Cocktail Culture: Ritual And Invention In American Fashion, 1920–1980

Cocktail Culture: Ritual And Invention In American Fashion, 1920–1980
:Ahh, the cocktail — and the cocktail party. They may not be American inventions, but Americans have nurtured them to high levels of perfection and ritual.
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‘The Big Lebowski’ sweater: A cult classic came from Oregon’s Pendleton Woolen Mills; you can knit your own
The distinctive zip-front cardigan had a surge in celeb popularity last year; now the original the Dude wore in the movie is going up for auction.
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NFC in 2011: ViVOtech, the “Brains” Behind NFC
ViVOtech may not be a household name like Google, Visa, MasterCard or even VeriFone, but it is a company at the forefront of the NFC industry. This software-and-systems company connects banks, retail stores and mobile phone providers who are offering NFC products and services to consumers. More recently, ViVOtech has been named by reporters as a partner in building Google’s upcoming mobile …
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