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Discusses how the focus was on Asian designers Thakoon Panichgul, Jeffrey Chow, Derek Lam, and Peter Som at the fashion show at Manhattan's Bryant Park. How the designers infused their clothes with subtle details and ease; Consideration of how large department stores such as Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman are interested in carrying their fashions; Attractiveness of U.S. fashion schools to Asians due to the lack of fashion educational opportunities in countries such as South Korea and Japan; Influence of Asian propriety and restraint in the clothes made by designer Derek Lam, who was born in the U.S. but has lived in Hong Kong.

Reports on a trend in dining in which the restaurants turn out all the lights. View that the sense of taste is enhanced without the sense of sight; Restaurants offering this service including Suba in New York (N.Y.); Role of night vision goggles in serving the customers.

Mentions a fashion trend for new and vintage Destination T shirts in New York City shops that are stocking Costa Rica and Hawaii T shirts.

Looks at fashion in the spring 1999 collections in New York, New York. The hooded sweat shirt made of cashmere; Chanel having a pink organza hoodie; Louis Vuitton showing a poncho made of coated silk; Hermes gym shoes made from silver calfskin; Designer Sandy Dalal's cashmere jeans; Prices; Why designer Michael Kors calls the trend casual opulence.

The article discusses the trend of riding in bicycles while being fully clad in business attire or in a dress. The author states that the bicycle as a mode of transportation has become fashionable in the New York City, just like in Holland, where it is common to see people in fine dresses and suits on bikes. He adds policymakers should look at this growing trend so that they can pass legislations which would help accommodate these fashionable young ladies and men on bikes.

Focuses on the fads in New York City in spring 1997. Dominant trends; Includes multicultural, romantic and sleek modernism; Fashion retailers' comments on the spring market; Trends in brand sales.

This article deals with the fascination of American culture toward things related to Ireland in the late 1990s. The mania for Ireland commenced with Riverdance, Michael Flatley's extravaganza of Irish jigs and reels rechoreographed as if for the Rockettes, performed by men in black hot pants and women in black brassieres. Angela's Ashes, concerning Irish-American teacher Frank McCourt's impoverished childhood in Limerick, appeared in the later part of 1996 and has resided near the top of the New York Times best-seller list for 107 weeks. Irish themes have also spread in Broadway including Beauty Queen of Leenane, St. Nicholas, The Cripple of Irishman and The Irish…and How They Got That Way.

Features rave fashion or anti-fashion in New York City. Regular customers at rave club NASA; Dressing to look younger; Use of clothes in primary colors and baggy overalls; History of rave culture; Absence of alcohol in NASA; Stylization of rave fashion; Purchase of clothes in thrift stores; Popular items.

Reports on the growing popularity of a raw food diet that distinguishes the social status of purists from other vegetarians in the world of vegetarianism. The mundane aspects of veganism when compared with so-called 'raw foodism'; Attitudes of raw foodists in New York City towards meat eaters and vegetarians who eat cooked food; Foods that are forbidden in the raw food diet, including herbs and garlic.

Presents the trends in New York City for teenagers. Sunglasses as headbands, not as eyewear; Sports labels on bags and jackets; Pooh bear and Tigger bags; Identification tags and necklaces by Claire's Boutiques; Jackson Hole burger joint as Spence School students' hangout place.

Offers items of interest in popular culture for November 1, 1998. Debra Young being a private detective who lures spouses into romance on the Internet; Cathie Walker at the Center for the Easily Amused promoting icons called emotiboobies; A New York, New York coffee shop, Drip, as a replacement for the singles bar; Duck embryos as the underground food craze in America; The United Kingdom's best-known party game; More.

The article focuses on a fad among scholars of Public School 41, an institution of lower learning on West Eleventh Street in New York City. It observes that on just any given weekday, a number of arriving scholars can be seen with adhesive stickers of various colors attached to their faces and clothing. The fad was started by an off-season P.S. 41 student who collected telephone stickers.

The article describes the trend in which flash mobs, groups of strangers recruited by anonymous organizers through e-mails and Web sites, congregate in a public place, act wacky and then disperse. Part performance art and part prank, the fad, which began in Manhattan, New York, is all about having fun and confusing bewildered onlookers. n Dortmund, Germany, a mob gathered by a washing-machine display in a department store, ate bananas, then left. In New York City a crowd assembled in Central Park and chirped like birds.

Reports on hot new fads in the fashion scene of New York, New York, as of May 17, 1999. Classic Tretorn sneakers; Brightly-colored Tibi Hyland beaded elastic headbands; Stylish designer beach towels.

Reports on several style trends. Joseph's low-riding Jocker pants and pants only boutiques; The P-40, an adjustable chaise lounge; The general rounding out of edges in new designs; The Waldorf-Astoria and New York Hilton's experiment with Sleep-Tight rooms.

Presents the fads in New York, New York. Annual Music Marathon as an alternative event; Alternative ensemble; Seattle, Washington as an alternative music capital; Alternative panel discussions; Alternative lament; Alternative mantra.

Reports on prevailing trends in fashion accessories for spring of 1995 in New York City. Disappearance of minimalist tendencies; Increase in profits for retailers; Role of color in accessories sales.

This article highlights the Nouveau Collective trade show held at the New Yorker hotel in New York City on May 6-9, 2007. Although texture and novelty fabrics dominated as autumn trends, black and chocolate brown held their own as staples for fall collections, the author claims. Purple is the new black, according to Eileen Bach of Donna Morgan, who added that fall is the season of color for the brand that has more than doubled its business in the past year.