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...poorest and most politically volatile countries?and in the richest as well. On Oct. 12, a coalition of U.S. textile manufacturers and labor groups, claiming that thousands of American jobs might be lost after quotas are lifted, petitioned Washington to impose trade restrictions on imports of Chinese-made trousers, cotton shirts and other goods...
...regime. "After China, India will be the biggest beneficiary of the lifting of quotas," says O.P. Lohia, managing director of Indo Rama Synthetics, a New Delhi-based, leading manufacturer of synthetic fibers. India has advantages that many of its neighbors lack: it grows raw materials like cotton, has a giant manufacturing base, and is seen by foreign buyers as a counterweight to China. Chintan Parikh, former chairman of the Indian Cotton Mills' Federation, says: "No developed country would want China to get a share of global trade that is alarming." A study commissioned by the Indian Cotton Mills' Federation predicts...
...years Ellroy wandered L.A., living with friends and in parks, nearly continuously drunk and high from ingesting the cotton soaked wads of Benzedrex inhalers and drinking alcohol and cough syrup. He broke into women’s homes and stole their panties. He worked at a store called Porno Villa and afterwards would “drink [himself] into oblivion,” over his loneliness...
...Tory sells casual separates like geometrically patterned cotton shirts, cashmere sweaters and colorful Moroccan-inspired tunics, all for under $500. "This kind of fashion at this price was missing in the market," says Burch, who previously worked for Narciso Rodriguez, Vera Wang and Ralph Lauren. "It's more expensive than, say, a Banana Republic but less pricey than Marc Jacobs...
Even Helmut Lang, who last week sold the remaining stake in his company to majority owner Prada, went commercial, with a collection of fresh cotton suits and sexy draped and knotted jersey dresses inspired by Greek togas. Viktor & Rolf, the Dutch duo who launched their first perfume, Flowerbomb, with the cosmetics giant L'Oral, gave the safari jacket and the tuxedo a feminine edge with ribbon trim...