Word: tropical
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hawaiian Tropic Protic-tion Plus...
Fierce competition from the "Big Two" has prompted Hawaiian Tropic to "introduce a new fresh look with elegant, easy-grip packages." Guaranteed to turn heads beach...
...Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller
...success come too fast? Just last week Catterton Partners, an investment firm with no real experience in fashion, bought the Halston label from current owners Tropic Tex International, a clothing importer and marketer. Tropic Tex was so dogged by production, delivery and cash-flow problems that many retailers had declined to stock Halston again. Catterton stepped in to provide a desperately needed infusion of capital, and the company vows that all current orders will be filled. But it is unclear whether the private venture-capitalist outfit will be able to meet the needs of a white-hot clothing line...
...upscale establishments like Bergdorf Goodman, spurning a line that was also available in middle-class department stores, pulled the whole label off their racks. After that debacle Halston's empire collapsed, and he eventually lost control of his name. The label remained dormant until three years ago, when Tropic Tex decided to start it up again and recruited Porcelli, who hired Duke...