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Entries from August 2008

Thin is in: Fashion Industry’s Push to Make Models Skinny

August 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’m 5′ 11″, and in my skinniest, tiniest days back at around age 19, I was modeling a bit. I was a size 4. While I didn’t have an eating disorder, I would regularly pass out if I didn’t eat enough. I was much too thin to be heathly, and everyone around […]

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Tags: Fashion Models

Retail Sales Low for July

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s a big shocker- retail sales fell short of projected expectations in July.  Ahem, poor economy, ahem.  Sorry; had to clear my throat.

Even retail super giant, Wal-Mart, came in with numbers lower than analysts had hoped.   Mass market retailers like Old Navy, Gap and Buckle suffered steep dips in same-store sales, with drops in the double […]

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Tags: Retail