ATHLETIC-INSPIRED GEAR IS A HIT OFF THE FIELD AND ON THE TOWN FIVE STAR LIFT Edition

Stores carry an abundance of womenswear suitable for clubbing, casual dining or sports spectating that borrow their form and function from athletic apparel. According to Sporting Goods Business magazine, designer labels graced $810 million worth of the athletic apparel and footwear sold last year. D...

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Published inSt. Louis post-dispatch
Main Author A. Scott Walton 1997, Cox News Service
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis, Mo Pulitzer, Inc 28.08.1997
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Summary:Stores carry an abundance of womenswear suitable for clubbing, casual dining or sports spectating that borrow their form and function from athletic apparel. According to Sporting Goods Business magazine, designer labels graced $810 million worth of the athletic apparel and footwear sold last year. Designers' increased reliance on athletics for inspiration seems a logical extension of the strides women have made in sports in recent years. This decade has seen women's participation in sports rise 73 percent, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association.
ISSN:1930-9600