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...niche atop this hypercompetitive sector in Britain by appealing to a broader demographic than its competitors, by getting its new designs quickly to market and - in a category where inexpensive too often equals cheap - by emphasizing quality. Topshop's combination of fashion and value has "changed the way we dress," says Lauretta Roberts, editor of Drapers, the British fashion-business bible. That mix has also made it a hit not just with the masses but with celebrities and fashion bigwigs as well. No American fashion editor's trip to the U.K. is complete, for example, without a pilgrimage to Topshop...
...book, Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture 1875-1945, ends. His 576-page trawl through the social commentary, memoirs and reportage of Europe and the U.S. in those decades shows how all the indicators of modern youth culture - the generational antagonism, the moral panics, the idealism, the shocking dress sense - were in place long before teenagers made a name for themselves...
...Thus far, perhaps because he preaches in Spanish yet fits into neither of the two current major hispanic religious niches - Roman Catholic or evangelical Protestant - De Jesus has escaped a full-dress scholarly analysis. But experts are beginning to close in on him, even if they cannot accurately say how popular his idiosyncratic movement really is or predict any more than anyone else whether it will continue to grow...
...ceremony might not have been completely unofficial. “They told us this was legally binding in Korea,” Zlatinova said. “I don’t think Matt is too happy about that.” The marriage ceremony featured full traditional dress and procedure, a process that is not often seen even in modern-day Korea, according to Global Cultural Club President Mary Lee. “Usually, there’s a Westernized ceremony without any traditional portions,” Lee said through a translator. “To perform...
...late March, a macabre music video appeared on a television show for Palestinian children. "Duha," 4, as pale as a porcelain doll, is sitting on a bed, watching her mom dress before leaving home. "Mommy, what are you carrying in your arms instead of me?" the girl sings. The next day, Duha gets the answer from the evening news. It turns out her mother was carrying explosives and had blown herself up, killing four Israelis. The final scene shows the girl wistfully rummaging through her dead mother's bedside table. She finds a hidden stick of dynamite and picks...