Saturday, August 27, 2005
Bra Wars or Tempest in a B cup?
ViaGlobe and Mail.Women in London have been stocking up on bras, especially the cheaper ones, since it is believed that three million bras are being imprisoned in warehouses across Europe, banished from sale until January in an unexpected trade skirmish that has pitted the Chinese economy against European pride.
As every European woman learned from the newspapers yesterday, Europe imposed a quota on imports of Chinese garments in June. The quota limit was reached, unexpectedly, this week, and retail chains are saying that there will be no low-cost undergarments, pants or shirts available on store shelves until 2006, forcing European women to limit themselves to hideously expensive Italian-made smalls this fall.
# posted by Shaky @ 1:44 p.m. 
