Shadyside designer makes petite, plus fashionableNews from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Diane Dube acknowledges her body type is short and wide. That made trips to clothing stores challenging and frustrating. “Shopping was a horrible experience, because I am too big for petite and too short for plus-size apparel,” says Dube, of Shadyside, who is 5-foot-2 1/2 and [...]

NH eco-firm makes splash with green clothing lineNews from BusinessWeek: By LYNNE TUOHY PORTSMOUTH, N.H. The Earthtec models on the runway at Portland Fashion Week this month in Oregon were dressed much like those who walked for other designers, in chic and sexy styles made from high-quality fabric. But their clothing started out unlike any [...]

NH eco-firm makes splash with green clothing lineNews from Boston.com: PORTSMOUTH, N.H.—The Earthtec models on the runway at Portland Fashion Week this month in Oregon were dressed much like those who walked for other designers, in chic and sexy styles made from high-quality fabric. But their clothing started out unlike any others: as plastic bottles. [...]

German fashion designer makes clothes from milkNews from Reuters: By Natalia Drozdiak BERLIN | Thu Oct 6, 2011 10:02am EDT (Reuters) – A young fashion designer from the German city of Hanover is revolutionizing high fashion by designing clothes with a staple she can find in her fridge — milk. Anke Domaske, 28, has developed [...]

Kate Middleton Turns Down Free Clothes, Makes Deals with Designers News from FashionEtc: Kate Middleton Turns Down Free Clothes, Makes Deals with Designers By Erin Donnelly 06/22/11 at 11:50 AM Photo: Getty Images The Duchess of Cambridge in a Reiss dress and Joseph jacket at the Epsom Derby. Given her knack for causing a frenzy at [...]