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CLAIM TO FAME Don't let her environmental intentions fool you. The designer is known for her tailored clothing made from sustainable fabrics, like soy- and corn-based fibers, but her "Luxury eco" collection is all about style. "I want to make it easy for a high-end client to walk in and know what lifestyle this is," says Loudermilk. "It's very outside of hippie and hemp." Her creations including organic silk--charmeuse gowns, men's bamboo suits and women's separates made from an antibacterial Japanese fabric called sasawashi are sold around the world at stores like Atrium...
...Almost everything but the mannequins themselves seemed to have come off a ranch. Ponyskin and calf were favorites. Designer John Weitz cut a pair of pants out of saddle leather, lined a coat of the same fabric with a horse blanket. Adele Simpson put some of her models in outfits with matching boots, either knee- or ankle-height, all high-heeled. No one did anything with an armadillo. The hit of the week, as much for his hot running commentary as for his clothes, was Oleg Cassini. NATTY IN A NAVY BLUE, NIPPED-IN-WAISTED SUIT, CASSINI PEPPERED HIS COLLECTION...
...shirt,” that is, created entirely out of red fabric paint...
...churn them out with almost the same quality at a fraction of the cost. Now the Chinese are stepping up to more sophisticated chairs in wood and leather too. Talk about "the crisis" is ubiquitous in Manzano--even the executives of thriving companies are worried that the unique industrial fabric of the area is fraying. "We see people with tears in their eyes, not knowing what to do next," says Simone Focacci, manager of one of Manzano's three principal banks...
...outperformed Harvard’s in recent years. Recently, Swenson said, “the structure of Harvard Management is inherently unstable.” He also warned that, “You can’t pay managers astronomical amounts of money because it tears at the fabric of [a university...