Fashion
PETA’s Next Target: Giorgio Armani
21/09/08 11:19
PETA's upset Giorgio Armani used fur in his fall collection after he told them he wouldn't, according to the New York Post. And it's not just a fur collar here and there — Armani designed floral-printed fur coats, fur-hemmed skirts, and fur-trimmed jackets. But the best part of his collection? Fur coats for babies. It might seem impractical to drape fur over a person who could spit up or drool at any moment, but let's be real — they're warm, and those plastic stroller bags are terribly unbecoming.
A Giorgio ma che mi combini. Ancora co ste` pellicce. E daje una chiusa no?
Trans.
Mr. Armani what`s wrong with you. You should stop to use fur for fashion.
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Bamboo: It's Just Not So "Green"
24/02/08 08:35
The good news: this morning Plenty Magazine editor Jessica Tzerman was on CBS's The Early Show promoting eco-fashion, including a number of brands we love. The bad news: she provided misleading information about bamboo, saying that it's harvested and woven similarly to linen, and that it's "completely sustainable and renewable."
Bamboo is becoming more and more popular as a "green" fabric despite the flailing economy as this recent Women's Wear Daily article shows:
An ongoing interest in anything "green," combined with the fact that the higher end of the market seems to be holding firm, is providing accessories vendors with what they need to remain optimistic going into the 2008 season.
While numerous vendors agree that the economy is softer and demand in certain categories has flattened, they believe they can get a jump on the season by offering competitive prices, ensuring quick deliveries and, whenever possible, tapping into the trend for all things organic and eco-friendly.
"We introduced a bamboo scarf last fall that has been one of our premier products for the season," said Wesley Knitter, sales manager of Berkeley, Calif.-based Zazou, a maker of shawls, scarves and gloves.
"We've been one of the first to put bamboo scarves on the market, and we've seen demand get bigger and bigger."
Knitter attributes much of that to the going-green initiative that is taking hold in the arena of accessories. That view is certainly borne out by the fact that a new line of fingerless gloves, also in bamboo, sold out immediately.
Bamboo seems to be everywhere! It's clear that consumers are eating it up. But they aren't getting straight info, and the "green media" doesn't seem to be helping. Here's the skinny:
Textile expert Coral Rose explains that, contrary to what Jessica said on the Early Show, bamboo is not simply harvested and woven like linen. Rose points out that the fabric we see in the U.S. labeled as "bamboo" can't technically even be called that since it goes through a process that transforms it into rayon/viscose.
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