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...sample ties at home, he pitched them to a manufacturing company and soon struck a deal with Takashimaya, an upscale Japanese department store in Midtown. Right then and there, the store bought his line, which includes a pink and green “double tie,” a kimono tie, and a bold metallic mesh tie. In the last year, the local overachiever has gone national. His line of ties and women’s T-shirts premiered in Los Angeles, selling on Rodeo Drive. He now takes business advice from Donald Trump and appears everywhere from...

Author: By Sachi A. Ezura, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Working the Business Suit | 10/27/2005 | See Source »

...Palette offers a "finder service" for shoppers from all over the world; owner Mark Ellis boasts that he can track down just about any vintage garment or accessory. Supply Ellis with your measurements and the details of the '60s Ossie Clark trouser suit or turn-of-the-century silk kimono you're after, and he'll comb his network of 50 vintage dealerships across the globe. Once he's found the garment?which can take from a few weeks to several years, depending on its rarity?Ellis will e-mail you a photo of your potential purchase. And best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fine Vintage | 9/12/2005 | See Source »

...Palette offers a "finder service" for shoppers from all over the world; owner Mark Ellis boasts that he can track down just about any vintage garment or accessory. Supply Ellis with your measurements and the details of the '60s Ossie Clark trouser suit or turn-of-the-century silk kimono you're after, and he'll comb his network of 50 vintage dealerships across the globe. Once he's found the garment - which can take from a few weeks to several years, depending on its rarity - Ellis will e-mail you a photo of your potential purchase. And best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fine Vintage | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

...21pm - Lowell - Carrie was there! Lots of funny stories. Ate half a sesame-seed bagel with cc. Water. More people now, but mostly quiet. Atmosphere: that crazy kid in a kimono still getting...

Author: By Sam Teller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Explained | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

...among the initial indications that the market was ready for designs with an Asian flavor. Since then, exhibitions at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, and commissions to design costumes for the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Sydney Dance Company, have shown that Isogawa's elaborately-constructed, kimono-like ensembles are as much high art as they are high style. His clothes now retail in 14 countries, including his native Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wizards Of Oz | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

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