"Fashion dolls" wearing the latest styles circulated through the city and the country.

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October used to be a special time for car dealers, the start of a new model year, when the latest vehicles would start arriving in showrooms drawing curious buyers looking for the newest styles and latest technologies.

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We can relish the latest clash of styles between cosseted, serene Silicon Valley and twitchy, aggressive Wall Street.

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The Curvy Fashionista: Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista says her goal is to show fellow plus-size women that they can don the latest trends and styles, using herself and other plus-size bloggers to demonstrate how to wear bathing suits and body-conscious dresses.

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Giordano has also been able to get affordable versions of the latest street-culture-inspired styles from the idea phase to store shelves at an amazing speed - mostly by pushing suppliers to meet strict timetables and moving production closer to the stores.

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Besides using real women on Facebook to model its latest styles, the company has expanded its petite offerings and its shoe collection, both based on customer feedback, most of which is now coming from social media channels.

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