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Why you should never wash your jeans

Laundry is inevitable, but thankfully there are people like Levi’s CEO and President Chip Bergh who want to make our lives a little easier. According to him, you should never wash a pair of jeans. Ever. While this may prompt noises of disgust from those are less-then-enamoured by the idea of walking around in dirty clothes, Mr Bergh explained that he "spot cleans" any stains with a toothbrush.

Why almost every pair of jeans has a zipper that says ‘YKK’

If you look closely at the zipper on your pants right now, odds are that it has 3 letters engraved on the tab: "YKK." But what does it mean?

12 Sneaky Ways to Save Money When You Beauty Shop

Booty scoops are here to lift your spirits (43 photos)

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A Gift Guide for the Shoe Lover

A gift guide for the shoe lover in your life, even if that's you.

Getting rid of old clothes? These department stores offer discounts for clothing donations

If you’re ready to clean out your closet and donate old clothes, you might want to consider giving them to a department store. Stores across the country are taking used clothing and giving discounts to purchase new clothes.

Used Ships Could Solve Sealift Readiness Issues

The age of the transportation fleet poses a readiness concern and purchasing used ships could be the solution to the problem, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command said.

What Happens to the Clothing You Donate to Goodwill?

Have you ever wondered what happens to clothing that you donate to Goodwill? Here's how Ohio Valley Goodwill repurposes gently-used items.

How to Shrink Your Closet’s Carbon Footprint

Capsule wardrobes reduce the size of your closet while increasing your number of outfits. Here's how to try environment- (and style-) friendly trend.

Is ‘Vintage’ Clothing Over?

The return of early 2000s hits like the Dior saddle bag and low-rise jeans suggests a perhaps fatal shortening of the cycle.

Save on children's clothing

Parents spend over $800 each year on clothes for their kids. Check out these saving tipsvisit consignment shops and scope out discounts online.

Joshua Harris' 3D Clothing Printer Recycles Old Garments to Create New Apparel

Joshua Harris's Clothing Printer is conceived as a wall-mounted personal appliance that could be connected electronically to retailers.

How We Can All Support Size-Inclusive Fashion

Minneapolis-based Cake Plus-Size Resale leads the way locally in a nationwide movement

Say bye to linen and leather, and welcome digital clothing and the metaverse

The latest feature of the metaverse is here: brace yourself for digital clothing. Cyber outfits are completely sustainable - not least because they don't

Is protective clothing a risk to your food product?

The purpose of protective clothing is to not only protect the food handler from injury but to also protect the food from contamination.

Light-Up Fabric Could Make Glowing Clothing An Everyday Reality

Clothing-Store Mannequins Come to Life and Mirror Your Movements

Airport clothing-store outlet United Arrows built a custom window display in its Tokyo location in which MarionetteBots (half mannequin, half robot) were wired with Kinect technology to mimic the movements of anyone facing them. The bots were all wearing United Arrows fashions, of course. On the one hand, big ups to anyone making creative use of puppets these days.