Word: fashion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Fashion Association of Boston proclaimed the week of October 11th the fourth annual Boston Fashion Week. With an opening party at The Roxy, shows at the Massachusetts College of Art and the Boston Public Library and a closing V.I.P. bash at Aria, Boston Fashion Week tried its best to resemble the style extravaganza of New York's fashion weeks. Guess what? Boston didn't quite pull...
...week's festivities smacked of a public relations endeavor having very little to do with style or fashion. The clothes appeared to be a hodge-podge of no-name designers from a variety of seasons. The Fashion Association of Boston had to rely on alternate events such as a body image discussion panel and art and photography exhibits to stretch out the week's meager fashion offerings. Essentially, the intentions of the Fashion Association were "to establish a relationship with the public and the media...
...Given that we were playing without Ivy Wang, which, understandably, is a big loss, I thought we did great," Graham said. "The fashion we played against Brown and Yale was heart-stopping, coming from behind in the last two matches. I think that this was a good experience to know that we can win without...
...although some will use shearling. Nor is PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) backing down. Its latest salvo is a video narrated by Chloe designer Stella McCartney (daughter of Paul and Linda) that contains grisly footage of a fox farm in Illinois. And even the most hardened fashion followers are mortified that some designers are using seal fur. The farmers are fighting back, and the Fur Commission of America launched an informative, if slightly defensive, website in July. The FCA contends that the Illinois fox farm was for fox urine for hunters, not fur, and the farmer...
...fashion activity making any difference at retail? Sales of fur coats, according to the Fur Information Commission, have risen from 1991's low of $1 billion to 1997's $1.27 billion. But this is nowhere near 1987's high of $1.8 billion. Leslie Freund, marketing director for Maximilian, which sells furs at Bloomingdale's stores, says Maximilian has had double-digit increases over the past two years, but won't divulge exact figures. While the bulk of sales continue to be of classic mink coats, Freund says a growing number of young buyers are drawn...