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The Hoodie that Alerts You to a Facebook Update
Jennifer Darmour is an art college graduate and Microsoft employee who has designed a variety of clothing for the new “e-apparel” fashion category including a hoody that will satisfy fashion-lovers obsessed with Facebook. The natural actions of the ... -
The Culture of Copying
“Who owns a look?” Johanna Blakley, Deputy Director of the Norman Lear Center at University of Southern California, posed that question at a recent presentation about the lack of copyright laws that might protect fashion designs in the United ...
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Outrages to Decency & Fun: The Law and Fashion
The only nationwide law that effects fashion regulation is against “indecent exposure,” but in other parts of the world women are often ridiculed and sometimes tortured based on the length of their skirt, the height of their heel or the cut of ...
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Easy Eye Make-up, Professional Aspiration
Have a big event to go to: a wedding, a graduation, or a first date and want to look your best without a huge price tag? After I was invited to a black tie event last month, not only was I scrambling to find an appropriate evening gown to wear, but ... -
Will You Follow Me to University of Westminster?
As I sat in the empty hollow room that I would be forced to call my home for the next five months, I began to seriously doubt my drastic and impulsive decision. After the shock of the first days of London winter weather—both snowy and dark—wore ... -
What "mad" costumes have inspired for more than a century?
Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland has migrated from theatres to Netflix and the media blitz to promote the film and spin-offs that absorbed most of a year have faded. But Lewis Carroll’s tale of a supernatural world has influenced everyone from ... -
Facebook and Real-World Marketing
Farm Ville. Mafia Wars. Yo Ville. Facebook in the 7-11 aisles? Facebook’s addictive games have invaded the well-known convenience store. Consumers may be concerned. Will the games be delicious? You bet your bottom dollar! Slurpees, ice cream and ...
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Summer Social unites exclusive events, women's causes, and star bloggers
I was recently invited to Summer Social, a networking gathering hosted by stars of the blogging community, social network marketing, and luxury event worlds. The goal of nurturing networking between groups concerned with women and children was also ...
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The Richest People In Fashion: Role Models or Role Players?
Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani are names we hear in the classroom and industry that are global brands and emblems of success in our minds. The CEOs of a few such companies, as we see below, are worth multiple billions of US dollars. ...