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MILAN (AP) — Thousands came out in a rain to watch an open-air Diesel show during Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, making the denim-centric brand the hottest ticket in town. A latex dress hugged the form in a nearly nude beige, somewhere on the border between transparency and cover. Zip pockets are sewn into bra tops, while a trio of fanny packs become a bandeau top: perfect for the festival circuit. The technology going into the textiles is so cutting-edge that Rosso said that part of the production site is sealed off from the rest to protect the secrecy. “Touch the garments, and you will go out of your mind,’’ Rosso said.

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☆ Ted Cruz, known to wear workout clothes to votes, isn't outraged about the Senate's new dress code
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Senate has relaxed its dress code, allowing senators to wear any attire in the chamber. Ted Cruz, who sometimes walks to votes in workout clothes, was less angry about the change than others. But he's not alone: Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is also known to wear workout clothes from time to time, especially around unexpected afternoon votes. "I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor," Republican Sen. Susan Collins joked to reporters, saying the change "debases the institution." And on Twitter, Cruz has made light of the changes, assuring his followers that he will not be wearing a speedo on the Senate floor.

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Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that staff for the chamber’s Sergeant-at-Arms — the Senate's official clothes police — will no longer enforce a dress code on the Senate floor. “Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will continue to wear a suit.”Schumer did not mention Fetterman in his statement about the dress code, which will only apply to senators, not staff. “I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor,” Collins joked. “Now I can vote from the Senate floor on Mondays,” Hawley said, noting that he usually wears a suit and tie every other day.

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☆ Lockheed Martin, but Make It Fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Major defense contractors like Raytheon, Boeing and Northrop-Grumman have produced baseball hats, T-shirts and water bottles advertising military-grade weapons like ballistic missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and fighter jets. Now, Lockheed Martin, the American defense contractor best known as the world’s largest weapons manufacturer, is allowing its brand to be used in the streetwear business. Through Equity Management Inc, a corporate trademark licensing company in San Diego, Lockheed has been selling its trademark to apparel retailers in both the United States and abroad. A spokesperson for Lockheed Martin confirmed the collaborations were real but declined to comment further. The pieces range from $30 for a T-shirt to $115 for a nylon zip-up jacket, and are aimed at young consumers of South Korea’s growing streetwear market, where oversize cuts and bucket hats reign supreme.

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☆ Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber’s donut run embodies their wildly different styles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Opposites are said to attract, but the poles between Hailey and Justin Bieber couldn’t be further apart — at least sartorially. Was Hailey off to a sophisticated dinner and drinks, while Justin had just nipped out for a packet of M&Ms and some laundry detergent? Hailey, on the other hand, has worked to market herself as a modern-day It Girl, a title which unsurprisingly demands a captivating wardrobe. Justin and Hailey’s clashing ensembles sparked a thorny discussion on the semiotics of dressing as a pair. Had Justin committed to a pair of slacks or a button-down, his partner could have had her moment with no distractions.

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☆ You can buy 'super tacky' Costco sweatshirts, and the store's super fans say they're now the 'envy' of their middle-aged friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's available on Costco's website for $12.97, alongside a black version, which just has a small embroidered Costco logo in the top corner and on one cuff. "I bought the hideous Costco sweatshirt and it's everything I wanted and more," one person wrote in the Facebook group COSTCO FINDS, which has 1.5 million members. But some people say they don't understand the appeal, with Reddit users calling the gray sweatshirt "absolutely hideous," "super tacky," "mega ugly," and even "atrocious." Costco"When I buy a Kirkland/Costco branded clothing item, I want my wife to gasp in disbelief," they continued. The Costco logo sweatshirts currently on sale have been available since at least September 2022, costing $19.99 at one store.

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☆ Burning Man is underway. Here are the famous CEOs and billionaires who have attended tech bros' favorite party, from Elon Musk to Ray Dalio.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Becky Peterson | Jordan Hart | Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Burning Man is a desert-based arts festival that's become the playground of business elites. Morning Brew Insider recommends waking up with, a daily newsletter. Loading Something is loading. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome of the most influential — and richest — people in business are likely among the tens of thousands of people descending upon Black Rock City, Nevada, at this very moment to attend Burning Man. Every year, big-name tech bros and well-heeled execs join the festival — trading their hoodies for light-up bodysuits and Allbirds for sky-high boots.

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mug shot t-shirts ($34.00), beverage holders ($15.00 for two) and coffee mugs ($25.00). His son Don Jr. is marketing "FREE TRUMP" mug shot t-shirts ($29.99) and posters ($19.99). What legal rights, if any, Trump's campaign may have over the mug shot's reproduction are unclear, however. The former president told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday night that he only did the mug shot because Georgia officials insisted. Rick Wilson, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project flogging mug shot wares online, dared Trump's campaign to sue him in a Friday post on X.

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☆ People online are mocking a bizarre crossover that's turned arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin into streetwear in South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Users on X and TikTok spotted Lockheed Martin brand streetwear being sold online in South Korea. "Why is lockheed martin making streetwear for swagged out Asians," wrote one user on X. The South Korean company told Insider in an email that it acquired the official Lockheed Martin license brand through an agency. The collection was spotted by X user @wiggerwakanda on Friday, which read: "why is lockheed martin making streetwear for swagged out Asians." "Military industrial complex sponsored Korean streetwear is wayyyy too insane to have made it onto my 2023 bingo card," X user @candidspeaks posted on Wednesday.

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☆ TikTokers aren't McLovin' a 'trash' McDonald's clothing collaboration with skate brand Palace
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

McDonald's launched a clothing range in collaboration with British skate brand Palace this week. The McDonald's x Palace pop-up is loading. TikTok user Sneaker Supplier said it's "outrageous" that McDonald's and the skateboarding and clothing company are charging £118 ($150) for a hoodie with its logo. "£118 to put a McDonald's logo and type out Palace is kind of outrageous," Sneaker Supplier said. McDonald's and Palace didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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That's down from 13% of Nike's women's team products which sold out during the same tournament in 2019, the data shows. For that reason, marketers must bear in mind the risk that the growing fanbase could see their support for women's soccer as disingenuous. To recognize the impact grassroots teams have in creating excitement about women's soccer, Adobe's ad also featured London-based community women's soccer clubs Peaches FC and Baesianz FC, said Sabina Strasser, Senior Director, Brand Experience EMEA at Adobe. Sporting goods retailer Fanatics has more than 475 U.S. women's team products for sale this year, up from about 175 in 2019, the company told Reuters. As of Monday, the generic Adidas Women's World Cup soccer ball was among its top sellers in FIFA World Cup Gear.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Carl Recine, Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Grace Geyoro, Martine Rose, Nike's, Jan Runau, Yvonne Henderson, Bob Dorfman, England's Lionesses, Mary Earps, Bjorn Gulden, Sabina Strasser, Amy Tennery, Sheila Dang, Kate Masters, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Soccer, Nike FC, REUTERS, Adidas, misstep, U.S, Nike, FIFA, Sporting Goods, Women's, Asisat, United States Women’s, Pricing, In, Pinnacle Advertising, Germany's Bayern Munich women's, Peaches FC, Baesianz FC, Brand, EMEA, Adobe, Sporting, Reuters, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, AUCKLAND, New Zealand, DICK's, U.S, French, Barcelona, England, Sweden, Spain, Tuesday's, Germany, London, Auckland, Dallas , Texas, New York

The BPLA's growth owes much to Maung Saungkha's skills in building bridges with other armed groups, according to a key ally and two analysts. It says armed groups that oppose it are "terrorists" who sow chaos and kill civilians. It has charged Maung Saungkha with sedition as it has done with most opponents of its rule. Some armed ethnic groups have long relied on drug trafficking for funds, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Some soldiers have run away, homesick, bored and tired after two years of war, said Maung Saungkha, who declined to disclose how many members are in his group.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg rocked up to a Taylor Swift concert looking like a 'Fearless,' beaded-bracelet-wearing fanboy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zuck showed up looking bejeweled at the Eras Tour in California. Mark Zuckerberg is a busy man, but he still has time to get his Swiftie on. "Life of a girl dad," Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram, showing off his concert glam — which included little gemstones bejeweling his face. On top of that, off-duty Zuck also sported an impressive stack of beaded bracelets for what one might guess are his favorite Swift eras. It's unclear how long Zuck has been a Swift fan, or how much of her music he listens to on the reg.

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☆ How Aimé Leon Dore Took New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Jon Caramanica | More About Jon Caramanica | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He met Anthony Bigio, now vice president for design, when Mr. Bigio was designing custom Air Force 1s for clients at Nike’s Mercer Street location. Joe Bavasso, now ALD’s vice president for product, had a job at Todd Snyder but sought out Mr. Santis in hopes that ALD would sponsor his summer basketball team in the Rockaways. A few years ago, Mr. Santis discovered the New Balance 550, a low-top lifestyle sneaker, in an old New Balance catalog and revived it as a collaborative release with ALD. Since then, the 550 has become in “a staple iconic franchise for New Balance,” said Chris Davis, the New Balance chief marketing officer and senior vice president for global merchandising. “It was one of those phenomenons in sneaker culture that only comes around once every few years.”

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☆ Want to start a side hustle selling on Amazon? An e-commerce expert shares his top advice for beginners, including how to select a product and where to spend your first $1,000.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

If you're looking to make extra money on the side, selling products on sites like Amazon is one way to go. "We are essentially the plumbing for e-commerce brands that help get their product manufactured in Asia and keep their businesses running," he told Insider. Insider spoke to Walter about what successful e-commerce companies are doing right — and how anyone can launch one and start making money selling online. Once you actually start profiting from your first product — in this example, the bluetooth headphones — then you can start getting more creative, he noted. "If you're thinking about starting a brand, don't even consider starting a brand that you're going to be fulfilling yourself.

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New York CNN —A 68-year-old woman has her job back after she was fired last month for attempting to stop shoplifters at a Lowe’s store in Georgia. “The Lowes (sic) employee, Donna Hansbrough was fired for attempting to stop the theft,” the post said. “After senior management became aware of the incident and spoke to Donna Hansbrough today, we are reinstating her job and we are pleased that she has accepted the offer to return to Lowe’s,” Lowe’s said. In Kansas, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a Republican, said retail crime is a “spiraling problem,” adding that Kansas and Missouri are among the top 10 states in the nation for the volume of retail crime. “There is a link between drug trafficking and organized retail crime,” Kobach told lawmakers in June.

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☆ 'Barbie' buzz likely just a flash in the pan for toymaker Mattel
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Savyata Mishra | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

July 24 (Reuters) - The fanfare around Margot Robbie-starrer "Barbie" could jolt the iconic Mattel (MAT.O) doll's sales out of a year-long slump, but Wall Street thinks the party in pink will be short-lived. While Mattel will report second-quarter results on Wednesday, days after the theatrical release of the movie, analysts say the boost for Barbie sales will be most pronounced in the quarter ending Sept. 29 before tapering off. Retailers worldwide have also pitched in, with brands from Zara (ITX.MC) to H&M (HMb.ST) and Gap rolling out themed merchandise like Barbie hoodies, perfumes and toothbrushes. But its gross billings - or the amount invoiced to customers - fell behind Hot Wheels in the first quarter of 2023. Mattel's forward 12-month price-to-earnings multiple (P/E), a common benchmark for valuing stocks, is 16.01, higher than 13.6 for Hasbro.

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☆ Leaked audio reveals deeper cuts at Robinhood as its engineering boss exits
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Robinhood's head of engineering Surabhi Gupta is leaving the company, Insider has learned. Robinhood last month laid off 150 full-time employees but leaked meeting audio reveals wider cuts. The company has also made cuts through "reorgs," among teams like recruiting, engineering, and data science. Robinhood's head of engineering is leaving the company, Insider has learned, the latest tech leader to depart amid deeper-than-reported cuts to its workforce, according to internal memos and audio of an all-hands meeting. The layoff was widely reported, but audio of an all-hands meeting reviewed by Insider show ongoing cuts have been deeper.

Persons: Gupta, Robinhood, Surabhi Gupta, Jesper Johansson, Johansson, Surabhi, Jason Warnick, Warnick Organizations: LinkedIn

☆ Everything's pink: How Barbiecore fashion has fueled a movie's buzz
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

There are Barbie sneakers, Barbie backpacks, Barbie swimsuits, and Barbie hoodies for your dog. A few months later, photos showed Barbie movie star Margot Robbie on set in a hot pink Western jumpsuit. As the style took off, fashion magazines chronicled celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Harry Styles in bright Barbiecore outfits. Barbie-inspired foods include an ice cream flavor and a Barbie burger with pink sauce sold at Burger King in Brazil. Robbie, who rotated through Barbie-inspired looks during the movie's publicity tour, even rolled pink suitcases through the airport in Sydney.

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☆ Is the World Ready for Another Goop?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There was once an Instagram account called Sporty & Rich. But hobbies do not stay hobbies for long in the modern age. As her following grew, Ms. Oberg envisioned a print magazine. She envisioned a small line of merch: simple hoodies and tote bags and hats embroidered with “Sporty & Rich.” Then she began to envision a different life for herself — one of less hustle and more leisure. She moved to Los Angeles in 2018, and now her T-shirts are printed with phrases like “Health Is Wealth!” and “Drink More Water!”

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☆ 'Shark Tank' CEO who started with $500: This tip helped me top $4.9 million in revenue
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Today, she's made over $4.9 million in lifetime revenue — and a lesson from guest shark, Emma Grede, helped her do it. Philomina Kane was 26 years old when the clothing business she started with $500 landed her a six-figure deal on ABC's "Shark Tank." Grede's advice ended up proving immediately useful while Kane deliberated her "Shark Tank" deal. "Shark Tank was one of the best moments of my life," she says. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank."

Persons: Kane, she's, Emma Grede, Philomina Kane, Lori Greiner, Emma, it's, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC, Kin Apparel, Apparel, Kin

☆ MrBeast: Behind the success of YouTube’s most popular creator
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“People would tell me, ‘All you do is talk about YouTube videos. Seven years later, Donaldson, better known online as MrBeast, has 167 million YouTube subscribers – more than any other individual creator on the platform. Donaldson navigates a maze in a screenshot from MrBeast's video, "I Got Hunted By the FBI." “That’s an interesting model, because you’re giving video viewers access to something they would never get to see in real life,” Fischer says. He often uses income from his previous videos to outdo himself in his next videos,” Miller says.

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☆ 10 Things in Tech: Airbnb's Montana smackdown, Microsoft whining, Salesforce worrying, and Reddit rage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm Insider's global tech editor Alistair Barr, and I've been missing people a lot lately. Airbnb Montana smackdown: Life in the town of Bozeman is harder thanks to short-term rentals. That sparked a boom in Airbnb and Vrbo properties in the town, causing rents and property prices to surge. They are concerned about retaining talented colleagues, their future at Salesforce, and how leadership decisions adhere to the company's core values. Submit your nomination for Insider's 5th annual list recognizing first-time and newly named top marketers at consumer brands.

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☆ Retailers battle for uncertain back-to-school demand after ‘volatile’ quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Katherine Masters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Shopping trolley is seen in front of Walmart logo in this illustration, July 24, 2022. U.S. shoppers' spending in the summer ahead of the college and K-12 school year has grown steadily since 2015, according to the National Retail Federation, a trade group. The chain is stocking Adidas' Samba and Gazelle sneakers ahead of the new school year, it said. The challenge for retailers is predicting whether parents will buy less clothing and sneakers when the cost of necessities - such as pencils, notebooks and laptops - strains many households. Retailers face a "volatile time," said Jessica Ramirez, a senior research analyst at Jane Hali & Associates.

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