Jean Queen

Directing its field staff to wear “decent” clothes to work, the women and child department (WCD) department in Haryana has asked them to desist from wearing jeans and T-shirts to work.

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Haryana minister bans T-shirts, jeans in office

Haryana women and child development department has barred employees from wearing jeans and T-shirts, which it thinks is an example of "indecent sense of dressing.".

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Staff at Evolution Surf in Dunsborough are calling for people to dig out their old denim and donate to the homeless for the Volcom Give Jeans a Chance campaign.

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A brawl over sharing a pair of jeans and cigarette had a fatal end, when a BPharma student, Keerthi Raj, allegedly stabbed his classmate, H Neeraj Sapakota , to death inside their residence in Cholurpalya, Magadi Road, on Saturday.

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1 killed over fight for a pair of jeans, cigarette

Around 1,800 students of the two government-run, autonomous girls’ colleges of the city are faced with the prospect of coming to classes in uniform, at least four days a week.

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Bhopal: No more jeans and tees on college campus

Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 20 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we’re taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.Related: Trimming the Times: Devastating Storms; Stress of the Track

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Genes, Blue Jeans, and America, Can You Spare a Dime?

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — When Army Spc. Nick Seaman saw a sandstorm approaching during his watch while deployed in Afghanistan, he put on safety glasses and covered himself in the jeans blanket his mother Terri Daniels made him.

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Jeans blankets offer troops protection, comfort

As Andy leaves his flat this evening and heads to a party, the wrap of cocaine concealed in his jeans pocket will feel as familiar as the bottle of wine in his hand.

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‘I do far worse things than take cocaine — drinking and smoking’ (Times Online)

Young father and qualified mechanic Thomas McCarthy does not include himself within what he perceives to be the public stereotype of homelessness. “People think you are dirty and grubby, but it’s not like that. Look at me,” he says, gesturing at his pristine T-shirt and jeans. “I dress smartly.

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Young, smart, homeless and bewildered (Times Online)

What is your favourite item in your wardrobe and why? It is the thing that has lasted the longest and is the most versatile — an old Armani bronze sequined jacket. I bought it with my first pay cheque, and used to wear it over leggings. Now I wear it with jeans and give it a more relaxed feel.

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Fashionista Q&A: Darcey Bussell (Times Online)