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Sales of men's apparel were down 7% last year from the year before. Sales of women's apparel were down as well, 6.7%. But $89.3 billion was spent on women's clothing, while only $50.9 billion was spent on men's, according to the market-research firm NPDFashionworld. The perennially smaller menswear figures have been exacerbated in recent years by a sluggish economy and the switch to casual dress at work. While a high-quality man's suit, with its attendant tie and shirt, starts at $400, a pair of khakis and a polo shirt...
Among the firms Root surveyed, the usual U.S. suspects--such as Dell Computer, GE, Pfizer, Microsoft and Wal-Mart--beat the index and passed all his tests. But so did some less predictable, smaller multinationals such as footwear and apparel maker Timberland and home builder KB Home. Says Root: "Profitable foreign growers come from all walks of life...
...Harvard continues to manufacture its official university apparel in such sweatshops. The 1999-2000 Independent University Initiative (IUI), commissioned by the Harvard administration itself, confirmed this to be true. Harvard commissions apparel from companies that violate wage laws, discriminate against women, expose workers to dangerous chemicals and unsafe machinery, and deny them freedom of association—all with the full knowledge of the administration...
...won’t rule out looking to join.” This objection is no longer valid. The WRC, in its relatively short history, has seen great success and progress; the FLA, behind which the University continues to hide, has seen none. It is indisputable that Harvard apparel is being made under horrendous working conditions, and WRC membership is the first step that the University must take to combat this situation. Summers and the members of the Harvard community, including students who buy and wear Harvard apparel, cannot in good faith allow these conditions to continue. Harvard...
...really hip, browse GIRLSHOP.COM for clothing and accessories from more than 100 "indie" designers, from Anna Kula's hand-knit caps to Zoe Vice's low-cut cords; there's a guy shop and a tot shop too. If you're in the mood to splurge, ELUXURY.COM features apparel, leather goods, jewelry, crystal and other high-end items from the likes of Dior, DKNY, Fendi, Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton. GLOSS.COM, a beauty supersite selling Chanel, Stila and eight other major brands, is easy to navigate and pools all your purchases into a single shopping cart. Amazon.com just introduced...