vintage clothes on customers (Inside Bay Area) WHEN LISA HUNTER was growing up in the 1970s, she loved to read her mother's copies of Vogue. "We couldn't afford anything from the magazine, but we could dream," she says. "That's how it all began."
Fashion Frustrations Turned Into Big Business for Plus-Size Designer, Jessica Svoboda (SYS-CON Media) SVOBODA launched onto the fashion scene in2004 with the introduction of fun, flirty, full-figured styles thateradicated dressing doldrums from closets nationwide. Three years and foursuccessful collections later, SVOBODA is poised for continued industrygrowth with the upcoming launch of the Spring 2007 Collection andanticipated distribution at major department stores worldwide, ...
Fashion Students Explore Mass Market Clothing Design on FashionSchoolReview.com (PR Web via Yahoo! News) (PRWeb) December 20, 2006--As the clothing design industry undergoes a seismic shift toward high-end design for low-cost retailers like Wal-Mart and Target, top design schools are preparing students for a whole new market.
Hollywood Store Robbed & Trashed By Holiday Thief (CBS 4 Miami) Just days before Christmas, a Hollywood business owner is left to pick up the pieces after cold-hearted thieves not only robbed her family-owned clothing store, but also trashed it in the process.
Store Owner Accused Of Selling Fake Designer Goods (Local 10 Miami) MARGATE, Fla. -- It was no fairy tale for one store owner after he was arrested Tuesday on charges of selling counterfeit designer goods.
JOYCE SMITH CITYSCAPE: Clothing designer now has shop to call her own (Kansas City Star) A flannel top with puffy sleeves, a sweetheart neckline, heart-shaped buttons and a pattern featuring pastel teddy bears is not for everyone.
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