Archive for February 16th, 2008


'No blacks on the cats' — Fashion has a diversity problem
North County Times, CA - 1 hour ago
It seems that while the fashion industry was worrying about how skinny models were, it was neglecting another problem: how white they were.


Patriots' not-so-super filming and some other news of note
Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 16, 2008
News item: Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania , using a complicated new statistical model, determined that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez



Los Angeles Times
After decades of inspiring designers with her carefree style
Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago
her to model, admiring some pieces (the loose gray trousers by Preen), dismissing others for being "too fashion" (the hand-painted suede Roberto Cavalli

Milan fashion week - Scotland on Sunday

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Milan fashion week
Scotland on Sunday, UK - 5 hours ago
By PHIL SHAW THE idea will receive short shrift throughout the Celtic diaspora, but Liverpudlians of a particular vintage maintain that Bill Shankly's first

The fashion vote - Times Online

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The fashion vote
Times Online, UK - 5 hours ago
enough to challenge the average editor of a men’s fashion magazine; Clinton looks as if she should be leading the doughty jam-making ladies of the WI.

Racism 'rife in fashion industry' - Scotsman

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Racism 'rife in fashion industry'
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Feb 16, 2008
By Ben Judge THE world of fashion is at the centre of another furore following claims that discrimination against black models is rife among magazine

Trust me, fashion sucks - Times Online

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Trust me, fashion sucks
Times Online, UK - Feb 16, 2008
There is only one complete sentence: “All the models appear to have forgotten their skirts.” Well, I did London fashion week so you didn’t have to.


Brand favoured by Beckham up for grabs as Supergroup bosses
Times Online, UK - 7 hours ago
Elvi rescued: Elvi, the retailer of fashion for women sized 16 and above, has been rescued from administration. It has been bought by private investors.


Fashion ‘gurus’ miss the boat when it comes to Africa’s style
The Times, South Africa - 8 hours ago
For me, African fashion serves as one of the many statements in which we can re- appropriate African style from racist imagery, which insists on defining



Telegraph.co.uk
French politicians want couture fashion
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
"Talking fashion for politicians was always considered to be frivolous and feminine. It's a French problem, inherited from our Judaeo-Christian guilt