Gardening Dreams Versus The Green Thumb Reality
Samantha Perry, Daily Telegraph Lifestyles editor, reflects on the three garden types and her own struggle to translate seed catalogs and flower fantasies into real maintenance. She plans a kinder view of unmanaged blooms and the humble, persistent violets and dandelions that brighten yards without effort.
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Samantha Perry
The
Daily Telegraph
Eco fashion heads mainstream with organic and hemp wear
Ecologically correct clothing moves toward mainstream in jeans sportswear and outerwear. Firms like O Wear and Blue Fish push organic and recycled materials while Aveda ventures into eco fashion. Hemp fabrics grow in popularity though consumer education remains needed.
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O Wear
America
George Akers
Blue Fish
Frenchtown
N.J
Nicole Ricklebacher
Minneapolis
Aveda
Anatomy
Wrangler
Code Bleu
Trio
Men’s Health Magazine
Warren Christopher
Wellman Inc
Judith Langan
Jim Casey
Patagonia
Colombia
Eileen Fisher
Levi's
Deep In the Heart of Texas
Tion
Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative
State Agriculture Department
Cotton Plus Ltd
United States
Hal Nelson
American Hemp Mercantile
Seattle
California
Nelson
Sheer styles bloom in summer fashion trend
Fashion writers discuss sheer clothing resurging with slips and underpinnings. Designers promote layering to avoid overexposure, highlighting slips, camisoles, bodysuits, and bustiers in flesh tones and black. Retailers stock foundations and educate shoppers on outfit coordination.
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Karen Bromley
Intimate Apparel Association
New York
Bromley
Vanity Fair
Macy’s
Bloomingdale’s
Lord & Taylor
Dayton’s
Hudson’s
Marshall Field’s
Nordstrom
Neiman Marcus
Joan Kaner
Roz Pactor
Foley's
Houston
Carole Little
Pactor
Foley’s
Rampage
Byer
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Lainey Goldberg
Suc
Goldberg
Columbia Sportswear Co
Portland
Ore
Warren Christopher Men's Health Magazine
Blue Fish Clothing Inc
Karen Bromly
Cynthia Steffe
Talbots
Ralph Lauren