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...just-launched social entrepreneurship program, the undergraduate vendors have teamed with an organization that knows a few things about socially responsible marketing: Edun Apparel is a clothing line started in 2005 by U2's Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, which aims to bring fair employment practices to the fashion industry. "Bono and Ali are both committed to the mission that trade is more important than aid," said Edun CEO Christian Kemp-Griffin...
Bargain hunters headed for Bangkok's cheap-clothing markets and custom tailors can now add designer maternity wear to their shopping lists. The city's one-year-old Amayi boutique has become a magnet for mums-to-be, thanks to the fashion sense of founder Nida White. Disappointed with the clothing choices she faced during her pregnancy, the onetime political-science student decided to establish her own clothing line, trading on a combination of trendy design and the kind of luxe fabrics not usually associated with maternity garments (goodbye spandex!). "Everybody wants to look good all the time," says White...
...Poohs. One moment, the workers in Hong Kong are haggling over the phone with fabricmakers for the best price on denim; the next, they're ensuring that a shipment of teddy bears gets to U.S. stores on time or searching for the right factories to sew up a hot fashion line. Thousands of transactions for customers in Chicago, New York or London flow through their computers each day to be relayed to suppliers in Bangladesh, Vietnam and South Korea...
...Think of Hong Kong's traders as the world's matchmakers. "We're the search engines to find the best place in the world" to buy a product, says Bruce Rockowitz, president of Li & Fung's sourcing business. Let's say you're an executive at a major U.S. fashion retailer looking to fill its racks with a spring collection. Stop by the offices of Li & Fung in Hong Kong's Kowloon district and its staff will track down the best fabrics, buttons and other components at the best prices and hire the right manufacturers to sew the clothes together...
...Which of these fashion moments did not happen...