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RBC Capital analyst Brian Tunick raised his price target on Ralph Lauren to $130 after yesterday's Q4 earnings beat and the subsequent 14% rise in the stock price. The analyst [...]

The evening may be long, but that doesn't mean you'll be short on fun. For starters, try this lace number with fur trim by Chanel ($7,795) and silk clutch by […]

Throughout the 75-year history of the Oscars, the red carpet has not only mirrored changes in our cultural landscape, it has magnified the mysteries and contradictions of celebrity. On the […]

Designer Stewart Andrew admits he was a serious couch potato in college. That's one reason his introductory designs are all loungewear. 'I still love to lounge around and, as I [...]

Some small clothing makers prefer to deal with independent stores because the large chains and department stores demand preferential terms. In addition, owners of boutiques and specialty stores like to deal with individual designers who supply them with a wider variety of original and different clothing. Big department stores such as Neiman Marcus Co. and Saks Inc. tend to show larger quantities of similar styles., NEW YORK -- Chargebacks. Demands for co-op dollars. Markdown money. Increasingly complicated shipping instructions. Mega-niche brands dominating real estate and squeezing out less-prominent labels from the selling floor. It's enough [...]

Fashion designers provide filmmakers with clothing to increase the awareness of their products and labels with the public. Major European designers, such as Hugo Boss and Ermenegildo Zegna are competing with major European designers that have had their clothing utilized in motion pictures before, such as Giorgio Armani and Nino Cerruti. Retailers are excited about cross promotions because they can sell more clothes., Film and fashion -- it's a marriage made on the silver screen. Ever since Giorgio Armani started his early '80s film affair by dressing Richard Gere in An American Gigolo, [...]

Celebrities have placed so many requests for designer evening gowns that there is a shortage of gowns. Some celebrities wait until the last minute to select a gown, while others ask to try on many gowns and then fail to return them.

Fashion designer Ralph Lauren believes men's clothing accessories play an important part in overall appearance, because they are the elements that people notice. Lauren, who generates more than $500 million in retail sales of men's furnishings, launched his career in 1967 by designing wide ties. He has four labels for his lines of accessories, which are posting 30% sales increases in 1996 compared to 1995 levels. Lauren believes clothing logos are becoming popular again., Ralph Lauren plans an aggressive expansion of his $500 million men's accessories [...]

Many fashion designers have discovered the the contemporary craze for celebrities in all forms has made public appearances and celebrity events a lucrative activity. Many designers are more willing than in the past to embrace the American media circus and appear on talk shows, do commercials, or event, in the case of Isaac Mizrahi, a film. Most designers will draw a crowd and have seen their sales shoot up after a publicity event., NEW YORK - Job description: Must be telegenic, comfortable in front of a camera, able to memorize lines, have good voice quality, and entertaining personality, tell funny stories, be a [...]

Women are purchasing more designer apparel and accessories during 1995, after having grown tired of economizing during the early 1990s while the economy grew weaker. Clothing stores located on Rodeo Drive, in Beverly Hills, CA, are reporting that status desingers are selling well, including Gucci and Hermes. Tourism has helped boost this trend. Barneys New York opening has motivated other high-end designers to open space on Madison Avenue, in New York, NY., NEW YORK - Nineties frugality barely survived to mid-decade: Luxury's back and women are spending again. From Hermes to Gucci, Madison Avenue to Rodeo Drive, the status names are booming [...]

Kenneth Cole New York recently introduced its fall and winter design collection for 2019. This season's designs promote relaxed and easy comfort infused with fashionable shapes like deeper B measurements [...]

Byline: Véronique Hyland (http://nymag.com/tags/logos-a-gogo/) There's a new theme every day on (http://nymag.com/thecut/its-vintage/) It's Vintage. Read more articles on today's topic: (http://nymag.com/tags/logos-a-gogo/) Logos. What's in a logo? Ask Karl Lagerfeld, who [...]

Byline: Véronique Hyland Karl Lagerfeld loves to put the (http://nymag.com/thecut/fashion/designers/chanel/) Chanel logo everywhere - on tweed jackets, jewelry, and slingbacks, of course, but also on any quotidian object he can [...]

Byline: ROSEMARY FEITELBERG Tomas Maier Opens Doors At Bleecker Street Location NEW YORK - Monday morning's downpours didn't dissuade Tomas Maier from keeping the front door of his new Bleecker [...]

Byline: SHARON EDELSON Emerging Designers To Get Seaport Site NEW YORK - It seems fitting that the future of fashion might be found in New York's oldest neighborhood. Developer Howard [...]

Byline: SHARON EDELSON Cucinelli Opens Flagship in N.Y.'s SoHo NEW YORK - Brunello Cucinelli has opened a 4,000-square-foot flagship at 136 Greene Street here. The store features the brand's latest [...]

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani has introduced the A/X: Armani Exchange store to sell weekend wear in shops and in-store boutiques. Most of the clothes retail for $100 or less.

what's new PHOTO : Arfango, a well-known name in Italy and in the men's market, is launching a collection aimed at women and, specifically, the American customer. Peter Barton, the [...]

Byline: - RACHEL STRUGATZ Rebecca Minkoff to Unveil Wearable Tech Accessories NEW YORK - Rebecca Minkoff is the latest designer to launch wearable tech accessories. Wearables that double as jewelry [...]

Byline: - ERIK MAZA Call of the Wild On Thursday afternoon, Stella McCartney took over the Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan's Little Italy to present her resort collection. With its [...]

Saint Laurent Stella McCartney Sacai Paris Collections SAINT LAURENT, STELLA MCCARTNEY AND SACAI WERE A FEW OF MONDAY'S HEADLINERS. Saint Laurent: What is Hedi Slimane all about at Saint Laurent? [...]

Paris Collections THE SHOWS BEGAN ON A HIGH NOTE WITH TOUCHES OF GLAMOUR, WHIMSY AND SOPHISTICATION. Dries Van Noten Dries Van Noten Dries Van Noten: 'Strong women. Some glamour is [...]

Portraits of the Lady Prada: In an explosion of guts and sartorial glory, Miuccia Prada celebrated a new-age power woman who wears her audacity and feminine strength more as beacon [...]

FALL'S BEST COATS Our editors pick the top five standout looks you'll want right now. 'When you're wearing layers upon layers in the winter, belting a coat is a great [...]

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FASHION SCOOPS ON THE PROWL: Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is perusing the French fashion scene. KKR has entered into exclusive talks to acquire Sandro, Maje and [...]

Byline: JESSICA IREDALE Holmes & Yang: Away From the Circus Katie Holmes knows how to attract a crowd. And how not to. Last season, she and her partner, Jeanne Yang, [...]

Latino fashion is emerging as a distinct segment of the young men's fashion market. In the East, West and Midwest, several Latino designers have appeared. Styles created by those designers directly target young Latino men, but they are also intended to be worn by other ethnicities. Corporate America has failed to serve the Latino market, according to Robert Montalvo, owner of and designer for Lansing, MI, apparel company Raza., ONCE CONSIDERED PART OF A LARGER 'ETHNIC MARKET,' YOUNG LATIN FASHION NOW FORMS ITS OWN IDENTITY NEW YORK -- The young men's market, until now, has been made up of [...]