His alter ego is Super Steve, a hero clown in a hat and cape of newspaper-print fabric.

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His new spot is a sea of white walls and columns punctuated by splashes of color: a sage gown with beads and feathers from his 2013 resort collection and a chaise longue he found on the street and re-covered in lapis-print fabric of his own design.

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Tonight we all gawked over leopard print, plaid, fabric flower boutineers and thick cloth in bright purple, maroon and black.

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There is no single cut of jean, no single print, no single fabric that will make every fat girl look and feel the way they want.

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As soon as the show is over, a team of over 20 editors analyzes it for their specialty, including fabric type, print type, and how it fits categories like active wear or lingerie.

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It makes sense since both industries have such large footprints, requiring large amounts of materials and supplies, creating business for realtors, lenders, lumber, cement, and window producers, plumbing, electrical fixture and paint suppliers, furniture and fabric manufacturers, attorneys, TV and print advertising, to name but a few.

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