November 2011
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My Two Favorite Things: Israel and Fashion
An analysis after last week’s first Tel Aviv Fashion Week.
Can Tel Aviv become a center for fashion?
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - Jessica Steinberg
November 28, 2011
TEL AVIV (JTA) — For Israeli fashionistas, last week’s inaugural Tel Aviv Fashion Week proved what they’ve known for years: Israeli fashion is creative, current and worthy of worldwide attention — and,...
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My Favorite Thanksgiving Tradition: The...
Only in America…wishing everyone safe travels and good company this Thanksgiving. At a minimum, enjoy the day off work and all the SALES!
U.S. President Barack Obama is flanked by his daughters Sasha (C), Malia (2nd-R), and National Turkey Federation Chairman Richard Huisinga (L) as he pardons ‘Liberty’, a 19-week old, 45-pound turkey at the North Portico of the White House....
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WSJ: Tailoring Online Fashion To Mideast's...
A wave of e-commerce has been sweeping the Middle East, and Jordanian-American computer engineer Ahmed Alkhatib is one of its leading lights. Mr. Alkhatib reasoned that, with a youthful, fashion-conscious population that loves online convenience, the region would be an excellent location in which to start an online retailer.
In November 2010, he left Silicon Valley to launch the online...
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Wall Street Journal Editorial: Iran's Fashion...
An opportunity for America’s glitterati.
Vogue magazine embarrassed itself in March—when the Arab Spring was well underway—by publishing a fawning profile of Asma al-Assad, the fashion-conscious wife of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. As the Assad regime began killing protesters by the hundreds, Vogue quietly removed its article from the Internet. Now comes an opportunity for editor Anna...
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