Now that the cool-guy uniform — skinny jeans, layered Ts, tailored vest and stylish scarf, all in shades of gray and black — has reached every mall in the country, the trendsetters who started it have moved on.
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Geek chic: Timberlake can wear it; you probably can’t (The State)
Shoddy workmanship is on the rise – even at the high end of fashion. Janice Breen Burns reports on an industry fraying at the edges. In the 1980s, Emer Diviney sold Bettina Liano jeans out of the Melbourne designer’s South Yarra boutique.
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Seams hard to believe (Stuff)
MasterCard and McCann Erickson invoke denim-clad pop-culture icons in a summer campaign tagged, “Break in your jeans.” The push touts an opportunity for consumers to win free trips for themselves and friends , plus a new pair of jeans to break in along the way.
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An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing 4-year-old boy from Sampson County. Marlon Ramon Torres, 4, was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with red flashing lights and green shorts. He has black hair and brown eyes. Authorities say the boy may have been taken by Jose Ramon Torres, 31, who was last seen wearing Paco jeans and a beige t-shirt with cartoons on the front. Jose Ramon Torres …
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NEW YORK MasterCard and McCann Erickson invoke denim-clad pop-culture icons in a summer campaign tagged, “Break in your jeans.”
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MasterCard Says Blue Jeans are ‘Priceless’ (AdWeek)
It all came rushing back as if it were yesterday that I was sporting my Swatch, playing “Pong” on Atari and rolling up my jeans. And for the moment I missed the simplicity of the ‘80s — the feathered bangs and plastic pastel jewelry, the innocence in movies such as “Sixteen Candles” and anything else featuring the Brat Pack.
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‘Wedding Singer’ brings back ’80s (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
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Police are looking for the man who robbed a convenience store in Johnson City. The man entered the Kwik Fill on Harry L. Drive last night, demanded money and fired a handgun. The suspect is described as a tall, white male between 18 to 25-years-old. Authorities say he was wearing a Halloween Mask that had green hair. He also had on a dark t-shirt and blue jeans. Please Call Johnson City Police …
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MasterCard kicks off a two-month multichannel ad campaign on July 1 that calls on consumers to use their MasterCard when purchasing jeans. It is designed to reach people buying jeans and encourage them to use their MasterCard for payment. The marketing program includes TV, print, online, mobile, out-of-home and radio.
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MasterCard debuts jeans campaign (DMNews)
If you think the global economy is improving, take off your pinstripes, put on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, go for a drive in the US and have a look around.
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Recovery, what recovery? (Finance Asia)