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Homes of the future: Housing estate wins prestigious prize

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A contemporary housing estate described as giving "hope for us all for the future" wins the 2008 Stirling architecture prize.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Paris designers pull out the stops

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PARIS (AP) -- Paris designers sought a balance between showmanship and substance in their ready-to-wear displays on Saturday, as the fashion industry seeks new revenue sources to make up for the millions in Wall Street bonuses that have gone up in smoke....  comments (0)  | report problem



Let’s Play Buzzword: Defining Phrases Used in Skin Care Advertising

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We asked four women having their hair done last Friday at the Patrick Melville Salon in Manhattan for their definitions of phrases used in recent face-cream advertising.   comments (0)  | report problem


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It's an Ugly Business When Fashion and Reality TV Converge

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PARIS As designers have been sending their spring 2009 collections down the runways here, sometimes it has been hard to know whether one was watching a global industry engaged in its most urgently creative sales endeavors or if one was in the midst of a...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Fine Points: Your Earlobes Want to Join the Party

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Necks have been weighed down with statement necklaces, but that is about to change as party earrings prepare for their comeback.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Fashion designers shiver as economic crisis hits

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In the cutthroat world of fashion, a designer can quickly lose rising star status - a fact that Alessandra Facchinetti knows only too well.  comments (0)  | report problem



Currents | Goods: Just Like Mother Used to Wear

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Suvir Saran’s new tabletop collection for Wade Ceramics reflects his fascination with his mother’s collection of saris and shawls as a boy growing up in New Delhi.   comments (0)  | report problem



Fine Points: A Right Way to Go Wrong

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Wearing your pants nonchalantly tucked into your boots requires not only fastidious attention to detail, but also the right boots and pants.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Fashion Review: A Goodbye Kiss for Paris

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One of the strangest Paris seasons has ended, made confusing by deepening economic worries and bouts of real creativity.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Designers play it safe as economy sours

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Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, capping a season which saw designers play it safe to coax customers into stores despite the global financial crisis.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Fashion Diary: As Lovable as a Daffy Aunt

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Why should fashion have to make sense when politicians don't?   comments (0)  | report problem


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Paris Chic in Retreat

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PARIS, Oct. 2 Comme des Garons designer Rei Kawakubo sent a model down her runway dressed in a garment that looked as though it had been pieced together from deflated black soccer balls. The model's hair was hidden under a gray cotton-candy-like wig that rose...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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