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December 24, 2008
Styles of The Season

Haute couture runways in Milan, New York and Paris reveal the challenges that lie ahead for drycleaners in American Drycleaner’s biggest fashion preview ever.

LACE

Once reserved for prudish Victorian and funereal fashions, lace was essential to this year’s sexy see-through styles, with peek-a-boo patterns adding to the look’s updated oomph.

December 4, 2007
Fashion on The Fringe

When it comes to hard-to-process clothing, you can hardly beat the runway shows. And with trends moving downmarket faster than ever, most drycleaners can expect some of couture’s worst processing problems in their plants by the end of the holiday season — including fringe, fur and other textures, as well as bold, bright (and bleeding) colors. The following are six styles to watch out for.

January 3, 2007
Fall Fashons to Flummox Fabricare

Six of the season's most popular looks — any of which could present problems on your plant's production floor.

Armor

Structured, military-inspired garments in cuts from Roman to Revolutionary marched down the catwalk this year atop the season’s ubiquitous skinny leg. Traditional fibers belie lots of bows, buttons and belts, though — and decorations worthy of a war hero.

December 6, 2006
Fall Fashions Flummox Fabricare

Six of the season's most popular looks — any of which could present problems on your plant's production floor.

Armor

Structured, military-inspired garments in cuts from Roman to Revolutionary marched down the catwalk this year atop the season’s ubiquitous skinny leg. Traditional fibers belie lots of bows, buttons and belts, though—and decorations worthy of a war hero.