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  • "It also happens to be UPF 50," she said, referring to the garment's ultraviolet protection factor.

    Shopping, On the Run Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • The company has invested in computers to create pattern models, which allows the factory to tweak a garment's design in minutes.

    Fashion's New (Old) Thing Robin Kawakami 2011

  • Fortunately, there are some ways for the consumer to test a garment's quality, including its pilling potential.

    Cashmere Confidential 2011

  • Ermenegildo Zegna's Su Misura service established in 1972, lets the customer choose a garment's fabric, color, style and details for a price 20% higher than that of a ready-to-wear item.

    Custom Tailors Enjoying a Boom Nathania Zevi 2011

  • If the garment's failure to ignite proved reassuring in the sense that such tops are perhaps not quite as flammable as feared, it also served as a depressing metaphor for a one-time football hotbed now incapable of truly catching fire.

    Why it's continental glamour or bust for Sunderland and Newcastle | Louise Taylor 2011

  • Scottish traditionalists consider this gilding the lily—and point out that it reduces the garment's lifespan.

    Cashmere Confidential 2011

  • That flexibility, as well as the company's old-fashioned craftsmanship and New York location, has attracted young designers for whom a garment's provenance is nearly as important as its look.

    Fashion's New (Old) Thing Robin Kawakami 2011

  • "Why do you not draw back your garment's hem?" she was fain to cry out, all in that flashing, dazzling second.

    THE SCORN OF WOMEN 2010

  • Remember that store markdowns are ubiquitous enough that other shoppers may not be comparing your price to a garment's full original price.

    Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011

  • According to Cédric Turk, executive vice president and general manager at Zilli, an upscale French cashmere brand, the density of a cashmere garment's weave is a sign of quality.

    Cashmere Confidential 2011

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