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Die Giebelhäuser der reichen Kaufleute sind ebenso gut erkennbar wie die Plattenbauten aus DDR-Zeiten. [G] The old gabled houses of rich merchants contrast starkly with the drab prefab concrete-slab apartment buildings known as Plattenbauten from the days of the GDR.

Die Zunahme unzähliger Allergien auf chemisch behandelte Textilien und der Wunsch der Verbraucher nach Naturwaren in allen Lebensbereichen fordern die Textilwirtschaft heraus, neue Verfahren zu entwickeln, deren Endprodukte mit dem Chic der Laufstege und Modemagazine mithalten können, um das farblose Image der Naturmode zu polieren. [G] The increasing prevalence of allergies to chemically treated textiles, along with consumer demand for natural products in all areas of life, is challenging the textile sector to develop new processes. The end products must be just as chic as the designs featured on the catwalk and in fashion magazines - so natural fashion might be about to lose its drab image.

Farblos, grobgestrickt, unförmig - hartnäckig ranken sich diese Attribute um Mode aus Naturfasern. [G] Drab, baggy and shapeless - these are the features invariably associated with fashion made from natural fibres.

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