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Saturday, September 6, 2008
Wanna buy some knockoff jeans?
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September 6, 2008
In the midday heat of downtown Los Angeles, Chris Johnson squints at the jeans-clad plastic buttocks of mannequins lined up in Fashion District storefronts. Read more
Sunday, July 20, 2008
A family affair
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July 20, 2008
HEIDI MERRICK may not be a globe-trotting socialite from a high-profile family, but she is royalty. Read more
Thursday, July 10, 2008
From trucker hats to a tricked-out club
Entertainment |
July 10, 2008
DESIGNER Christian Audigier was a few hours from opening his first nightclub last week, a swanky spread that looks out at the Las Vegas Strip from Treasure Island, but he was already moving past all that. Read more
Sunday, July 6, 2008
All things American
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July 6, 2008
THIS SEASON’S sartorial tale of two cities may have started with slump-chested pessimism in Milan, where the answer to the sorry state of the world was to throw in the towel, stay home from the office and protest in your pj’s. Read more
Sunday, May 11, 2008
From Russia with rubles
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May 11, 2008
SHE STRUTS into the Ivy with leg to spare and a long ponytail swinging behind her. Read more
Moscow by the Pacific
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May 11, 2008
KIRA PLASTININA isn’t the only Russian heiress playing the international fashion game. Read more
Sunday, December 16, 2007
IT’S THE ULTIMATE DIRECTOR’S CUT
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December 16, 2007
Ralph LAUREN’S mahogany-paneled headquarters on Madison Avenue is
more Old England than Old Hollywood. Read more
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Earth to Stella
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December 9, 2007
Stella McCARTNEY, a designer who made vegan stilettos chic, has
gone organic – creating an 18-piece clothing line exclusively for
Barneys New York. Read more
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Larger than Lagerfeld
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November 25, 2007
Before leaving his Paris apartment every day, designer Karl
Lagerfeld sorts through a large platter filled with chunky silver
rings, deftly slipping his selections onto his fingers until his
hands begin to resemble medieval armored gloves. Read more
IT’S GOLD FOR GREEN DESIGNER
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November 25, 2007
Score another one for the green team: Rogan Gregory, a New York
City designer of socially conscious, eco-friendly brands, has won the
Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund top prize. Read more
LOSE THE SLIPPERS!
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November 25, 2007
For decades, Disney has fed the princess fantasy – Cinderella in
her fluffy ball skirt and glass slippers, Minnie Mouse in her vampy
red polka dots and pumps. Read more
Sunday, November 18, 2007
FAIRY-TALE ALERT
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November 18, 2007
Another designer has hit Target, and this time it’s not a bull’s-eye. Read more
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Thakoon knocks on L.A.’s door
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November 11, 2007
Thakoon PANICHGUL, the up-and-coming designer from New York, was
given a warm L.A. welcome last weekend courtesy of Tracey Ross. Read more
L.A. Fashion winners
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November 11, 2007
Just when you thought this town’s capacity for awards shows was
busting at the seams, along came the L.A. Fashion Awards to address
the city’s fashion industry leaders and achievers. Read more
Ed Hardy or Ed, hardly?
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November 11, 2007
Counterfeit apparel is easier to spot when it’s compared
side-by-side with the real deal. Read more
CALL IT ‘PROJECT L.A.’
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November 11, 2007
In just three seasons, Bravo’s “Project Runway” has evolved from a
TV trifle into an industry obsession. Read more
SHE QUIT HER DAY JOB
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November 11, 2007
Tammy Dunkley spent the last few years traveling the world as a
logistics coordinator for the studios, making sure their films
arrived safe and sound at Sundance, Cannes and other glamorous places. Read more
