Word: sportswear
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Despite being an accomplished mountaineer--summiting Denali, Kilimanjaro in Africa and Aconcagua in Argentina, among other peaks, and, in the words of his friends, "running up 14ers" (14,000-ft. peaks)--Erik viewed Everest as insurmountable until he ran into Scaturro at a sportswear trade show in Salt Lake City, Utah. Scaturro, who had already summited Everest, had heard of the blind climber, and when they met the two struck an easy rapport. A geophysicist who often put together energy-company expeditions to remote areas in search of petroleum, Scaturro began wondering if he could put together a team that...
...looks like Star Trek. Los Angeles-based designer Jenisa Washington's all-leather line, Sold (a sample above), is three years old, but Vogue recently named her one of this year's trendsetters. Marc Garson, owner of the New York City manufacturing house Rem Garson, started creating animal-skin sportswear in 1991. "People thought I was stupid," he says. But last year sales tripled, and he's now making leather basketball shirts (like NBA court gear) for the trendy FUBU line. From 1999 to 2000, sales of women's leatherwear increased a whopping 323%. Expect everything from shorts and bikinis...
...Bargains can be found on summer whites and sportswear, outdoor play equipment, luggage, ready-to-wear and costume jewelry as Mother's Day and Memorial Day spark warm weather activity...
...James also carries a line of sophisticated sweaters by Jamie Krietman, scarves by Ellen Martin and hats by Barbara Volker. James - a graduate of Mundelein College in Chicago, where she majored in textile and clothing and minored in business - worked as an assistant designer and pattern maker in various sportswear companies before moving to New York. Joanie James NY is now a 10-year institution in the East Village's fashion...
...program in Fort Lauderdale. Venus insists that within a few weeks she will land a real part-time job in fashion. And within three years, the sisters plan on designing their own lines, with Venus making pret-a-porter and Serena doing evening wear--and neither doing sportswear. "Right now we're sort of famous, and while you have a name, you might want to use it," says Venus. "We're going to school now, and we're seen out there looking fashionable...