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Clothing
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How to Sell Clothes to Men
Upscale brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce sites are figuring out how to create a shopping experience that men find appealing—and enjoying hefty profits in return.
Were Your Clothes Made in a Bangladeshi Factory?
After the deadly building collapse in Bangladesh, Walmart released a list of factories it had banned. But it has continued receiving shipments from two of them.
Banning Burqas on Both Sides of the Atlantic
European officials aren't the only Westerners wrestling with what Islamic women wear — leaders in Quebec have joined the fray.
Banning Burqas in Europe
How did such an un-American-sounding idea as banning someone's religiously inspired clothing choice take root in Western countries?
Can China Turn Cotton Green?
Producing 'natural' cotton clothing is a huge and filthy global business that, Chinese-commissioned research shows, will be extremely difficult to clean up.
Wear Red, Knock ’Em Dead
Men find a woman in red activates their animal urges, according to a pair of psychology researchers.
How Climate Change Will Affect What We Wear
While scientists monitor how our clothing affects the climate, trend-watchers are more interested in the reverse: how climate change is beginning to alter our apparel. Bamboo underwear, anyone?