Word: footwear
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McCain, Cindy •Obama is urged by to exchange footwear with...
...oppressive labor law. Passed in 2003, it requires companies to get government approval to lay off staff and mandates heavy severance payments. The stipulations were a misguided attempt to protect local workers that instead has made Indonesia uncompetitive in the kinds of labor-intensive industries - like textiles and footwear manufacturing - that could help reduce the country's lofty unemployment rate, currently at about 8.5%. Political analysts complain that Yudhoyono doesn't exhibit the necessary decisiveness on economic matters - and with a presidential election looming in 2009, they fear he has little hope of achieving much more ahead of the vote...
What's the worst fashion trend you've ever seen? -Kay Soriano, MANILAWell, sandals with socks are certainly up there. Generally speaking, it's footwear trends. I mean, the Croc-it looks like a plastic hoof. How can you take that seriously? I know it's comfortable; I understand that. But if you want to dress to feel as though you never...
...item. Bruno considers a pair of shoes to be a single entity, which seems sensible but still pretty hard-core when you're trying to jettison all but 100 personal possessions. Cait Simmons, 27, a waitress in Chicago, takes a different approach. Although she has pared down her footwear collection from 35 to 20 pairs, she says, "All my shoes count as one item...
...right in most cases to regulate how a worker looks," says attorney James McDonald, senior partner at employment law firm Fisher & Phillips. Clothes can also hamstring careers. Barbara Pachter, a top business-etiquette coach, boils it down to fit (avoid too-short skirts or too-tight anything), accessories (particularly footwear), color (when in doubt, go with darks) and style (when in doubt, dress like the boss). The No. 1 mistake: looking too sexy. "Cleavage," she says, "is not a corporate look." Neither are toes...