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...high-fashion photograph or discussing 16th century Spanish philosophy in one of his five languages, the world of less expensive clothes is new territory for him. Adding one more collection may be easy. Breaking into a crowded market filled with a vast array of established denim brands, T shirt designers and manufacturing powerhouses like Lauren and H&M (a company for which Lagerfeld created a hit one-off collection in 2004) is not. But Hilfiger is betting on Lagerfeld's popularity and design savvy to make the venture a success...
...Martha Stewart's office in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood, purchasing an apartment near Gramercy Park and hiring a team of designers headed by the stylist Melanie Ward, a former creative director for Helmut Lang. And the collection is all about Lagerfeld, from his signature on one T shirt to the photo of the designer as a young man on another. In a first for the fashion industry, Apple will offer a video podcast of Lagerfeld's show on iTunes...
...been made toward equality in civil rights. Why have I been labeled in this unfortunate manner? The simple answer is that I support Spencer’s Gift stores’ right to produce what some Asians have termed offensive and “racist”: a t-shirt that proclaims one should “Hang out” with one’s “Wang out” and depicts a slanty-eyed Asian character...
...great social movements begin, so this one did with an online petition to show just how mad some Asian-Americans (hereafter Asians), were. And they were mad. According to one thoughtful signer, if a non-Asian wears the shirt, “s/he’s just EXTRA racist. But either ways [sic], whoever made/sell/buys the shirt should be shameful of themself! [sic]” Aside from the gripping prose this author employs, I can’t help but notice and wonder how one might be “extra” racist. But more importantly...
...seems ridiculous to call the shirt racist in and of itself. The argument, of course, is that it perpetuates stereotypes. Do you know what often perpetuates stereotypes? Truth. Believe it or not, many Asians tend to have eyes that are narrower than most people of Caucasian background (hereafter white people). Thus, there may perhaps be a grain of truth behind the shirts, even if they are “offensive...