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...trend has been fueled by a handful of small niche designers, most of which barely existed five years ago and all claiming fans among the female cast members of Friends. These companies are turning impressive profits despite the existing competition of such stalwart manufacturers as the Gap, Old Navy and Fruit of the Loom. Three Dots, for example, which was launched in 1995 and boasts a "cotton as soft as cashmere," is projecting sales this year of $24 million, up from $16 million in 1999. Its success is echoed by brands such as Juicy Couture, Michael Stars, James Perse...
...nationwide. Newer styles are featuring prints, rhinestones and appliques, while some high-end designers, such as Stella McCartney for Chloe and Helmut Lang, have been showing, and selling, tees that can cost as much as $300. The big question is, How you gonna keep T shirts down at the Gap, now that they've seen Barneys...
...assets greater than $675,000 after the estate holder's demise. Family businesses decry the tax as an abusive penalty, because kids are suddenly hit with crippling bills that often force them to sell off Mom's or Dad's legacy. Supporters? They say the tax helps close the gap between rich and poor. The G.O.P. is mounting a three-pronged attack on the tax. The House tax-cut bill passed last July would slash the estate tax's floor rate to 18% and the ceiling to 50%. Republican Representative Jennifer Dunn of Washington is backing that up with...
...totally into clothes and I know so many people and my friend has two Fred Segal stores in Los Angeles. I looked on the web and there's tons of cosmetic sites but there's no eclectic clothes sites. There's just Land's End, J Crew, GAP, but you know what you're going to get. We've taken younger designers and created this great mix - even in sizes 16, 18, because everyone can't be an Italian model. And I love fashion but I hate it when people are like I have to wear that because the magazine...
...difference between this six-year old-girl from Haiti and her more famous male counterpart from Cuba is that the latter is deemed a political refugee, while the former is merely fleeing economic misery. The gap in treatment between these two children illustrates one of the most ideologically problematic distinctions in U.S. immigration policy. As tensions between Cuba and the U.S. ease and the political climate in Haiti becomes less stable, America should ease its restrictions against Haitian immigrants...