Leather hats spark teen fame in Pittsburgh fashion trend
In East Liberty and Monroeville, teens embrace rap influenced dress from leather hats to logo tees. Chad Glick paid 26 dollars for a Timberland cap while others chase Nike Adidas and Reebok gear. Retailers report high prices and strong demand as youth imitate hip hop style, risking pressure to fund clothes.
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Chad Glick
Glick
East Liberty
Dress Up
Pittsburgh
Craig G
Timberland Clothing Company
Lisa Haury
Sportswear International Magazine
L.L. Cool J
M.C. Hammer
Beil
Bio
DeVoe
Haury
British Knights
Kool Moe Dee
M. C. Hammer
Helen Hedges
Braddock
Tony DiLucente
Monroeville Mall
Mort Rubin
Penn Hills
Stylegate
Rubin
Nike
Adidas
Reebok
LA Kings
Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Pirates
N.W.A
Ice Cube
Public Enemy
Eric Collier
Education Inc
Marc Little
Little
Suede steers toward a retro chic spring look
AP Newsfeatures notes a 60s revival influencing spring footwear with suede pumps in pastels and neutrals, chunky heels, Beatle boots, and openwork styles. Subdued metallics dominate for day and night, with architectural shapes, mid-height heels, and coordinated hosiery to lengthen the leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Foster
Footwear News
Foster
Margaret Pennes
Camelot
Charles Jourdan
Tie-dyeing endures as art beyond the 60s fad
In Redding California tie-dyeing remains a colorful staple across ages from teenagers to grandmothers. Susan Lane of R.A.D. Rags notes the method is an ancient craft not a passing trend and reveals that tied areas resist dye allowing designers to shape patterns.
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Redding
Calif
Susan Lane
Tie-dye passion grows from accidental stash to fashion craft
Mrs. Lane turned a four-case Tshirt surplus into a tie-dye business after her husband urged the idea. She crafts one-of-a-kind wearable art sold at fairs, praising vibrant colors and creative variation over assembly-line production. Teammate Sandy Wolf, a Shasta artist, notes color’s appeal and adds batik works and nature themed tees. Gallery and fashion trends converge as floral motifs and color theory drive spring style, with Pantone’s Leatrice Eiseman weighing in on color inspiration.
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Ms. Wolf
Redding
Floral fashion blooms across high end to mass market
Floral fashions spread from spring runways to retail rack Space and price vary from $38 bags to $14,630 Chanel jackets. Designers like Judith Leiber Anne Klein Lagerfeld and Christian Francis Roth feature petals daisies and daisies and daffodils in fabrics and accessories. Black and white florals appear as a sophisticated alternative praised by Eiseman of the Pantone Color Institute.
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Carol Edwards
J.C. Penney
Chanel
Judith Leiber
Minaudiere
Saks Fifth Avenue
Neiman Marcus
Bergdorf Goodman
Leiber
Anne Klein
Dillard’s
I. Magnin
Bloomingdale’s
Lord & Taylor
Macy’s San Francisco
J.W. Robinson
Karl Lagerfeld
Zang Tai
Saks
New York
Christian Francis Roth
Martha International
Palm Beach
Bal Harbour
Fla
Carolina Amato
Eiseman
Pantone Color Institute
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Scripps Howard News Service
Suede
Francine Parnes
AP Newsfeatures
Aquarius
Jacqueline Kennedy
Babe Paley
Leatrice Eiseman
Carlstadt
N.J
AP News
Flower Power
Spree International
Frederick Towne Mall
Sarnt
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