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Oct 30 2008 9:25am EDT

Morning Hemlines: Obama, Avon, Posh Spice, Brenninkmeijer, India

Barack Obama promises to support major textile industry policy positions if he makes it to the White House. (WWD)

Avon's third-quarter net income was up 60 percent, thanks to strong beauty sales. Adjusted earnings still missed analyst targets. (AP on Yahoo!)

Alexander Brenninkmeijer of Clemens en August, has only sold his designs at museums and galleries--for wholesale prices--for the past three years. (NY Times)

Giorgio Armani tapped Victoria Beckham to appear in a global ad campaign for Emporio Armani Women's Underwear. (WWD)

The moneyed class is spending strong in New Delhi. (Time)

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