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    Rue21 Research Paper

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    Rue21 is full of the newest fashion trends! If you have not yet gone there you should stop by. Millions of Americans shop here and it is one of the most popular places to shop for perfumes, makeup, shoes, clothing and jewelry. If they want to know where to shop for the newest fashion then Rue21 is where they should go. Also, because a lot of people need help when it comes to getting cute outfits for date or any other special occasions, they should head for Rue21. This place can be expensive, but

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    OVERVIEW History Christian Dior was founded on December 16, 1946 in Paris, France, by a couturier bearing the same name and backed by French fabric expert, Marcel Boussac. On February 12, 1947, Christian Dior presented his first collection to the world creating a new era of fashion and beauty. This collection was beyond expectations and amassed a following ranging from European Elite to Hollywood starlets (“Story of Dior”). In 1948, Dior established a luxury ready-to-wear house in New York City

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    The so-called “plus-size” models of the industry are skinny and in-shape; they are just curvy. Curvy does not equal plus-sized, and as the average woman is heavier than she was 20 years ago, the general population should be more represented in fashion. Lisa Hilton makes an argument saying that obesity is much more common

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    beautiful body was considered curvy; whereas now a skinny body is being promoted. With girls obsessing over thigh gaps, waist size and body weight we can see how damaging the media can be. Encouragements from the media is something we see every day all around us, while supposedly promoting a healthy body, the opposite has occurred. With magazines covers displaying a size 0 model on the cover, next to a not so subtle title reading “Slimmer, Fitter, Sexier!” while promoting brands that only sell to

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    Abercrombie & Fitch, the upscale clothing retailer known for its attractive sales assistant’s and models used for stores and advertisements has a long history of racism and sexism. Starting back in 2002, the company sold shirts that were racially insensitive to Asians, marketed thongs with sexual phrases on them to pre-teens, and made men shirts that read “Female students needed for sexual research.” These products were soon removed after they caused controversy among parents and young women. The

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    This paper commences by defining the problems that were faced by Lululemon Athletica Inc in 2013. After, the author explores the causes of the issues that the company was experiencing and the effects that they had on Lululemon Athletica Inc. The next step is to look at ways in which the issues could have been addressed both for the short-term and long-term. When all is said and done, the audience will fully appreciate why “Lululemon Athletica Inc should revert to its fundamentals – that is, to concentrate

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    Chile Research Paper

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    Santiago. It’s an all day event with performances and competitions. In this wonderful country, in their tradition family is something important and what they value the most. Family is first in the home of Chile, with it being common to have large sizes of family. Moreover it is regular for a grown ups to live with their parents and have kids while married. With big family comes a lot of food being cooked in the kitchen of a Chilean household. Unlike in other countries like America where it is three

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    Small Dog Clothing

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    Dog clothing offers been one of the primary trends among pet fans for nearly a decade. Dressing is especially favored by owners who've small dogs up. There are a large number of retailers that offer small dog clothes. Some designs are designed to be functional while some are created purely for fashion. A lot of people compare their canines to family members, and they need it them particular treats and outfits. If you dress your pet and so are looking for even more ideas already, or in case you

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    stores in Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 3.2. Case Discussion: During an interview conducted in Apr 2013, Mike Jeffery, from the Chief Executive Office of the renowned clothing brand was asked a question regarding the fact that A&F (shortened version of Abercrombie & Fitch) refuses to sell products over a women’s size 10. He answered:(Sozzi, 2014) “In every school, there are the cool and popular kids,

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    sexuality and the need to be thin has become prominent in both fashion and the advertising market, it is important to create product for everyone in mind. The purpose of Forces of Nature’s research is to determine if there is a market in producing clothing that is made with the everyday girl in mind. We do know that the teen market is a force all on its own, raking in over $1.76 billion dollars in the year 2001. As more and more children and teens are taking on the responsibility

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