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Skinny jeans could turn wearers into unwitting fashion victims

Squatting in super-tight "skinny" jeans may pose a health risk, Australian doctors warned Tuesday, reporting the case of a woman who temporarily lost feeling in her legs from an hours-long squeeze. The 35-year-old collapsed and had to be hospitalised the day after helping a relative move home, spending hours on her haunches to unpack cupboards....

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Hello! SkinnyJeans appoint UK distributor

To broaden its market in the UK and Ireland, hello! SkinnyJeans has appointed Intimates Lingerie as main distributor for its denim brand, hello! SkinnyJeans. The agreement will see this leading denim retailer grow in brand presence through Intimates Lingerie’s comprehensive business model. Based in Cranbrook, Kent, Intimates Lingerie is one of...

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Skinny jeans boost sales

The arrival of the skinny jean has signified an ever strengthening passion for denim. The trendy, unembellished jeans have caused the denim market to reach sales of $15.26 billion (£8.79 billion) in 2005, an increase of 9.3 percent from the year before. Although not everyone is as wild about the unforgiving cut, overall jeans sales have not...

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UK Independents saved by the width of their jeans

In a recent retail trade survey held by Emap Drapers Record, UK Independents said the shift from bootleg jeans to narrow skinny styles boosted trade and kept sales healthy. According to those surveyed, the availability of cheaper fashion tops, dresses and jewellery on the high street has resulted in slower sales of branded options. However, when...

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Skinny jeans spark weight loss frenzy

You may have seen Kate Moss wearing the latest style of Sass & Bide jeans and thought: "perhaps if I dropped a size I can fit into a pair also." And so it is with the latest fashion for "skinny" jeans this season as women are losing weight to fit into the tiniest drainpipe trousers and cigarette pants. Stockists are reporting a sharp increase in...