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Delta Galil called off the talks due to the weakness in Jones Group’s jeans business.

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D2 Jeans, the Scotland-based retailer founded in 1999 by retail tycoon Sir Tom Hunter, became the first major casualty of poor trading conditions over the lead-up to Christmas. Related Stories Why his land will finally serve Woody’s memory well Dissidents pose less of a threat as splits widen

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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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Games Thursday (Adamson University gym, Manila) 2 p.m. – PC Gilmore vs Cebuana Lhuillier 4 p.m. – Big Chill vs Freego Jeans   MANILA, Philippines — Co-leaders Freego Jeans and Cebuana Lhuillier battle separate rivals Thursday in the resumption of the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup at the Adamson University gym in Manila. A well-rested Jeans Masters try to bounce back from last week’s stunning loss …

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PBA D-League

Games Thursday (Trinity gym, Quezon City) 2 p.m. — Big Chill vs NLEX 4 p.m. — Freego Jeans vs DUB Unlimited   MANILA, Philippines — Freego Jeans, with its core enduring a hectic day, kept its unbeaten slate by scoring a 61-54 victory over Cobra Energy Drink in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup Monday at the Adamson gym. Eric Camson had 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as the Jeans Masters …

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Freego rips Cobra, stays unbeaten

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Fashion Audit: 21/11/2011

At the beginning of this month, The New York Times reported on an – actually quite worthy – new project from jean giant Levi Strauss in which it encouraged customers to save water by washing their jeans (which use 4,000 litres of water during their life- span, say Levi’s) much less and, if they want to kill the germs on their trousers between wears – to bung them in the freezer.

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U.S. denim company Levi’s announced last week the release of two million pairs of sustainable fiber jeans as part of the company’s Better Cotton campaign. In response to the announcement, http://ethical-investments.org published an article educating investors on how they can verify the effectiveness of both large corporate initiatives and small-scale projects before funding them.London, UK …

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U.S. denim company Levi’s announced last week the release of two million pairs of sustainable fiber jeans as part of the company’s Better Cotton campaign. In response to the announcement, http://ethical-investments.org published an article educating investors on how they can verify the effectiveness of both large corporate initiatives and small-scale projects before funding them.London, UK …

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ethical-investments.org: How to Evaluate Ethical Investments

Most of you have this in your closet, and now it’s going green. Blue jeans are now being made with less water and fewer chemicals, and it’s all in the name of the environment.

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