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“Corporate was the first thing I noticed when moving to the city,” Orlando Espinoza told me during a visit to his Chicago-based showroom. Since moving to Chicago from LA, that was nine years ago. Since then Orlando Espinoza has earned the reputation of dressing the working woman in strong and confident ensembles that turn [...]
Stephanie Johnson is only 36 but, when the economy forced her out of a job, she decided it was time to implement her retirement plan.
“I had always thought in my mind that I would have my own resale boutique,” Johnson said. “I said, ‘Let’s just go for it now.’ ”
Today, she opens the doors to [...]
Read ideal fashion finds (with an emphasis on frugal) relayed to you by Columbia student Jess T. via CollegeCandy.com.
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The recession is bad news for anyone looking to get a job, save some money or sell a house. But it’s great news for fashionistas! Stores that were once dowdy and just screamed “crazy cat [...]
Jill Mazur from Fashion Business, Inc. writes on preparation and planning ahead within the apparel industry. However, the facts and advice she offers translate to any industry.
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When I say “Job Creation” I’m referring to new jobs or positions created in our industry, not the act of filling an existing position. For example, several [...]
Magazines are suffering in this economy, but that doesn’t mean magazine readers have to as well! Glamour Magazine is turning the recession into an ingenious business opportunity to gain new readers and make its existing demographic feel like they really are being cared for and the editors care about them, not just their bottom line. [...]
How is the economy affecting the male work wardrobe? Read to see what Karen Nazor Hill of Chattanooga Times Free Press has to say:
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The latest trends in men’s clothing may be hanging in your closet.
Classic styles are recirculating this season, according to Bruce Baird, owner of Bruce Baird & Co., a men’s clothing [...]
Recently published in New American, Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, believes that the suit and tie cost too much money–not in regards to the price tag of the clothing, but rather toward savings on air conditioning. Hasina has ordered male government employees to stop wearing suits, jackets, and ties to save electricity–furthermore shirts [...]
I’ve written several posts on job interviews in the past, but I feel it’s a subject worth coming back to. You may be a student worrying about interviewing for your first job (or even your first career); you may be laid off and hoping that this one is the job for you; or you may [...]
Retail has taken a very hard hit this year, but when examining which segments of retail are getting hit the hardest, plus sizes seem to be taking rank. According to Freep.com, retailers such as Old Navy, Banana Republic and Ann Taylor, have taken their plus-size collections out of stores and are now selling them only [...]
Global fashion retailer Esprit posted a 40 percent fall in second-half profit, primarily due to its losses throughout its European market. How will the company get out of its slump? Apparently by attempting to expand–already being the world’s No. 6 fashion retailer by market value, it will be interesting seeing the results of growth. Plans [...]
