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  • LiLo sued for $5 million

    Lindsay Lohan has been sued for 5 million dollars by a clothing company, DNAM The erratic behavior of the actress made it difficult to promote and sell her 6126 leggings line for which the company is demanding 5 million dollars, Radar Online reported. The company's lawsuit states that Lohan's leggings suffered in sales because the buyers were reluctant to associate themselves with her ...

  • Brazils Embraer to sell 40 jets to US airline

    Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said Tuesday it reached a deal to sell 40 E175 passenger jets to US airline SkyWest for nearly $1.7 billion. The planes have a seating capacity of up to 76 passengers. An additional 60 orders are subject to SkyWest being awarded contracts with major US airline partners, while the agreement also includes options for 100 other E175s, meaning the deal could ...

  • Kerry Washington uses fashion as creative outlet

    For actress Kerry Washington, fashion is a "creative outlet" to express herself. She was assisted by her stylist Erin Walsh in the "Django Unchained", but the actress insists she always picks her own outfits for glitzy events as she prefers comfort. "I work very closely with my stylist. She and I are a team. It's a creative outlet for me. I don't choose to wear anything that I'm going to be ...

  • Summer Beauty Deals The Latest Great Beauty and Fashion Deals and Splurges You Cant Miss

    When you're on the beauty and fashion beat, there are insider tips sent your way that are too good not to share.Here is some summer beauty and fashion deals (and splurges) that you shouldn't miss or could be the fodder of a mid-summer night's dream or just a great ...

  • Where to Buy Responsible Fashion

    Recycling everything from electronics to bottles has gotten a whole lot easier. But serious eco-conscious women I know have yet to let that filter into their fashion sensibilities.Partially it's habit- you see a cute outfit, you want it. Particularly it's because we still haven't gotten clear on how much the fashion industry is a pollutant these days, not to mention problematic as ...


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Bamboozled [DVD]

Bamboozled [DVD]

Spike Lee may veer into overstatement when he has the central character of Bamboozled, an outwardly successful, but inwardly self-hating, African-American TV executive, recite in voice-over narration at the beginning of the film the dictionary definition of "satire": "a literary work in which human vice or folly is ridiculed or attacked scornfully." I guess it just goes to show that L ... ...

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  • Hollister AF Clothing Stores Unfriendly to Disabled Says Judge

    comments its CEO made in the past about the company’s marketing strategy. Mike Jefferies was quoted in a new book, saying that Abercrombie & Fitch markets to ';cool and popular kids'; and ';good-looking people,'; which is why its stores do not stock extra-large female clothing. The comments sparked a backlash online that reached evening news programs and even ...

  • Slideshow B-Thrifty plans to launch clothing recycling program

    Alonso Zamora, founder of B-Thrifty, shows off donated goods. Workers will sort through clothing and other items, and what isn't sold will be repackaged and sold by the pound to countries in South America. Click through this slideshow to see more photos of B-Thrifty. Have you ever cleaned out your closet only to find a half-dozen unmatched socks? Ever wondered what to do with ...

  • US Citi Trends first-quarter profit falls 39

    Value-priced apparel retailer Citi Trends has today (22 May) seen its first-quarter profit slump 39% on the back of weaker sales in February and ...

  • Gap hopes for a global alliance on factory safety

    The chairman and CEO of US retail giant Gap Inc says he hasn't given up on the idea of a global accord to tackle fire and building safety in Bangladesh - but that the current agreement largely backed by European brands and retailers "didn't make sense for ...

  • CANADA Sears Canada swings to Q1 loss

    Retailer Sears Canada has today (22 May) swung to a first-quarter loss as falling sales in its home products offset year-on-year growth in apparel and accessories. The company said net loss was US$31.2m for the 13 weeks to 4 May, against earnings of $93.1m in the same period last year. A pre-tax gain of $164.3m related to the lease terminations of three stores was included in last year's ...

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