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Ramblers Way Opening Third Store as Expansion Continues

Ramblers Way, a sustainable clothing company dedicated to ethical sourcing, is set to open a store Saturday in Portsmouth, N.H.
The new store, the third for Ramblers Way, will serve shoppers interested in American-made, sustainable clothing.
The street location at 100 Market Street will carry casual looks for men and women in the company’s signature Rambouillet merino wool and premium pima cotton. Ramblers Way, founded by entrepreneur Tom Chappell, takes the itch out of wool by using a superior spinning process called “worsted” in which the fibers are spun in parallel so no scratchy ends stick out, making them comfortable for the office and outdoors.
Rambouillet wool comes from the Rambouillet sheep, an American breed and cousin of the merino. The wool is sourced from ethical ranchers with whom Ramblers Way has close relationships in Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and Texas. Pima cotton is sustainably grown in California’s San Joaquin Valley using pesticide-free and low water growing methods.
“We believe in creating a sustainable world that can enrich the lives of generations to come,” said Chappell, former owner of personal-care products company Tom’s of Maine, which was sold to Colgate in 2006. “The clothing industry is the second largest polluter on Earth, so we

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Lady Dior Inspires Book of Short Stories

BAG TALES: First artists, now writers: the Lady Dior handbag continues to inspire creative types.
French publisher Gallimard commissioned five French and three American authors to write short stories about the “It” bag, which has graced the arm of everyone from Princess Diana to Marion Cotillard and Rihanna.
The resulting book, “Lady,” was celebrated at a cocktail event and signing held at the Gallimard bookstore on Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris on Wednesday evening.
The participating writers are Alexander Maksik, who has won critical acclaim for novels including “Shelter in Place”; New Yorker correspondent Adam Gopnik; Anthony Marra; journalists Nelly Kaprièlan and Colombe Schneck; Cécile Guilbert; Camille Laurens, and Eric Reinhardt.
At Art Basel Miami last November, Dior presented the limited-edition Dior Lady Art collection, featuring versions of the classic top-handle style customized by artists Mat Collishaw, Ian Davenport, Daniel Gordon, Chris Martin, Jason Martin, Matthew Porter and Marc Quinn.

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Sandy Liang to Test Accessories Category With Fall 2017 Collection

Sandy Liang has begun testing accessories.
The Lower East Side-based designer is set to release a handbag and beanie hat design in her forthcoming fall 2017 collection.
The accessories, slated to be unveiled at Liang’s Feb. 12 presentation, utilize the same textural and color-blocked details that have catapulted her outerwear, denim and shirting designs.
They also reflect a similar price point — joining a new, intermediate category of designers who hope to make their mark on the flagging accessories industry. Fresher labels, in an effort to eclipse or differentiate themselves from the large, European luxury houses, are purposefully marketing their bags at under $1,000.
Liang’s shearling handheld bucket, called the “Bean,” will be priced at $635. The beanie — gray with a Mohawk of white shearling across its diameter — will sell for $295.
“I try to look at [pricing] from real customer’s point-of-view. I don’t know if I would want to spend $1,000 on a fur bag, when it is not even perhaps wearable all year-round. I was really happy with the price point — it’s a cute little furry friend,” Liang said of the design.

Sandy Liang’s “Bean” bag
Courtesy Photo

The bag — pink on one side and green on the other — comes with

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Porter Magazine Kickstarts ‘Incredible Women’ Talk Series With Yana Peel

ART ATTACK: Continuing its mission to “celebrate incredible women,” Porter magazine brought the fashion and art crowds together on Wednesday to celebrate the Serpentine Galleries’ new chief executive officer Yana Peel.
The event, which included a talk by Peel and the journalist Kirsty Wark and a dinner at the Mark’s Club, aimed to kickstart an ongoing talk series by the publication called “Incredible Women Talk.”
“Porter has always been about celebrating women and their journeys to become who they are, so it’s important to take those stories out of the pages of the magazine and make them come alive,” said the magazine’s editor in chief Lucy Yeomans, adding that Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley and American ballet dancer Misty Copeland are among the next speakers.
Peel opened up about her approach to her life and career and shared highlights from her professional journey — from her time studying literature at McGill University to working on Goldman Sachs’ trading floor for eight years — with an audience which included Manolo and Kristina Blahnik, Natalia Barbieri, Amanda Wakeley, Samantha Cameron and Alice Temperley.
“I attribute my curiosity for getting me this far and my sense of optimism. I’m still trying to convince my team that ceo stands for

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