Week in Review | Toxic Chemicals in Fashion, Content and Commerce Integration, Amazing Grace

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Op-Ed | Toxic Chemicals in Clothing Make All of Us Fashion Victims (Opinion) “Nobody wants to be a fashion victim. Desperately chasing the ever-elusive ‘cool,’ fashion victims are generally perceived as ‘try-hards,’ those who sport the latest trends and buy into transient fads, regardless of fit or personal style.” The Next Chapter of Content and Commerce Integration (Fashion 2.0) “Since the very birth of fashion

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Monti’s Qatari deal, Ecommerce froth, Billabong LBO, Bionic mannequins, Outlandish Anna

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Hollywood Costume exhibition | Source: BBC News

Italy’s Monti seals investment deal with Qatar (Reuters) “Qatar agreed on Monday to invest as much as 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Italian companies, aiding efforts by Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti to breathe life into a weak economy.” Most E-Commerce Froth Since 2000 Stirs Up Investor Doubts: Tech (Business Week) “As e-commerce companies prepare for the holiday season, their investors are in

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The Fashion Trail | 36 Hours in Qatar

Global Briefing | Global Currents | The Fashion Trail

  • The Pearl in Doha, Qatar is a massive luxury real estate development | Source: The Pearl
  • The Toujouri Flagship Store, designed by Peter Marino Architects | Source: Toujouri
  • Caroline Issa models Toujouri in Atelier-Mayer Magazine Volume 2 | Source: Atelier-Mayer

DOHA, Qatar — Just before the madness of fashion week season began, I couldn’t resist accepting an invitation from Lama El Moatessem to visit Doha, the capital city of the tiny nation of Qatar, to attend the opening of the Peter Marino-designed flagship for Toujouri, Ms El Moatessem’s three year old fashion brand. How did a little-known Middle Eastern brand get Mr Marino, the go-to architect for powerhouse brands like Louis

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