Word: pantsed
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ONCE UPON A TIME, FASHION WAS A BUSINESS defined solely by creative talent. A bubble skirt, a padlocked handbag or any other commercial success was attributed to the "artiste" who sketched out his or her dreams and somehow, with just a hemline or a dangly tchotchke, was able to seize...
Stepping into their atelier at the Ports headquarters in Xiamen feels like transcontinental travel. Outside, hawkers are selling bowls of noodles in front of a ramshackle warren of storefronts. The air is sweltering, and amid a sea of Chinese faces, not a single foreigner appears. Inside, the sisters work with...
And Speedo isn't the only niche company seeking to expand beyond its base to the growing mass market in activewear. Under Armour, which began by making tight-fitting compression shirts for football players three years ago, is also wooing the nonathlete with a broader range of shirts and shorts...
To reach nonswimmers, Speedo introduced its activewear line for women, Axcelerate, in Nordstrom's and Marshall Field's last year. About 20 styles, ranging from basic bodywear pieces to sweaters and pants and tracksuits, are now available at those stores. Many of the design elements, construction features and fabrics?including...
MALKA, 45, A SHOE MAN FROM MONTREAL, says the company underwent some changes after he became president in 2001 (before that he headed the footwear division from its inception in 1995). "We decided it was important to not just have a single brand. So we created a multibrand, multichannel distribution...