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What Is Business Casual?

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:09:18 +0000

What is business casual? All we know it's not jeans (maybe) and khakis (perhaps, we're not sure.) All we do know is that we're not sure how to define it.

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Deadly denim: Sandblasting jeans linked to lung cancer

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:09:32 +0000

Target has joined the ranks of other clothing stores who have banned the practice of sandblasting denim because the technique has been linked with an incurable form of lung cancer

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Facebook Giveaway: Chance to Win Grp.E Brand Designer Jeans

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:24:44 +0000

Facebook Giveaway: Chance to Win Grp.E Brand Designer Jeans San Francisco fashion designer Tommy Pham’s line of designer jeans—available in a range of fits from ultra-skinny jeggings to relaxed—is emerging as the choice for comfortable, functional, superbly crafted and stylish premium jeans. In addition to the Facebook giveaway, the San Francisco jeans company is giving partygoers even more …

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Jeans that purify the air

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:58:30 +0000

From dissolving dresses to blue jeans that suck nitrogen oxide from the air, Helen Storey’s designs are meant to be sustainable

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Mormon College Takes on Skinny Jeans

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:26:53 +0000

Some at Brigham Young University-Idaho, a Mormon school, say skinny jeans are too risqué for campus wear: students wearing the hip-hugging pants have recently been refused service at the school’s Test Center. The department posted a sign that read “No Skinny Jeans,” and turned away…

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Fitted Fashion using 3D scanners to make custom-fit jeans

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:20:34 +0000

By now, you may be familiar with body-scanning systems that take peoples’ measurements, so those people know what size of clothes to shop for. Such systems include the recently-launched Bodymetrics , along with the more-established Intellifit . Well, startup company Fitted Fashion is taking the concept a step farther. Not only would each client get scanned to obtain their precise measurements …

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Fitted Fashion using 3D scanners to make custom-fit jeans

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:20:34 +0000

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20-40-60 Etiquette: ‘Business casual’ to a wedding?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:08:07 +0000

When a wedding invitation calls for “business casual,” 20-40-60 Etiquette is here to help explain what that means. Heather Warlick is the guest.

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Jeans recycling campaign at AEO stores

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:00:44 +0000

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. customers can drop off old denim items of any brand at AEO stores through Oct. 18 for recycling, and get a 20 percent discount on their purchases that day.

Wishing For A Pair of Custom-Made Jeans? Forbes Needs Your Help

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:12:48 +0000

Have trouble finding jeans that fit? Crazy about premium Japanese denim? I’m working on a story about the rise of bespoke jeans — made-to-measure, custom pants made of some of the highest-quality denim in the world. In order to get a sense of the customer experience, I need the help of you, Forbes readers. I’m looking for a camera-ready denim enthusiast to try out 3×1’s custom-jeans service …

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