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...Galen T. Danskin, an outraged Wellesley junior who called Her Campus’ attitude towards transgender people “really offensive,” said that anger on campus has been widespread and that a petition to end the Wellesley section of HerCampus.com has now garnered over 250 signatures from students...
There is one inevitable rite of passage for A-list actors eager to prove range: the period role. After all, it's easy to look like a leading man while firing an M-16; less so while wearing tights. Aussie hunk HUGH JACKMAN'S Danskin moment arrives in the upcoming contempo-period piece hybrid, Kate & Leopold. In the film, Jackman portrays a 19th century English duke transported to the 21st century who--what else?--grows smitten with a Manhattan corporate climber (MEG RYAN). Having depicted high-testosterone men in X-Men and Swordfish, he says the role...
...hosiery industry is jubilant. "I'm looking at a 300% to 400% increase over last year," gloats Glen Greenbaum, vice president of sales for Danskin. Hue, whose lines are sold in 2,000 stores nationwide and in Canada, is up 70% since 1987. At Hermes, leggings are selling like the famous heavy silk scarves. "Even grandmothers are buying them," says a salesclerk. One reason for the popularity of the fashion is economic. As Christian Lacroix, whose palette is wild and whose prices are hair-raising, points out, "This fashion comes from the street, where young people create their own style...
...farm country, Reading has become something of a mecca for cost-conscious buyers. The city, which proclaims itself "the Factory Outlet Capital of the U.S.A.," has grown from no more than four outlets in 1973 to about 100 bargain shops, including those offering merchandise by Evan-Picone, Adidas and Danskin. Total factory-outlet sales in Reading last year are estimated at $80 million...
Says Actress Valerie Harper, who as TV's Rhoda Morgenstern lost weight and grew muscles while the home audience watched: "Now you can buy $50,000 worth of the no-makeup look." That look is an increasingly profitable part of the clothing industry: Danskin, leading manufacturer of tights and leotards, does about $100 million in sales annually. In the Sunbelt, where warm weather discourages women from buying next season's Paris original, jock chic is rampant. With men and women flaunting tanned, exercised bodies, the fashion is sportswear: headbands, tank tops, jogging shorts and running shoes. In offices...