Word: wearings
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...When Senni walks down the Champs Elysées, he makes sure to wear a suit and tie. "If I'm in jeans, people think I'm a shoplifter." That impression of being denigrated because he's a second-generation immigrant is a strong one, born of years of bitter experience. His answer was to leave France, first for Sweden and then Britain, where he advises clients on workforce diversity. "In the U.K., diversity is seen as an opportunity. In France it's still seen as a problem," he says. While some corporations are changing, he says, French politics...
...sort of help get the board rolling with all the new things, but HL Central is really going to take the lead with the renovations,” she said. Renovation plans, according to HL central members, are undeniably needed. Creaky and in disarray, the building shows the wear of its partying years. “The floors are sticky,” Douglass says with frat-boy swagger, proudly pointing out the table where he and his friends played beer pong. “The plan is basically to gut it and redo everything,” Russo says...
...important directorial decision on Gammons’ part is the consistent use of anachronisms. The choice is evident in the costumes, which are designed by Anna-Alisa Belous; for a story that is originally set during the fall of the Roman Empire, the actors wear modern suits and dresses. They also use flashlights, a chef’s costume, and paper airplanes to various effects, bringing a much-needed comical element to the second...
...great time to be an American teenager. Adults slavishly follow teen trends-people wear ratty jeans to work; everyone checks YouTube all day; people in their 30s (OK, men in their 30s) play video games without embarrassment...
...also be home to many of the world's sweatshops, but conscientious fashionistas shouldn't despair. There's a small but growing band of designers and entrepreneurs who are using materials and production methods that are kind to the earth, while sticking to decent labor practices. If you wear your green beliefs on your sleeve, here are three Asia-Pacific labels to watch...