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Rio's Fashion week
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Sara Lee's Intimates Fall
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Wachner wants $25 Million
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K-Mart Banks on Joe Boxer
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Fredericks Submits Re-organization
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Ask Andy
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The
Secret is Sued on Church Pledge
PHILADELPHIA - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Victoria's Secret on Tuesday alleging that one of its lingerie shops didn't honor a promise to give a devout Baptist saleswoman most Sundays off to go to church.
The lawsuit said managers at a suburban Philadelphia Victoria's Secret promised Lauren Ellerson when she was hired that she wouldn't be required to work more than one Sunday a month.
Instead, Ellerson said the store in Langhorne regularly scheduled her to work on the Sabbath and that managers ignored her request to be given the third Sunday of each month off so she could receive Holy Communion.
"If an individual has a strongly held religious belief and has a religious observance on certain days, the employer has an obligation to accommodate them," said Jacqueline McNair, an attorney for the EEOC in Philadelphia. "She requested the time off as a condition of taking the job."
The EEOC suit also accused store managers and employees of subjecting Ellerson to racist comments. Among the allegations, Ellerson said a manager told her to treat all black customers as potential shoplifters and said the store didn't hire job applicants from a local high school because students there were "race mixers."
The suit said Ellerson, who is black, eventually became depressed
because of the alleged harassment, took a medical leave and was fired
shortly thereafter. She worked at the store from December 1999 until
April 2001.
A person who answered the phone at the Victoria's Secret store in
Langhorne referred calls to corporate officials. A spokesman for Limited
Brands, the parent company of Columbus, Ohio-based Victoria's Secret,
declined to comment on the allegations.
"Our policy is to treat all of our associates with respect and
dignity, and our policy is not to tolerate discrimination of any
kind," spokesman Anthony Hebron said.
Ellerson's private attorney, James McEldrew, of Philadelphia, said she
has been unable to work and has been under psychiatric care since she
lost her job.
See
us at the following shows 10/12
Aug. 15-19, Dallas Apparel Mart. Paula Allison Sales.
rickbtx@attbi.com
Aug 15-18, Southern Apparel Exhibitors, Ft. Lauderdale
jim137@adelphia.net
Aug. 17-19, Marlboro, Ma. Woman's Wear Show
rep@gis.net
Aug. 16-19, Denver Market, Will & Jan Ward.
wwj2@quest.net
Aug. 18-20, Embassy Suites, Southfield, MI.
T.T Sales, thompsonsalesinc@aol.com
Aug. 23-25 Billings, Montana, Woman's
Wear Show
(801)
272-1972
Aug. 23-27, Chicago Apparel Center. Bill Riplinger
&
Steve Marsili, phaq420@aol.com
Aug 24-26, Kansas City Woman's Wear
Show,
rpwebb@earthlink.net
Aug. 26-28, Albuquerque, NM. Woman's Wear Show
fametime@aol.com
Intimate Apparel Salon Continued
Thierey
and Karine display their line of bodywear by Salomee
Lingerie
from France. www.ascensionfr.com
ascension@wanadoo.fr
Jeannette & Clara of Caress Lingerie shows
Kelly of Kelly's
Cottage in Islip N.Y. some new styles of daywear.
Model Nargis, along with Kay & Sanna Nimmo show
their new
styles from VX Intimate Studio, to Judy Speck & Shirley Warga
of Sleepytime Girl in Easton, Pa. vxstudio@mindspring.com
Andrea Geoly & Jim Mitchel of Linda
Hartman Intimates, show the
line of fine silk & cotton to Ted Franklin and Rebecka Vaughn
of
Rebecka Vaughn's Lingerie in Nashville, Tenn. andreageoly@aol.com
Ying Li shows the "New" line to Rep. Cicille
Coutret and Genita
Ingram (P.R.) The New Ying Li designs includes lingerie &
sleepwear
in silks & cottons adorned with french lace embroideries and
Spanish cotton eyelets. lineo71695@aol.com
Karen Bonomo of Areadiva Lingerie displays the
pretty line of Italian contemporary lingerie. bonomofamily1@attbi.com
Eileen West at the Queen Anne's Lace, Eileen West
Couture
booth with Model Eha showing her newest styles of 100% cotton
sleepwear made in the USA www.eileenwest.com
madelinea@eileenwest.com
Intimate Salon Show continued on Next page
7/14
"Great Statements
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a
very important
part of
your life."
--Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for
a federal anti-smoking campaign.
It isn't pollution that's harming the environment.
It's the
impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
--Al Gore, Vice President
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992
because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You
may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."
-Department of Social Services, Greenville, S.C
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of
failure."
--Bill Clinton, President
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not
live
forever,
because if we were supposed to live forever,
then we would live forever,
but we cannot live forever,
which is why I would not live
forever"
--Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest
crime rates in the country."
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our
papers. We are the president."
--Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed
documents.
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"Ask Andy"
Andy Weinstock has been in the fabric and textile business all his life, but professionally since 1969.
"I love what I do, selling fabrics around the globe. I've met lots of interesting, creative, dynamic
folks; some have become dear friends. I love to help new businesses find the things they need to become successful. It works for everyone."
You can ask Andy questions about Fabrics at
Andy@mcpetesez.com
The "Ask Andy" Column is an opinion Column and may
not necessarily reflect the views of
McPete Sez
Hey Sales Reps !!!
Would you like to write an article for this newsletter? we are
looking 
for information for our readers and if you have anything to
contribute please e-mail me.
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