Hanesbrands Inc.

A cheap T-shirt or a human life?

2012-12-17 00:00:00

A factory fire last month in which 112 Bangladeshi garment workers died raised questions not only about how a manufacturer with a poor safety record was allowed to continue its dangerous ways, but also about the responsibility of American companies to the...

Beyond cotton: Which alternative fabrics are eco-friendly?

2011-06-19 00:00:00

Much as they're trumpeted by so-called eco-designers, plant-based alternatives to cotton are a minuscule piece of the fashion puzzle. Dwarfed by cotton and synthetics such as polyester, spandex and rayon, textiles made from flax, wood pulp, hemp and...

Raising the high-tech bar on workout wear

2010-09-20 00:00:00

Back in the day, a runner hit the pavement wearing cotton shorts and a cotton T-shirt, and when things got hot, sweat turned those clothes into a big, wet, stinky mess. Today, fitness clothing is all about nanoparticles that suspend moisture, compression...

The comeback: Peg-and-roll pants

2008-08-03 00:00:00

KATIE HOLMES is on a roll. Tom Cruise's better half was bumming around downtown L.A. a couple of weeks ago, wearing loose, boyish jeans that she pegged and rolled, teamed with a pair of strappy stilettos. That's right: The puffy, peg-leg '80s profile...

Kick yourself and your gym fashion into shape

2013-04-17 14:30:00

Personal style goes beyond what you wear when you're actually going somewhere important. Sure, we all wear scrubs from time to time. But even when you're buying clothes to lounge around in, undergarments or even pajamas, they should be "you." For...

Some growing pains hard to witness

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Dear Answer Angel: I've been seeing a lot more of my pet peeve: women dressing like their daughters. I think it's creepy for the moms to wear outfits that you might expect to see on their teen — or even preteen — daughters. Do you have any...

Hightower students sock drive at NewsFix studios

2012-08-16 16:46:00

Here's one event that will rock your socks off... hopefully! Have you seen the previews for "The Odd Life Of Timothy Green?" Well when you come from a garden, apparently socks aren't included. So Walt Disney Studios, Hanes, and the Association of...

Win Free Hanes Panties on June 29th

2011-06-22 13:09:00

Thanks to my awesome friend, Serena, we ladies can have a chance at being Wedgie-Free on Wednesday! You know we hate it when our panties creep into places where we don't want them to be...at the most inopportune time, at that. And that's exactly why, on...

Hanes Drops Ads Featuring Charlie Sheen

2010-01-07 04:29:00

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Hanesbrands has ended its advertising campaign featuring Charlie Sheen because of domestic violence charges filed against the actor, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Spokesman Matt Hall said the seriousness of the allegations...

Tim Tebow the official face of Jockey

2010-07-27 16:33:50

TV Fashion: 'Entourage' (HBO)

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Hollywood is the kind of place where you can really be yourself - assuming you're a shallow, self-centered, superficial simpleton with top-notch veneers. And few shows are capable of letting the rest of us live vicariously through the sleaze, slime and...

Summer scarf hotter than ever

2008-07-23 13:48:03

As summer reaches steam-room-at-the-gym type temperatures, a few staples inevitably emerge: linen shirts, cotton tank tops, jersey dresses. Yet there is a new wardrobe accessory blowing on to the sweaty summer fashion scene and it seems as though it is...

Launched: 1976 In its heyday: As much as leg warmers, curly perms and poofy-necked tops defined 1980s female fashion, so did this combo of hosiery and panties. "Show us your Underalls!" didn't exactly rank as a women's rallying cry.

2008-10-22 00:00:00