Day: June 8, 2022

Have The Proposed Fabric And Fashion Acts Poked The USA Retail Bear?

By Jerome N. Williams 3 weeks ago

Fashionistas are stunned, vendors are frightened, but it does not show up that everyone is fighting from politicos who propose (what quite a few come to feel) is a historic scenario of marketplace about-regulation by authorities.

Undoubtedly the politicos imply properly, and every person wishes to support created-in-Usa, secure the ecosystem, and be opposed to forced labor – but the several fiscal penalties, mountains of paperwork, and disruptions included in new and proposed laws will at some point translate into a diminished fashion market or (possibly) a slow Lingchi loss of life by 1,000 cuts.

It is quite genuine that the business enterprise of style is never dull, but no just one expected so quite a few liberal politicians to pour kerosine on an by now distressed retail sector. Most likely, politicos have forgotten about the several retail bankruptcies of the

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Fashion forward…or backward?

By Jerome N. Williams 3 weeks ago

As spring wades into summertime, the retail sector once more buzzes with new collections and styles. Trendy shops like Abercrombie and Pacsun display their newest arrivals, hoping to catch the eye of Gen Z and youthful Millennial consumers revamping their closets for the hotter months. Even with the crickets in my bank account, it’s still fun to window store and internet browse. 

Very last Thursday afternoon, I made a decision to camp out at the eating area desk with my notebook and an abundance of free of charge time that typically comes with the return of hometown boredom. As I surfed by means of City Outfitters’s trendiest summer parts, my mother, in accurate mother style, drifted about my shoulder for a “subtle” glance at my laptop monitor. At the time, my cursor hovered about a minimal-waisted, military-eco-friendly pair of camouflage cargo trousers. The trousers were a unique product, and however

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Dior Unveils High Jewelry Collection in Sicily

By Jerome N. Williams 3 weeks ago

PARIS — For Victoire de Castellane, Dior’s haute couture tradition is an infinite source of inspiration. Witness her most current selection, Dior Print, which accomplishes the specialized feat of transposing material styles this sort of as stripes, floral designs, checks and tie-dye on to a few-dimensional substantial jewelry parts. 

The French trend household unveiled the line, which at 137 items is its greatest substantial jewelry collection to day, at a gala event at the Grand Hotel Timeo in Taormina, Sicily, on Saturday. 

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Styles donning ivory-coloured attire intended by Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior’s inventive director of womenswear, posed like Greek statues all through the cocktail part of the event. Supper, held on a terrace large in excess of the Mediterranean, was adopted by a runway display wherever monochrome attire set off ornate necklaces in the shape of colourful ribbons.

A model during fittings for the Dior Print high jewelry collection. - Credit: Courtesy of Dior

A model during fittings for the

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AMERKS COMEBACK IN DRAMATIC FASHION TO TAKE GAME 1 FROM SENATORS IN OVERTIME THRILLER

By Jerome N. Williams 3 weeks ago

May 5, 2022

Trailing 3-0 entering the third period, the Rochester Americans (1-0) erupted for three goals over the final frame before Arttu Ruotsalainen redirected home the game-winner with 3:06 remaining in overtime to cap a thrilling come-from-behind win over the Belleville Senators (0-1) in Game 1 of their best-of-three first round series Wednesday at The Blue Cross Arena.

 

                                                                    GAME SUMMARY  PHOTO GALLERY  POST-GAME REPORT

 

Game 2 between the two teams is set for Friday in Belleville with the Amerks now one win away of winning their first playoff series for the first time since the 2005 postseason.

 

AMERKS COMPLETE THE COMEBACK IN OVERTIME

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The overtime win was Rochester’s first beyond regulation in the postseason since a 4-3 Game 7 win in the Amerks’ first-round series against Syracuse on May 1, 2004 and first playoff victory since the team’s 7-2 win in Game 4 of the opening round series against

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