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Thursday May 30th, 2013

10 CFDA Winners You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

10 CFDA Winners You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

The CFDA has been recognizing talented fashion designers with awards since 1981. And while some early winners, like Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani and Donna Karan went on to become household names; others eventually fell out of the spotlight–some were bought out by licensees and others switched careers entirely.

We perused the CFDA’s complete list of past winners and dug up some old names some of you may have never even heard before. Click through to find out what they won and who they are.

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Published at 6:45 PM
Dov Charney Thinks Retailers Involved in Bangladesh Tragedies ‘Need Their Asses Handed to Them’

Dov Charney Thinks Retailers Involved in Bangladesh Tragedies ‘Need Their Asses Handed to Them’

We never thought we’d say this, but it’s a pretty good time to be the CEO of American Apparel. As just about every mass-manufacturing apparel company we can think of comes under fire for contributing to the poor working conditions that lead to multiple deadly disasters in Bangladesh factories, one company (which often comes under fire for other reasons) is free from blame: American Apparel, which is just about the only large-scale affordable clothing company that manufactures everything in the U.S. and offers some of the best working conditions in the apparel industry.

In a recent podcast, CEO Dov Charney sounded off on fast fashion, international garment industry reform, rich European CEOs and more.

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Published at 3:15 PM

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Friday May 24th, 2013

Dressing The Americans: Disguises, Mom Jeans and Making Keri Russell Look Bad
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Dressing The Americans: Disguises, Mom Jeans and Making Keri Russell Look Bad

While Game of Thrones (which I don’t watch. Sorry!) may be the more popular TV obsession in this office/the world, a few of us have also gotten sucked into The Americans on FX–and not just because of the drama-filled plot twists between the CIA and Russian spies. The (early ’80s) clothes, hair, and Keri Russell’s overall flawlessness, are also pretty awesome to watch.

We got the inside scoop on the costumes, hair and makeup from the show’s team.

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Published at 4:45 PM