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Whereas fair-trade coffee is pricier than the conventional stuff, Bass insists that Fair Indigo clothing is just as stylish as other brands and its quality is just as high?only minus the markup for the do-good aspect. This is possible, he says, because he has eliminated the middle man. Bass relies heavily on worker-owned cooperatives, which slashes layers of overhead, and works directly with the owners of non--co-op factories. Moreover, unlike many clothing brands, Fair Indigo has a minimal advertising budget, counting instead on word of mouth, and it sells directly to consumers instead...
...always wanted to use organic skin care," says McCartney, "but it had really bad textures, smelled awful, and the packaging was usually so unattractive, I would end up being seduced by all the conventional stuff, even though it's full of silicone. So I wanted to know, If we ditch the silicone, will it feel lumpy...
...Things per se have lost some cachet," explains consumer-trend tracker J. Walker Smith of Yankelovich, which surveys consumer buying behavior. "There is such an overabundance of stuff in the marketplace that owning does not carry as much perceived value as it used to. People are now more interested in experiences than in owning things." It's all about the benefits of the good life without all the headaches and commitment. In 1991, for example, 57% of people in a Yankelovich Monitor survey cited "being in control of their life" as the most important sign of accomplishment and success, while...
...visit to Harvard, it seems like Stiller’s two children, a four-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy, will not be attending the “Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Can’t Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too.” The actor said he is now trying to get his daughter into a “kindergarten feeder school for Harvard, because I would like her to have an experience like this.”—Staff writer Claire M. Guehenno...
...scored Harvard’s solitary point, defeating No. 96 Taka Bertrand, 6-1, 7-5.“Beier really had to take care of business today,” Gordon said. “She was hurting. She had tired legs and not enough rest. Typical Harvard stuff.”The Crimson was overwhelmed in the remainder of the singles matches. Captain Preethi Mukundan lost, 6-1, 6-2. And freshman Elizabeth Brook, senior Julia Forgie, and junior Vilsa Curto, also a Crimson editor, all lost in straight sets.“We played against a team...