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LuckyLucky — $15.00In StyleIn Style — $23.88Harper's BazaarHarper's Bazaar — (…)

Fashion Date Sunday, February 26th, 2006


Lucky
Lucky — $15.00

In Style
In Style — $23.88

Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar — $8.00

Woman's Day
Woman's Day — $9.99

Vogue
Vogue — $18.00

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair — $18.00

Marie Claire
Marie Claire — $12.00

Paris set for diverse feast of fashion (AFP via Yahoo! (…)

Fashion Date Saturday, February 25th, 2006


Paris set for diverse feast of fashion (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Paris hosts the final leg of a whistle-stop fashion tour from Sunday that has already taken in three cities, with a dense and diverse line-up of top designers that includes a few firsts.

Nicky Hilton Unveils Fashion Line (AP via Yahoo! News)
Amid gawking stargazers and a grinding mix of '70s rock, socialite/designer Nicky Hilton unveiled her new upscale fashion line at a hip Las Vegas nightclub.

TV makes fashion reality (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Reality television is turning the fashion world inside out, reshaping it for mass market appeal.

Market report: Retailers in fashion so buyers fill their baskets (Daily Telegraph: Money)
High street stores were again in fashion after House of Fraser became the latest company to become a takeover target.

Rags to riches in their fashion (The Mercury)
RICHARD Poulson was once one of Tasmania's premier junior rowers. Now he is one of the shining lights in Australian fashion.

Museum Features Fashion Exhibit (The Ledger)
The Lake Wales Depot Museum and Cultural Center is presenting its annual exhibit, "Fashion for the Ages: Vintage Apparel and Accessories," from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays until the end of April.

Milan's fashion mix of bygone charm, sexy cuts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
From a bygone era of Victorian charm, to tantalising geometric cut-outs and the riding chic of jackets and breeches, Milan fashion shows zapped the style codes.

Nicky Hilton unveils new fashion range (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Socialite and designer Nicky Hilton has unveiled her new upscale fashion line at a hip Las Vegas nightclub.

Nicky Hilton Unveils Fashion Line (ABC News)
Nicky Hilton Unveils Her New Upscale Fashion Line at a Hip Las Vegas Nightclub

Paramus OKs Fashion Center stores (NorthJersey.com)
PARAMUS — The Fashion Center's roster of stores is expanding. The Planning Board has approved a proposal by the shopping center to bring in three stores and reconstruct the eastern parking lot.

Disco lays ghost at GucciTom Ford may not like it, (…)

Fashion Date Saturday, February 25th, 2006


Disco lays ghost at Gucci
Tom Ford may not like it, but Frida Giannini may have finally laid his ghost to rest at Gucci – the label he built into a global byword for luxe.

Fashion show has designs on top names
Organisers say they are planning the biggest student fashion show ever held in the UK. And they hope it will raise a mammoth 60,000 to be split between cancer care centres in Scotland and a new African orphanage.

Milan Fashion Week, Day Two
But a few hours later en route for the first show (fully dressed I might add), the quirks of Milan traffic took over.

Milan gets star treatment as fashion goes royal chic
By Clara Ferreira-Marques MILAN – There are times when even Milan's sleek fashion pack lose their cool.

Kate Moss turns up at Milan Fashion Week
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She's so, like, 21st century
Ohmigod, I'm so tired," says Peaches Geldof when we meet on the steps of the hotel, "I was up till three! I'm, like, so behind on my English?" She sounded like a normal person, a normal schoolgirl anyway. (

Ziggy Stardust lays ghost at Gucci
Tom Ford may not like it, but Frida Giannini may have finally laid his ghost to rest at Gucci – the label he built into a global byword for luxe.

Sify Max to Webcast Lakme Fashion Week 2006 Live!
SifyMax is the 'Official Internet Partner' for the prestigious event to be held in Mumbai between March 28 and April 1st 2006 for the Fall/Winter week, and in September/October for the Spring/Summer week.

Inset Picture: MILAN FASHION WEEK, DAY TWO
But a few hours later en route for the first show (fully dressed I might add), the quirks of Milan traffic took over.

Gucci goes up
View the picture gallery of the Milan collections WITH skirts growing fatter, it was only a matter of time before they got shorter.

Sexy Fantasy Costumes Are Not Just For Valentines Day Or (…)

Fashion Date Saturday, February 25th, 2006


Sexy Fantasy Costumes Are Not Just For Valentines Day Or Special Occasions!
Like the juice producers that came out and said that orange juice is not just for breakfast anymore, the same applies to Sexy Fantasy Costumes! Now there's no connection between orange juice and fulfilling a sexy fantasy, but I'm sure you get the picture. Many single and married couples seem to always plan for certain intimate moments such as Valentine's Day, or special Anniversary days, but whentwo people have that physical attraction for one another, why not keep your attraction and fantasies alive more that once or twice throughout the year?

Fashion In China Of Qi Pao's and Cow's Breasts
A short piece about fashions in China and students and their thoughts on the fashions. A little, gentle humour here…

Clothes Do Make The Man
Jeans or Suits does it really matter?

Custom Embroidered Hats
Custom embroidered hats are designed in response to a customer's requirement. These hats are made to order and the buyer has the say in selection of the raw material and design. The customer can select from laundered cotton twill, brushed cotton twill, washed chino cotton cloth, etc. Custom hats could be either screen printed or embroidered.

Celebrity Beauty Tips Hairstyles and Beauty Tips of the Stars
Every awards show we see our current Hollywood stars in all their glory draped in the hottest designer wares. But as much or more effort goes into those hot hairstyles. Your hairstyleand makeup can make you or break you. Read on for the latest tips from the hottest stars.

What is the Big Deal About Dominican Hair Stylists?
This nourishes your hair by giving it the necessary nutrients for a lustrous look and feel. However, the most important thing is that the hair is healthy. Many find that after using their hair treatment process their hair gets healthier permanently.

Embroidered Fitted Hats
Embroidered fitted hats are well shaped to fit exactly on the head of the end user. These caps are getting popular and fashionable day by day. When fitted hats carry the company logo or event, then they becomes a type of billboard and the employees and the customers who wear them become walking billboards for the company's identity. They are perfect gifts for corporate parties and to build brand awareness.

Embroidered Logo Hats
Embroidered or screen printed hats contain the name and logo of an organization. Sometimes, embroidered logo hats do not need any name, and the logo alone is supposed to be enough to promote the cause. Names are embroidered in digitized lettering style in addition to names; logos are also digitized before being embroidered.

Spring/Summer 2006: Pick Your Favorite Color and Wear It! Anything Goes!
Spring 2006: Don't forget to stop and smell the roses, and why not wear them too?

Designers of Women's Fashion Boots Don't Offer Enough Styles of the Boots You Want and Here's Why
If the money appears to be in the sales numbers of simpler boot styles, why do the designers of women's fashion boots continue to flood the market with embellished designs few women seem to buy?

Skin Deep: Perfumer Draws Fire Over a Scent Called'Peace'The new (…)

Fashion Date Saturday, February 25th, 2006


Skin Deep: Perfumer Draws Fire Over a Scent Called'Peace'
The new perfume, introduced last month at a series of lunches in the Delegates'Dining Room of the United Nations, was inspired by Sept. 11, 2001.
RUTH LA FERLA

Physical Culture: Pop Them in, and They're Ready to Push You
An increasing number of at-home exercisers are using customized virtual trainers to get in shape.
CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS

Fashion Diary: Seduction, Revived
Sex is back in fashion. (When did it leave?) Designers display some dizzying permutations.
GUY TREBAY

C'mon, Pooch, Get With the Program
A book unleashes the dissatisfaction of upwardly mobile owners with their dogs.
ANNA BAHNEY

Critical Shopper: Accessorize With Pearls or Tattoos
St. John started to overhaul its image last year. Despite the changes, the stores have yet to be refashioned.
ALEX KUCZYNSKI

Online Shopper: A Lot of Topsoil and a Few Keystrokes
When I started my garden, I turned to the Internet because I wanted to begin with something fairly foolproof.
MICHELLE SLATALLA

Handbags Get a Bling MakeoverBling will make your workday handbags, (…)

Fashion Date Friday, February 24th, 2006


Handbags Get a Bling Makeover
Bling will make your workday handbags, as well as your evening bags, special and brighten up your life at the same time, Daahling.

Embroidered Logo Hats
Embroidered or screen printed hats contain the name and logo of an organization. Sometimes, embroidered logo hats do not need any name, and the logo alone is supposed to be enough to promote the cause. Names are embroidered in digitized lettering style in addition to names; logos are also digitized before being embroidered.

Embroidered Bucket Hats
Embroidered bucket hats are used in the summer season as a substitute for straw hats, outdoor hats and fishing hats. These also protect the neck from ultraviolet rays of the sun.

Sexy Fantasy Costumes Are Not Just For Valentines Day Or Special Occasions!
Like the juice producers that came out and said that orange juice is not just for breakfast anymore, the same applies to Sexy Fantasy Costumes! Now there's no connection between orange juice and fulfilling a sexy fantasy, but I'm sure you get the picture. Many single and married couples seem to always plan for certain intimate moments such as Valentine's Day, or special Anniversary days, but whentwo people have that physical attraction for one another, why not keep your attraction and fantasies alive more that once or twice throughout the year?

Christian T Shirts Where To Buy
T shirts are a permanent part of our lives, whether we're relaxing in the summer heat or layering to ward off the winter chill. There's just nothing better or more comfortable than a t shirt. But you probably don't want a boring, plain old white t shirt. You want one that's got style and sends a message. But then the question is, what kind of message do you want to send?

Spring 2006 Fashion Colors
So what colors are hot this spring? You will see the return of the turquoise and hot pink of last year but this years palette is topped off with orange (and we mean orange!) and kelly green.

Celebrity Beauty Tips Hairstyles and Beauty Tips of the Stars
Every awards show we see our current Hollywood stars in all their glory draped in the hottest designer wares. But as much or more effort goes into those hot hairstyles. Your hairstyleand makeup can make you or break you. Read on for the latest tips from the hottest stars.

Designer Handbags Is Renting Better Than Buying?
Is renting a designer better than buying one? Many handbags from top designers can cost hundres if not thouasands of pounds, so if you want to look good on that big night out should you rent?

Clothes Do Make The Man
Jeans or Suits does it really matter?

Cowboy chic – it's heading our wayThe success of the (…)

Fashion Date Friday, February 24th, 2006


Cowboy chic – it's heading our way
The success of the film'Brokeback Mountain'has seen fashion houses scrambling to incorporate Western styles, says Hilary Alexander.

Apres-ski
After an icy day on the snowy slopes, Alpine sweaters are absolutely irresistible.

Utopia Spa
Set in the beautiful West Sussex countryside, the Utopia Spa at Alexander House is perfect for an indulgent break

Scented candles
Everyone’s after Nina Campbell’s sumptuous interiors, from European Royals to the most discerning of celebrities

Win a Bafta Lifestyle
The Daily Telegraph is the Official Party Sponsor for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards. To celebrate, we have teamed up with several of the official partners to give one lucky reader the chance to win the ultimate BAFTA Lifestyle for one year.

How to tackle fashion
Welsh rugby star Gavin Henson is taking his new role as a model in his stride, says Clare Coulson.

Bags of distinction
Aspinal of London, the emerging British luxury leather goods company, has created a pair of sumptuous weekend bags made from full grain English Bridle leather.

USA:Kohl's Corporation adds Stephen Watson to BODAustralia:Costly 'spit' runs a (…)

Fashion Date Friday, February 24th, 2006


USA:Kohl's Corporation adds Stephen Watson to BOD

Australia:Costly 'spit' runs a perfumery for years

Australia:Wayne Cooper’s eveningwear collection at LMFF Runway 3

Europe:Top European footwear retailers

USA:Jewelry retailer Tiffany plans to open store in Vancouver

India:Canadian diamond mines source for roughs

India:Morzotto SpA bids for bigger piece of Givo

India:Gina Gadhvi unveils designer store Purple Paisley

Turkey:ISTANBUL Jewellery Show to witness industry presence in full force

USA:Alliance Data extends database marketing services pact with New York&Co

REI Neo Jacket – Women's – $99.00REI®Neo, our everyday soft-shell (…)

Fashion Date Friday, February 24th, 2006


REI Neo Jacket – Women's – $99.00
REI®Neo, our everyday soft-shell jacket, is water-resistant, breathable and surrounds you in four-way stretch comfort. Tough stretch-woven nylon exterior with DWR (Durable Water Repellent) finish resists moderate rain and wind yet allows…

Spoylt Temptation Feather Skirt Accessory,Sleepwear – $225.00
Indulge in the sumptuous luxury of couture-caliber lingerie – indulge in Spoylt's divine Temptation Feather Skirt. Chic, seductive and lavishly adorned, this lingerie skirt coordinates with other items in the Temptation collection. …

New Balance 5001 – on sale at $25.29
Women's Athletic Pant – Aviator – A cozy lounging pant made from French Terry fabrication for remarkable comfort and style.

Aubade Mademoiselle brief – $55.00
Aubade's Mademoiselle brief is styled in delicate, flower patterned lace with scalloped edges and gorgeous velvet bows at either side. It's a glamorous look from this great French lingerie house. Style: AE-2920 Material: 73% Nylon 17%…

George – Women's Military Jacket – $22.82
Shape up your look with a hot new cover-up. Crafted from stretchy cotton twill, this lightweight jacket's military-inspired cut casts a uniquely flattering silhouette. Wear it with anything from a fluffy skirt to dirty denim and showcase…

Levi Strauss Signature – Women's Austin Denim Jacket – $24.68
Women's Sizes The essential denim blazer with a stitch extra. Stretchy and slim, this jacket features an hourglass cut and cool pockets dressed up with yoke stitching details. Stamped copper buttons provide a refined finishing touch. …

Ryka Corewarmer Long Sleeve Top Womens – on sale at $9.97
The Corewarmer Long Sleeve women's top from Ryka(r); features a bias cut which moves easily with your body. The stretch textured knit acts as a lightweight layer for warmth and wicks away moisture for added comfort.

Stretch Workout Capri Pants (For Women) – on sale at $5.56
If you prefer working out in soft, absorbent cotton, you'll love these simple capri pants with notched hems and elastic waist. Made for a major cataloger Inseam: 20"95% cotton, 5% spandex Classic Fit 2NDS . Canada. Size: XS(4)…

Milan Fashions Switch From Sweet to ToughMinimalist styles, fashioned in (…)

Fashion Date Thursday, February 23rd, 2006


Milan Fashions Switch From Sweet to Tough
Minimalist styles, fashioned in coarse wool and fur and painted in an urban palette, replace the colorful, lacy frills of last winter, which at times turned women into acquiescent Barbie dolls. '

No stodginess in London fashion
LONDON — London Fashion Week, which ended Saturday, has never been about marquee names or trend-setting. But it has a plucky spirit.

Milan Fashions Switch From Sweet to Tough
Minimalist styles, fashioned in coarse wool and fur and painted in an urban palette, replace the colorful, lacy frills of last winter, which at times turned women into acquiescent Barbie dolls. '

Seduction, Revived
MILAN IN the Polly-want-a-cracker way the so-called style news media work in this city, the phrase being parroted this Fashion Week is 'Sex is back.'

'New Faces Going Places' at India Fashion Week
Their poise was not surprising because among their ranks were Miss India 2005 Sindhura Gadde, 2003 title winner Nikita Anand, Gladrags 2006 winner Pawan Setpal, Grasim Mr.

Accessorize With Pearls or Tattoos
FOR many years I knew only two people who wore clothing by the American manufacturer St. John. The garment they both chose was the St. John knit suit, an ensemble as sacrosanct as a nun's habit.

Milan Fashions Switch From Sweet to Tough
A model wears an outfit from Moschino Cheap&Chic Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 collection, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006. (