Manufacturing Bloom (The New Republic)

The proletarian schlub who might just save American industry.
A few weeks after the 2008 presidential election, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard got a call from an Obama transition aide frantic for advice on the collapsing auto industry.

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Find Your Inner Lumber Jack

I can vividly remember the day Pearl Jam’s first album was released, the first time I heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and can with 100 percent certainty recall what I was wearing—flannel. Yes, that ultra soft, plaid delicacy that I also vividly remember donating when I could no longer even glance at it in my closet.

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Aurum Organic Klothing First Certified Organic Company in the U.S.

Burlington, Vermont-based Aurum Organic Klothing LLC, a manufacturer of fashion T-shirts and casual clothing made of organic cotton, announces that the company has been approved as the nation’s first fully certified processor and supplier of apparel  certified organic to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) by the Institute of Marketecology (IMO).

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Slide Into Comfort

Tee Off/Norwood—Apres 18 Slide

After a round, get out of your golf shoes and slip into stylish Nike slides from Norwood Promotional Products. The product is available in women’s sizes 5 to 11 and is available in purple/white. The Apres Slides provides a true touch of class to golf tournament promotions.

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Such is Mango! (Fashionista.com)

J.C. Penney really seems to be making moves to up their fashion game in the mass market.

Charlotte Ronson’s I Heart Ronson line is said to have done really great business. And, of course, the Olsens are now on board with Olsenboye.

It was just announced this morning that Barcelona-based Mango will be rolled out into over 600 J.C. Penney locations for fall 2010, making it the largest contemporary line carried in the store.

Click here for the entire story from Fashionista.com.

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Will You Borrow From the Boys? (Style.com)

Sorry guys, but it looks like your girlfriends will be stealing your clothes again this season.  Spring 2010 will prove to have more and more girls wearing over sized menswear.  Over sized is a trend that has been in the making since Fall 2006 when leggings and skinny jeans needed made a comeback and desired something loose to contrast with a tighter leg wear.  The trend has evolved from 80’s remake to baggy chic.  Similar to Fall of 2009, boyfriend style button downs will be the thing to wear except with a minor twist.  Instead of wearing a cozy plaid, warm weather will have girls stealing lighter colors such as stark white and pastel colored button downs of the like.  Always opt for large sizes too, because the baggier, the better.

Click here for the entire story from Style.com.

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