Two men who beat a Lithuanian man and set him on fire after stuffing his clothes with paper are jailed for life for his “savage” murder.

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Blood found on the clothes of a man accused of raping and murdering a pregnant teenager matched the victim’s DNA, a jury is told.

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Former Army sergeant Arnold Bradley has been living in an unheated GMC van since he was laid off from an automotive parts company four months ago. Every night, he finds a street that seems safe and settles down in his van, which is filled with his clothes and household items. On Saturday, the 49-year-old veteran broke down and cried as he stood in the Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex surrounded by people who were there to help him and other homeless people. He held a gray sweatshirt that said “Army.” Read full article > >

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Whimsical. Dreamy. Feminine. Saudi-born designer Razan Alazzouni , 25, encapsulates all these words in her clothes, making her an up-and-coming sensation in the fashion world and on the red carpet. Alazzouni was born in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, a country she says is filled with opportunities but is still in its infancy in regards to becoming a flourishing center of artistic creation like New York or Tokyo. She says that because the education system in Saudi Arabia concentrates mostly on languages and science, “growing up with artistic tendencies was harder to accommodate and conform to the norm around me.”

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Razan Alazzouni: Saudi’s Rising Designer Star

She had spent her final week praying for one outcome while preparing for another. With five days left before she was supposed to leave the United States, Paula Godoy explained to her three children what it meant to be deported. With three days left, she packed her clothes and rosary beads into a makeshift suitcase. With two days left, she arranged to live in Guatemala with the only relative still there, a distant uncle whom she would identify at the airport by his orange Hawaiian shirt. Read full article > >

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Working to achieve harmony between the clothes and the music.

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CHICAGO — FBI agents took box after box of address books, family calendars, artwork and personal letters in their 10-hour raid in September of the century-old house shared by Stephanie Weiner and her husband. The agents seemed keenly interested in Weiner’s home-based business, the Revolutionary Lemonade Stand, which sells silkscreened infant bodysuits and other clothes with socialist slogans, phrases like “Help Wanted: Revolutionaries.” The search was part of a mysterious, ongoing nationwide terrorism investigation with an unusual target: prominent peace activists and politically active labor organizers. Read full article > >

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It’s that time of the year again: Thanksgiving week, when Americans take to the roads and the air to visit kith and kin and to give thanks. Too bad that many of those taking to the air have an unfortunate choice: Submit to so-called “Porno Scanners” that essentially strip you of your clothes, exposing your body to prying eyes as well as to a level of radiation that may be less than benign; or submit to being groped by less-than-delicate operatives, a humiliating experience for all involved. read more

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As he works around the clock trying to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile, an image flashes through Brandon Fisher’s mind: the clothes he saw hanging in their lockers.

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Drill nears trapped miners

Utah natives’ debut collection introduces their own twist to classic outerwear If you’ve ever wondered what fashion critics mean exactly when they say clothes have “energy,” the new menswear label Highland from a trio of Utah-raised family friends might give you some idea. Drawing on their shared outdoorsy past, designer Lizzie Owens explains they not only turned to Arcteryx, seventies Patagonia and their dads’ closets but that “it involved ransacking my garage. I looked at a lot of backpacks and sleeping bags and tents—actual equipment.” The resulting debut collection (just hitting stores like Assembly , Steven Alan and No. 44 ) shows hints of such a resourceful process—climbing rope will be a trademark stand-in for pull-cords and emergency blankets feature prominently—without getting too weighed down by all the clever details. (See detail shots here .) While the light touch may seem unexpected from a designer best known for her work in costumes (she’s known for outfitting MGMT, The Killers, Chairlift and others), her skillful blending of influences suggests Owens intimately knows both sides of how clothes can obscure, protect and express the wearer’s personality. Of course formal training at RISD and years at TSE designing knitwear might have something to do with it; Highland at its core is what happens when artistic interpretation meets technical capabilities. This balance between construction and inspiration not only helps keep the clothes functional and minimalist, but lends a playfulness rarely seen in menswear. Blue (inspired by ’80s skiwear), red (“something I felt guys weren’t afraid of”) and mustard (“I’m obsessed with it. It’s so beautiful.”) punctuate an otherwise mostly black and grey palette and “pop on the inside is “for guys, like a little secret.” A boxier cut to shirting plays on an ’80s silhouette that’s recently been making a comeback. But simple plaids and checks in Japanese fabrics, cotton and wool neatly put a spin on cliched lumberjack references for a fresh look. Drop-crotch sweats in coveted loopwheeler fabric (made in Japan using an intensive process) are another example of Owens’ knack for integrating technical details with modern silhouettes. And waxwear pants with reinforced legs reference Carhartt’s classic carpenter pants, but with one key difference—the loop for a hammer is actually a non-functional piece of climbing rope. Check the Highland site for a complete list of stores or just head to Bastille to find Highland online. All images except for top photo by James Ryang

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Highland Fall/Winter 2010