Articles by Darby Minow Smith
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From muumuu to Miu Miu: Turning thrift-store rejects into cute couture (SLIDESHOW)
Watch Jillian Owens transform old doozies into fashion do's.
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H & Ahem: Cheap clothing hurts the planet, the economy, and your style
We are drowning in cheap clothes, says Elizabeth Cline. The author talks about the fashion industry's big problems -- and why the solutions are more fun than a trip to Forever 21, anyway.
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Hot tram! Old trolleys are the new classic cars [SLIDESHOW]
After nearly going extinct in the ’60s, vintage streetcars are returning to the rails in downtowns from Philly to San Francisco. Here's what it looks like when mass transit goes retro.
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Out of reach: How sprawl jacks up the cost of ‘affordable’ housing
We've poured billions in to low-income housing deep in the suburbs and far from mass transit. The result? Just getting to work and back and paying rent can gobble up half a family's income. Now, affordable housing is getting a facelift.
