These are clothes for people who want to look happy.

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Beloved by A-listers and pop princesses, these are not clothes for the shy: this is old-school glamour, infused with power, wielded by women who have flounced and shimmied their way to the top.

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We're talking about a lot of people are hurting in this economy and these are people who need things - clothes of their kids and other very important things that we hope to get them the money.

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These are rarefied, understated clothes that can't be fully appreciated until they're seen and worn.

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These are the kinds of clothes that will resonate with downtown girls.

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Both North and South and 5ive are derivatives of the Spice Girls: whereas most recent boy bands have been uniform boys in uniform clothes, these two bands, like the Spice Girls, are made up of carefully distinguished individuals.

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But these days, many of the actual clothes are being snapped up by boutiques in Dubai and Moscow or by online retailers such as Net-a-Porter.

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Then Zaak explains at length that in recent years, dumping of secondhand clothing on the world's poor has become de rigueur, as many citizens of these countries are in no position to pay the astronomical prices for new clothes.

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Echoing the thinking behind the Naturalis appliance also featured below, these startups all recognize that consumers have a real desire for clothes and beauty products that are customizable in some way, making them more unique while also enabling the user to involve themselves in the design process.

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