Fashion Shows London

Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood may have gone elsewhere, but London Fashion Week is not letting that dampen its enthusiastic vision for the first spring and summer of a new millennium. Bright pastels, peach-soft leather and whisper-chiffon sequins, ruching and ruffles and cheerful florals combine for a deeply feminine look.

Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood may have gone elsewhere, but London Fashion Week is not letting that dampen its enthusiastic vision for the first spring and summer of a new millennium. Bright pastels, peach-soft leather and whisper-chiffon sequins, ruching and ruffles and cheerful florals combine for a deeply feminine look.

"We didn't even think they would show up," said Nancy Mather of Manhattan Beach, decked out in Lakers jersey, hat and shorts, unable to take her eyes off Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Forget the competition; the 400 or so who gathered courtside at the Great Western Forum early Friday night were content to watch the Lakers play against each other for an hour. "This is totally cool," gabbed one middle-aged man into his cell phone.

Calendar reported in June that many African-aid organizations hadn't yet submitted their funds to Africa or were still in the process of tabulating proceeds. A new survey finds that many organizations have now received the money. Some groups brought in more than double what they expected. Others were disappointed when profits fell short of projections.