As a candidate and president, Barack Obama has had one core message for the middle class: I won’t raise your taxes.
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SanMar—Port Authority Signature Ladies Fine-Gauge Crew-neck Cardigan Sweaters
The soft and luxurious Port Authority signature crew-neck cardigan sweater by SanMar can be worn as a sweater set or alone for many versatile and classic looks. The hand-knit sleeve seaming ensures wearers this sweater can handle repeated wear and washing. Featuring combed cotton and 1×1 knit ribbing, the sweater never loses shape, allowing for the ultimate in flattering looks for women of every body type.
Bodek and Rhodes to Offer Four New Brands
Philadelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, one of the leading wholesalers of imprintable activewear, announced it will include four new brands of apparel in its 2010 catalog, to be released in November, in advance of new year promotions programs. Bodek and Rhodes will offer a total of 38 brands, once the new brands are introduced.
Read MoreIn a Season Spilling Over with ’80s Excess, a New York Designer Shows Some Restraint (Elle)
“Simplification makes sense to me, finding really pure ways to relate fabrics to the body,” says New York designer Matthew Ames. For resort, he draped single swatches of silk chiffon or georgette into seamlessly fluid silhouettes that recall Madame Grés’ 1940s gowns for Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo.
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Read MoreFall’s New Gear: Neutral (The New York Times)
When Fashion takes a look in the mirror before it goes out onto the runway, it is usually to wonder: Is my look edgy enough? Does it represent my avant-garde aesthetic viewpoint? My soul as an artist? My view of man?
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Read MoreOn Our Radar: Benjamin Montoya’s Douglas Shades (Style.com)
Benjamin Montoya, proprietor of L.A. spec shop City of Angels, has carved out an interesting niche for himself in the eyewear trade. Time and again, Montoya has taken classic sunglass shapes—the wayfarer, the aviator, the cat-eye—and tweaked them just enough so they look totally fresh. His latest creation, the Douglas sunglass, manages that trick nicely, riffing on the round shades that have been all the rage but making the lens un-round, detailing the frame in metal, and adding optional clip-on lenses. What with Daylight Savings Time, we aren’t seeing much sun here in New York, but these specs make me hungry for some.
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Read MoreBroderBros. Adds alo Performance Apparel to 2010 Product Assortment
Trevose, Pennsylvania-based BroderBros. Co. announced it added alo performance apparel to its 2010 product selection. Named for the earth’s elements of air, land, and ocean, the alo mission is to create high performance active wear that represents a healthy mind/body lifestyle.
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Aureus/WinnerMate—BreezeBlocker Sweater
Stay warm and cozy with the BreezeBlocker Sweater by Aureas/WinnerMate. Because of the unique stretchable breeze blocker lining, this sweater can protect wearers against the first chill of cold weather. For a comfortable fit, this sweater features Lycra in the bottom and cuffs. Zip neckline gives wearers a sporty, casual, yet stylish look. The blend of fine cotton and acrylic makes the sweater easy to care for as an added bonus.
Read MoreThe Littlest Dandy (GQ)
America’s most stylish 8-and-a-half-year-old, Arlo Weiner, reveals his fall style secrets.
Arlo Weiner, GQ’s youngest style correspondent, recently started third grade. If you haven’t been following Arlo, he’s the natty-beyond-his years son of Mad Men creator Matt Weiner. Perhaps inspired by a summer spent at Shakespeare camp (“Talking Shakespearean is really fun.”), Arlo’s recent look sits somewhere between a court jester, the Mad Hatter, and Michael Corleone when he’s pretending to be a Sicilian peasant. This is what we love about Arlo: The kid isn’t afraid to mix and match—or mix and not match.
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Read MoreSportswear Carries Urgency of the Moment on Fashion Week Runways (The New York Times)
This season a word that virtually disappeared from backstage sound bites was “emotion.” If a designer said something like “Fashion needs to have emotion,” you edged away. You want emotions? Just ask department store chiefs how they felt earlier this year after discounting their pricey inventories. Today people are shopping with their brains.
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