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    Oct 10, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Fashion's piracy paradox

    'BEING COPIED is the ransom of success," Coco Chanel once said. The fashion designer laughed when people dug through the trash outside her Paris atelier looking for fabric scraps from a forthcoming collection. She smiled approvingly when she passed...

    Tags: University of Virginia, Entertainment, Piracy, Paris (France), Labor Legislation

    2. Apr 19, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. J.Crew-at-the-Beach opens in Malibu

    J.Crew, the preppy clothing line that's a First Family favorite, introduces its new resort store -- called J.Crew-at-the-Beach -- at the just-opened Malibu Lumber Yard open-air shopping center.
    J.Crew, the preppy clothing line that's a First Family favorite, introduces its new resort store -- called J.Crew-at-the-Beach -- at the just-opened Malibu Lumber Yard open-air shopping center. Taking a cue from its coastal environs, J.Crew-at-the-...

    Tags: Yves Saint Laurent, UNICEF, Rivers, Mother's Day, Entertainment

    3. Feb 9, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Designs for luscious living

    LEAVE it to Michael Kors, America's favorite fashion pundit on "Project Runway," to send out a collection so upbeat it had us dancing in our seats. There were no super-skinny models at this show, just Kors' thoroughbreds, their legs buffed and bronzed under incredibly short skirts, their chauffeured tootsies in crocodile platform sandals no matter the windchill. He called the collection "Sportluxe," and it was full of clothes not just to wear but to live in (if you can afford it), such as a Glen plaid anorak trimmed in sable, a snuggly ombre cashmere sweater dress and sweat pants done over in delectable cashmere.
    Times Staff Writer
    LEAVE it to Michael Kors, America's favorite fashion pundit on "Project Runway," to send out a collection so upbeat it had us dancing in our seats. There were no super-skinny models at this show, just Kors' thoroughbreds, their legs buffed and bronzed...

    Tags: Book, Entertainment, Gramercy, Narciso Rodriguez, Milla Jovovich

    4. Jul 29, 2009 |Story| Associated Press

  4. Wartime fashion: current trends lacking influences from Iraq, Afghanistan wars

    AP Fashion Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — The fashion legacy of World War I includes trench coats and shorter skirts. World War II popularized sportswear, strong shoulders and nipped waists. Vietnam inspired protest-driven Army green and fatigues. Wartime has heralded...

    Tags: Yves Saint Laurent, Entertainment, Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vietnam

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