clothing
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
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Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortunes, and Fine Clothing.(Book review)
Journal of Social History; 6/22/2006; Paoletti, John T.; 913 words
; Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortunes, and Fine Clothing. By Carole Collier Frick (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. xiv plus 347 pp. $47.00). This book presents a detailed discussion of style, the clothing industry and its technical underpinnings, economic history,
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Slouch no couch potato. (innovations in men's clothing)
Daily News Record; 2/22/1990; Gellers, Stan; 970 words
; SLOUCH NO COUCH POTATO NEW YORK -- THE SLOUCH is blasting the tailored clothing industry off dead center, and retailers are now deciding how to classify it -- and where to sell it in their stores. Because THE SLOUCH invades new ground and literally crosses into a gray area that combines the best of
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Effect of Moisture Management on Functional Performance of Cold Protective Clothing
Textile Research Journal; 12/1/2007; Wang, S X; Li, Y; Tokura, Hiromi; Hu, J Y; Han, Y X; Kwok, Y L; Au, R W; 4114 words
; Abstract This paper reports a study on the effect of moisture management in the design of cold protective clothing. In this research, two kinds of clothing systems were tested, a traditional clothing system (clothing A), and a specially designed moisture management clothing system (clothing B).
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Clothing and textile curricula in higher education
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1/1/1998; Albanese, Carolyn A; O'Neill, Karen; Hines, Jean D; 2750 words
; ABSTRACT Analyses of 64 college clothing and textiles degree programs in the United States were conducted to develop a profile of required courses. Required content courses in general textiles and apparel, fashion and apparel design, retailing and merchandising, and manufacturing and production
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Exercise Clothing for Children in a Weight-Management Program
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1/1/2007; Carroll, Kate; Alexander, Marina; Spencer, Virginia; 2910 words
; This study investigated whether clothing can be perceived as a form of encouragement for success in a weight management exercise program. A small (n = 30) sample of children and parents, enrolled in a weight-management exercise program, responded to a survey instrument that included questions
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Selling Style: Clothing and Social Change at the Turn of the Century
The Journal of American Culture; 9/1/2005; Cunningham, Patricia A; 782 words
; Selling Style: Clothing and Social Change at the Turn of the Century Rob Schorman. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003. In Selling Style, Rob Schorman examines the intersection of gender, mass media, and consumer culture at the turn of the twentieth century. Schorman reveals the
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Clothing at Neiman-Marcus. (DNR: The Magazine)
Daily News Record; 10/26/1987; Blueweiss, Herbert; 843 words
; CLOTHING AT NEIMAN-MARCUS Sportswear has emerged as the major men's wear classification at many better stores across the country, putting the industry on notice that tailored clothing may no longer be the unchallenged foundation of higher priced retailing. There have been unmistakable signs during
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Clothing interest, clothing satisfaction, and self-perceptions of sociability, emotional stability, and dominance
Social Behavior and Personality; 1/1/2001; Cosbey, Sarah; 2653 words
; The purpose of this study was to examine clothing interest as a mediating factor in selfperceptions of sociability, emotional stability, and dominance when either satisfaction or dissatisfaction with clothing was specified. A questionnaire was designed to measure five dimensions of clothing
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, J.R. Labbe column: Where does clothing go?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX); 7/23/2006; 873 words
; ... benefit to support our mission. Copyright (c) 2006, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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Effects of clothing material on thermoregulatory responses
Textile Research Journal; 1/1/2002; Zhang, P; Gong, R H; Yanai, Y; Tokura, H; 1639 words
; ABSTRACT The properties of clothing materials critically influence the comfort and performance of the wearer. Clothing is not just a passive cover for the skin: it interacts with and modifies the heat regulating function of the skin, and its effects are modified by the environment. This study
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Retail Clothing Store
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SIC 5651 Family Clothing Stores
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SIC 5651 FAMILY CLOTHING STORES This industry consists of establishments ... primarily engaged in the retail sale of clothing; furnishings; and accessories for men ... Generally referred to as retail family clothing stores, this industry includes jeans ...
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Children's Clothing
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Children's Clothing Background Children's clothes are a ... From the rudimentary beginnings of clothing all the way to the nineteenth century ... Eton jacket. Babies probably had more clothing challenges than any other group. They ...
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Men's Clothing Retailer: Van Schaack
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Men's Clothing Retailer BUSINESS PLAN VAN SCHAACK 58500 ... image conscious and wants fashionable clothing that has a youthful, sexy, and masculine ... taken from other successful, sexy, men's clothing operations such as Men Tour and Mike ...
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SIC 5621 Women's Clothing Stores
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SIC 5621 WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES This industry includes establishments ... general line of women's ready-to-wear clothing. This category also includes establishments ... primarily engaged in making women's clothing to individual order are classified ...
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