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Do You Think This Junior High Student's Outfit Is 'Inappropriate'?

Patrick Bateman — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:05 +0000

We all know Utah’s home to some extremely conservative and buttoned up religious zealots. Remember the girl at BYU who received a note from a male student chastising her for dressing immorally? Well, now comes a story about a parent who was called to his daughter’s junior high school in Tooele, Utah for his daughter’s “inappropriate clothing.”

Do You Only Buy Clothing When It's On Sale? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:15:53 +0000

Recently, J.C. Penney announced plans to do away with sales and instead offer discounted prices every day. The retail giant’s new strategy is a risky one because many shoppers are in the habit of only buying clothing when they see red sale tags. In fact, a new Coupon Cabin.com survey found that 41 percent of [...]

Do the Kardashians Use Slave Labor to Make Their Clothing Lines?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:35:03 +0000

While the American public has been more than a bit slavish in its dedication to all things Kardashian in recent years, a new allegation claims actual slave labor is involved in generating part of the family’s $65 million annual income.

Star magazine says workers in China — some as young as 16 — earn only $1 an hour while toiling away up to 84 hours a week in hot, squalid conditions to manufacture merchandise for the K-Dash by Kardashian label, the Kris Jenner Kollection, and Kim’s ShoeDazzle line.

Santa's Going Green No More Coal for Naughtiness-Now Its Ugly Sweaters [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:30:26 +0000

You know when Christmas rolls around people start wearing their Christmas clothes and well…some of those sweaters are just plain ugly. So Santa’s going green and giving ugly sweaters this year instead of coal. OK so I really don’t think Santa’s going green but hey an ugly Christmas Sweater is worse than coal in my [...]

Expect Clothing Prices to Rise

Lori Crofford — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:19:36 +0000

Unfortunately when it comes to money things are not going to be easier. We worry about rising gas prices, now we have to worry about rising clothes prices as well. Cotton has more than doubled in price over the past year, hitting all-time highs. The price of other synthetic fabrics has jumped roughly 50 percent [...]

If You Thought Prices were High in 2010, Just Wait

Lori Crofford — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:04:26 +0000

As if American’s don’t have enough to worry about when it comes to money. Get ready to shell out even more in 2011 for basic things. #1.) Groceries. The Department of Agriculture predicts a two to three percent increase in the cost of all food in 2011, mainly because the prices of corn and soybeans [...]