Hints and tips:
...Some of the textiles are destined to be scarves and wraps, blankets and even coats or jackets for the international catwalks in the spring....
...The tea from the spigot is the colour of a rusting tank outside Tobruk or the brick-dust of a blitzed warehouse. So is the coffee....
...A pink dawn rises above the low-slung warehouses of Grimsby’s docklands while men in white coats and wellies call out prices for pallets of fish on ice....
...The chore coat — originally a utilitarian garment for 19th- and 20th-century workers to wear in factories and warehouses — has smartened up in recent seasons and there’s no shortage of brands making sleek...
...The cupboard under the stairs is typically a depository for shoes, coats and bags....
...Back then, it was a zone of derelict warehouses on which the rest of the city seemed to have turned its back....
...“The dialogue, the working with people, going into factories, preserving craft… All those things are important for me.”...
...Saint-Gobain, the French building materials group, has ordered extra-warm coats and gloves for staff at its warehouse in the Alpine town of Chambéry, who have agreed to turn down the heat this winter....
...One YouTube user, Sachit Mehta, was sent a Fear of God coat and a cardholder from A Cold Wall*; the coat was so “weirdly coloured” that he returned it....
...They also stock made-in-NC products they really rate, such as Raleigh’s Escazú chocolate (from $7) and Burlington’s Haand ceramics (from $30 for a mug)....
...“It takes time and effort; everything is washed in the local launderette, unstitched, recut and resewn; and I want to pay the people who work at my [UK] factories a proper wage.”...
...Cinema operator Cinemark, which has closed more than 300 theatres across North America, and cut-price retailer Burlington Coat Factory were among those securing financing, according to people with knowledge...
...We are standing by a small children’s park nestled between warehouses, army barracks and clusters of rundown housing....
...Wijngaarden was formerly head of brand partnerships at luxury vintage etailer Vestiaire Collective and watched as warehouse after warehouse was filled with unwanted luxury products....
...He buys a woven coat every season.”...
...But conditions in the factories have attracted scrutiny....
...Mr Inderst added that the group’s biggest challenge was expanding its warehouse and delivery operations overseas as demand grew....
...The huge shopping centre, Coal Drops Yard, which opened last year, was forged from former coal warehouses and designed by Thomas Heatherwick....
...Items range from about €200 for a corset T-shirt to €1,100 for a reversible coat. Expensive, yes, but less than the cost of a €2,800 Fendi bomber jacket....
...At its ArtLab prototype factory outside Florence last month, as workers dressed in white coats labelled “Maison de L’Amour” scurried around, Mr Bizzarri told reporters that “3D technology would be a big...
...The company, best known for its Burlington Coat Factory discount chain, reported a 3.5 per cent rise in same-store sales in the quarter ending in July....
...“So, my business partner David and I said, ‘Damn it, we’re going to make a raincoat.’ ” After finding a factory in New Jersey willing to make the coats (which retail for $835), the label launched on Kickstarter...
...For the first time since 2009 factory openings have outnumbered closures, according to Trendeo, a consultant....
...The company, best known for its Burlington Coat Factory discount chain, reported a 4.3 per cent rise in same store sales during the first quarter....
...A few small piles of clothes are set out on the bench in the bedroom, and a couple of coats are hanging in a built-in, door-less closet....
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