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Byline: ANNE-MARIE SCHIRO; New York Times News Service Yves Saint Laurent exploded on the fashion scene in 1958 as the boy-wonder successor to Christian Dior and endured as one of [...]

Yves Saint Laurent, who exploded on the fashion scene in 1958 as the boy-wonder successor to Christian Dior and endured as one of the best-known and most influential couturiers of […]

Geoffrey Beene, a single-minded innovator who put fashion above commerce yet succeeded in making a business from originality, died yesterday at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. […]

Richard Martin, who infused the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with his deep knowledge of popular culture and art history, died yesterday at his apartment in New […]

Yesterday's Bill Blass show was supposedly his swan song, though he hasn't officially announced the sale of his business. So, there was a frisson of excitement tinged with nostalgia among […]

After a career with more ups and downs than an elevator in the World Trade Center, Marc Jacobs has been riding high in the last few years, with a devoted […]

When the Seventh on Sixth spring collections get under way on Saturday, it will be the second time New York becomes the first stop on the twice-yearly fashion marathon that […]

Fashion's turn from minimalism to eclecticism applies to accessories as well as clothing. Even handbags for this fall look freshest if they are patterned or decorated. In fact, a fancy […]

It shouldn't be surprising to anyone who has been following fashion of late that women are more interested in practical clothes than in designers' flights of fancy. In an informal […]

Quilted clothes and accessories are in for a revival this fall. But the newest versions aren't in the bulky 'Michelin tire man' mode. They have a sleek look in keeping […]

Fashion is a fickle business. One minute your name is on the door, above a runway, on a label -- and the next your backers withdraw support and you're wondering […]

As minimalism has lost favor, designers are turning to decoration. A favorite is embroidery -- a mere touch, a scattering or all-over adornment. Laundry by Shelli Segal offers a camisole […]

Little by little, prints have been creeping back into fashion consciousness. The trend accelerated after Gucci's spring show in October last year, with its bold florals evoking the days of […]

Clothes for a Cause Ah, to be young, talented and idealistic. Migmar Tsering is a 22-year-old Tibetan who grew up in India, was educated in England, trained with Katharine Hamnett […]

Customers are in for some surprises when Coach opens its redesigned flagship in September at the high-profile corner of 57th Street and Madison Avenue. Oh, there will still be bags, […]

Most summer clothes have already been marked down, but a new shipment of swimsuits, labeled Preview 2000, is in stores now, just in time for August vacations. The newest styles […]

The T-shirt may have originated as a man's undershirt, but it has evolved into a fashion item for women in a range of styles and colors. As such, it is […]

All manner of beaded jewelry has taken off this summer, from Stella Pace's prayer-bead-inspired elastic bracelets to Indian beadwork chokers to Kazuko's refined necklaces on gold wire. The Stella Pace […]

Gwyneth Paltrow has been seen around town wearing flip-flops, giving an imprimatur of sorts to bare flat sandals for the city. Most people will probably reserve them for the beach […]

'I'm usually in New York for five hours,' Alber Elbaz was saying last week, on Monday night, in the middle of a whirlwind week of public appearances and private dinners […]

With the coming Fourth of July holiday, summer weekending gets into high gear with outings under the sun. Luckily, there are beauty products designed to protect or enhance the skin […]

Strapless dresses are the No. 1 choice of the young crowd for evening, but in summer strapless styles come out by day as well. They can even be worn to […]

Are you tired of hearing about the millennium yet? It seems the world can be divided into three groups of people this year: those who don't want to hear the […]

It takes courage to open a designer boutique on Madison Avenue that doesn't have a recognizable name. It takes even more courage if the name belongs to a dead designer […]

Hair doesn't always look its best after a day at the beach or pool, but it can be prettified with summery hair ornaments. Erickson Beamon has designed bead-covered bobby pins […]

Denim has made such a strong comeback that it is being used for many things other than jeans. There are dresses, shorts, shoes and bags in different shades of blue. […]

Two current trends in footwear -- ballerina flats and mules -- have converged for summer as the (unfortunately named) ballet mule. In solid colors or with contrasting toes, the new […]

When Betsey Johnson bounces into a room exuding energy, her rag-mop of blatantly dyed red hair swinging, you half expect her to turn a cartwheel. But no. 'I do only […]

Last year, hip downtown girls were wrapping their heads in little triangular kerchiefs tied under their hair in back. The scarves were not so easy to find then but are […]

Thanks to designers like Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and Stella McCartney for Chloe, gingham is no longer restricted to country picnics but has taken on a sophisticated look for spring. […]

After many years of straight, smooth hair, it seems to be time for a change to styles with a bit of texture. That should be good news for women with […]

An Optometrist at Barneys A downtown optometrist, Selima Salaun, has taken up residence at Barneys New York. So the store's hip customers can now wear her prescription glasses with their […]

Usually, spring brings out pastels, but this year colors are bright. Orange, hot pink, turquoise and red are cheerful antidotes to the black and gray of winter. Consider a tank […]

Shoes and bags, not clothes, are the status symbols of the moment. Think Fendi. Think Gucci. Think Prada. Think J. P. Tod's, another line of leather goods from Italy that […]

Elizabeth Tilberis, the editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar, who transformed it from a tired magazine into a viable voice in fashion while she battled ovarian cancer and raised awareness […]

Last year cargo pants were all the rage. This year's versions are called utility pants, which include painters' and carpenters' pants and any that have multiple pockets in odd places. […]

Michael Kors was at Bergdorf Goodman a couple of weeks ago to meet customers, and was reminded of a day early in his career when he went to a store […]

Designers from Valentino to Marc Jacobs went romantic for spring, with pretty notions like the peasant blouse, the ultra feminine alternative to the ubiquitous T-shirt. Bergdorf Goodman has two sheer […]

Last spring's shoe was the mule or slide; as flat as a bedroom slipper. This year, the mule has been feminized with a curvy mid-high heel to wear with skirts […]

Winter coat weather persists in many parts of the country, but thoughts of spring have already stirred fashion-conscious shoppers to snap up the coming season's cover-up of choice, the poncho. […]

A roundup of styling trends seen so far on the runways in New York and Milan: It may be just a straw in the wind, or else the first sign […]

Designers, like many other people, often do their best work under stress. When the fashion world turned away from the precise tailoring Italy was known for, the country's designers floundered […]

Scientists say the polar icecap is melting, but designers on both sides of the Atlantic are under the impression that next winter will be cold and blustery. At least it […]

Anyone who read 'The Shining' by Stephen King or saw Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of that novel might have approached Alexander McQueen's fall show with trepidation. After all, 'The Shining' […]

Remember the scene in 'Jurassic Park' when the T. rex is chasing the car and the side mirror carries the warning about reflected objects being closer than they look? Some […]

Look, Ma, no hands! With utility chic ruling many runways for spring, designers draped bags across the chest, messenger style, on belts spanning the waist or hugging the hips. This […]