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By the late 1920s, Chicago's clothing industry was already on the decline, a tendency greatly accelerated by the Great Depression. The New Deal revived women's clothing; government contracts for military uniforms boosted men's; and postwar prosperity temporarily benefited both. Soon... manufacturers began to leave Chicago, many settling in the South, where labor expenses were lower. Lower production costs fit American preferences for spending less on clothing than on homes, home appliances, and automobiles, and for informal wear that accommodated increasing leisure time and the suburban lifestyle. Lower costs also made it easier to compete with imports, particularly those made in low-wage countries in Northeast Asia, which were taking an expanding share of the American market. By the mid-1970s, Chicago had only 7,000 workers engaged in the clothing industry.
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NEW YORK, Sept 18 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. chimps will be cooler than most humans, thanks to high end men's street wear label, Nemesys Clothing. The Company announced today the launch of its charitable program, Project iChimp. The program will focus on donating Apple iPhones and iPod Touches to chimpanzees in need across the United States. Nemesys Clothing pledges to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sales of its 2007 Beginnings Collection, officially releasing September 26th, to fund the effort. The new line will be available for pre-order from 10AM EDT on Wednesday, September 19th, exclusively through http://www.nemesysclothing.com .
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Among the most important items of clothing for men is the headgear, and the most common form of head dress for men is the imama, or turban. Historically, turbans were used for purposes other than merely covering the head - for example, for hiding objects, tying down a person, or using as a prayer rug. Turbans were wrapped in a variety of styles, as well. It was customary to leave a corner of the imama free to serve as a veil to protect the wearer against heat, dust, and the evil eye, and to conceal the wearer's identity. The locus of a man's honor and reputation was his head; therefore, to cover the head was proper and dignified and to leave it uncovered was considered shameful. In the book Palestinian Costumes Shelagh Weir notes: "Men swore oaths on their turbans, and the removal of a man's turban in anger was a slur and provocation and could necessitate material compensation."
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This is the Clothing Doctor’s first DVD for consumers. He shares hundreds of clothing care tips that until now had only been available on his DVD’s for drycleaners and clothing retailers. It provides simple answers to nagging questions and uses TOP 5 Lists to make it easy to understand and fun to watch. The DVD is set up just like a movie DVD with push button menus, chapters, and Bonus Tracks.
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As with today, clothing styles of medieval men changed periodically. At the end of the 13th century, the once loose and flowing tunics became tighter fitting. Besides tunics, the men ... wore undershirts and briefs covered by a sleeveless jacket and an additional tunic. Stockings completed the ensemble. Men's medieval clothing also consisted of cloaks with a round opening that was slipped over the man's head. Such cloaks were worn over other clothing as a type of "jacket".
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Mending has become less common in these days of cheap mass-manufactured clothing -- when labor costs more than materials, a woman may find it cheaper to buy a new dress than to mend the old one. But the thrifty still replace zippers and buttons and sew up ripped hems.
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