Fotsis dumps Barcelona for Milano

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Armani Jeans Milano managed to snatch Greece captain Antonis Fotsis from Barcelona’s grip, as the Panathinaikos forward signed a two-year contract with the Italian side on July 1, Greek and Italian reports suggest.

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Green jeans becoming harder to spot

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Two years ago, when going green was red-hot in the fashion industry, there were plenty of organic jeans to choose from. Brands including Levi’s, Banana Republic, Genetic Denim, 7 For All Mankind, Earnest Sewn, Aristocrat, Loomstate, Del Forte and JBrand offered at least one pair made with some amount of organic cotton, which is grown without environmentally threatening chemicals. (According to …

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$10 for a Bottle of Water, $1,000 for a Pair of Jeans

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I thought the recession was supposed to make absurd, conspicuous purchases like these go away. Guess I was wrong. Over the weekend, the LA Times reported on a curious of a man from Newfoundland named Ron Stamp, whose business plan involves him sailing up to Greenland in order hack away at icebergs. Then, using some

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Clothes buyers to feel the pinch from Chinese growth

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If you are thinking of buying new jeans, shirts, children’s clothes or even socks, move fast — because prices may soon rise.

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Denim goes wide for spring

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LAS VEGAS – WOMEN who hate skinny jeans can rejoice this spring when the extra-tight denim that has dominated the market for more than two years makes way for wide-leg cuts. Bell-bottoms and boot-cut styles will appear in US stores this spring. Many apparel watchers predict the eventual demise of the skinny that has spurred both adoration and revulsion.

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Teen clothing stories offering discounts to combat retail slump

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Half-priced jeans and promotional freebies are already popping up at the mall with the start of school still weeks away. Teen-clothing sellers may have had some misplaced optimism about the strength of the economic recovery when orders were placed in the spring, and department stores are armed with hip jeans …

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Teen stores in tight spot for back-to-school

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Half-priced jeans and promotional freebies are already popping up at the mall with the start of school still weeks away.

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Passover 2010 (Forward)

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One day last spring, at 11 minutes to midnight, I was on my hands and knees, scrubbing the kitchen floor. My jeans were streaked with dirt and my hands covered with those chalky, yellow rubber gloves that scream, “I’m in serious cleaning mode, people!”

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Alona Elkayam: Best and Worst Dressed Brands: Jan 25-29 2010 (The Huffington Post)

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It’s been about 2.5 years since the recession struck. People are still behaving badly, and skinny jeans are still in style. And I’m still optimistic,…

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Read My Hips: These Are Jeans That Fit (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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THE big issues and tough questions are what concern us here in Style Land. Let other people fret about the recession, health care and the future of Conan O’Brien’s pompadour. What troubles us is how the male consumer’s simplest decision somehow became the most difficult and fraught. Why, that is, are blue jeans, that most blameless and universal item of apparel, the one thing men always get wrong?

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