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Designers Create More Wearable Clothes - WSJ.com

Richard Chai didn't show his namesake clothing line during New York's Fashion Week. Instead, the designer used his coveted runway slot to introduce a new, less-expensive line called Love. Read More...

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High-End Fashions Moment of Truth - NYTimes.com

The fabric in the hands of Thakoon Panichgul, one of Michelle Obama’s favorite designers, is exquisite. An Italian jacquard, woven from yarns of eight different colors, it costs $100 a yard. A dress that Mr. Panichgul plans to make from the cloth for his runway show next week will cost $2,000.

He lets it fall away. It troubles Mr. Panichgul that as much as people love beautiful clothes, they d Read More...

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Movies > Runway: The Ten Best Fashion Films — StyleHop Blog

top 10 fashion movies...which one is your favorite? Read More...

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New York Fashion Week: Fashion’s Secret Helpers - WSJ.com

Tavi Gevinson is an eighth-grader in a Chicago suburb. She's reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" in English class and is taking algebra. She is also a muse to the designers of Rodarte, the award-winning fashion house showing next Tuesday at New York Fashion Week. Read More...

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Glamour's naked plus-sized models

Glamour follows-up their popular LIzzie Miller ("plus-size" model) magazine post with naked pictures of 7 plus-sized models. Read More...

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Racked: 'Alpha Shoppers' Are Still Buying Things, Says Lucky

At Womens Wear Daily's recent Luxury Forum, Lucky magazine vice president and publisher Gina Sanders said that there were actually people out there still buying stuff. She says that among 14 percent of American women "there is a thriving group of shoppers who are tired of watching what they spend and, for the most part, don’t mind paying full price for the items they want." We call those people c Read More...