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Dramatic looks at 'Il Teatro alla Moda'
The extraordinary workmanship on display in "Il Teatro alla Moda — Theater in Fashion" in Beverly Hills makes it easy to understand why Italy's haute couture fashion scene was once as revered as that of France. The exhibition, which runs through Nov. 13, features more than 50 original costumes made for theater, opera and ballet since 1980. Eleven Italian designers are represented, including Missoni, Giorgio Armani, Alberta Ferretti and Valentino. These special pieces exemplify the kind of craftsmanship that continues to make the "Made in Italy" stamp so prestigious, even if that stamp is more often found on leather goods today. For me, the biggest treats...
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Fashion Diary: The British (designers, that is) are coming
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Paris Fashion Week wrap-up
Designers behaving badly, official statements issued, endless speculation about replacements ... Is fashion the new Hollywood or what? At the second half of Paris Fashion Week, which ended Wednesday, the Twitterverse was still on fire with rumors about...
Coachella musicians hip to fashion
In the run-up to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which starts Friday, we've been anticipating not just the music and art but also the independent sense of style that will be on display. Here are some of the standouts who will hit the...
New York Fashion Week: Trends in women's wear
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Fashion Diary: Lanvin for H&M, the latest designer collaboration
Fashion's designer-matchmaking game has reached a fevered pitch with the Lanvin for H&M collection hitting select stores Nov. 20.
Prestige skin-care brands making their way into mass-market retailers
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Milan Fashion Week: Prada's spring collection a fun mix
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The plus-size mystery in women's fashion
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It all started with " America's Next Top Model." The Tyra Banks-hosted TV model competition, now in its 15th cycle since debuting in 2003, proved that the business of fashion — played out by packs of volatile young hopefuls — could be fodder...
Tom Ford gets personal
Tom Ford knows how to work the spotlight. During last year's awards season, the designer-director was riding the success of his first film, "A Single Man." This time around, he's introducing his long-awaited women's collection and new boutique on Rodeo...
In fashion, the brand plays on
Any doubt that there would be life for the Alexander McQueen brand after the death of its founder should have vanished over the last two weeks. The hoopla surrounding the opening of the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" exhibition at the Metropolitan...
New faces at old fashion labels
When Karl Lagerfeld arrived at Chanel in 1983, the label had degenerated into a glorified fragrance business. But during his tenure, he's turned Chanel into a global force and ushered in a new era in fashion. This "Lazarus movement" has inspired dozens of...
Peter Philips makes his colorful mark on Chanel
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The expanding world of Rachel Zoe
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Bijan Pakzad dies; Beverly Hills designer of luxury menswear
Bijan Pakzad, an Iranian American designer of jewelry, fragrances and luxury menswear who ran a Beverly Hills boutique and was renowned as clothier to some of the world's most powerful men, died Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...
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