She was sewing zippers into blue jeans when the electricity failed in Rana Plaza.
Givenchy designer Ricardo Tisci punched up his beaded, Art Deco gowns with exposed zippers, chains and lots of leather.
These are preferably made from breathable fabric without buttons or zippers, which could get in the way and cause chafing or pinching.
Zippers offer security, at the cost of added effort to open and close them (not to mention the risk of snagged scarves).
Runs YKK, world's leading maker of zippers and a building materials supplier.
Who needs walls and heavy doors when canvas and zippers will suffice?
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These were clothes with attitude -- the jump suits, the embrace of androgyny, the snaps, zippers and Velcro all had their message of revolt.
Take the nautical-inspired collection at Louis Vuitton: with cashmere-blend wet suits, waterproof zippers and macs that look as though they could repel some serious ocean spray.
Velcro was designed as a fastener to replace zippers, but caught on commercially only after proving itself as a way to stop things floating around space capsules.
Feminine beaded tops over boy shirts were paired with punky skinny pants adorned with zippers as Taylor explored Frank Lloyd Wright and the Lower East Side of the 1980s.
With their Velcro closures and zippers, the Halo sleep sacks can't be sent through hospitals' industrial laundries, the way blankets are, and instead must be sent out for special washing, adding to costs.
As you'd expect, Skooba's first design, the Checkthrough, is pretty minimalist, in keeping with the requirements that approved bags not have any straps or zippers and not feature any space for items that could interfere with the X-ray image.
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Nike allows you to fully customize the backpack, and aside from choosing your alma mater's colors, the "Nike Flow" backpanel, or the sweet "security zippers, " you can opt to have the iPod controls built straight into the strap.
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