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Marc Jacobs: Lost and Found
Marc Jacobs is fashion’s awkward, lonely outsider. Marc Jacobs is fashion’s coolest, most influential designer. The paradoxical triumph of a lost city boy.

The Crack-Up�and Future�of Downtown�s Kookiest Fashion Collective
1 flying saucer of a bag + Bj�rk + several fistfights + 1 communal bed - 1 tempestuous German designer = As Four (the new As Four, that is).

The New York Look
Fall ensembles that work here and nowhere else.
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Strict lines, bold colors, and graffiti graphics suggest that Pop's got pop in it yet.

Washington Square
Romantic, lushly detailed evening ensembles designed for a sweeping social entrance.

May Day
The little black dress is best accessorized with a sloe-gin fizz.

The Russian Debutante's Handbook
Big furs, exotic fabrics, and wild patterns make the Old Country new again.
Specimen Days
Exotic beauty for humanoids.
Valley of the Dolls
The woozy, chunky brilliance of the new mammoth stones.
PROFILES

The de la Renta Dynasty
What could make Oscar de la Renta nervous? The future of his company and the future of his family.
February 14, 2005

Deconstructing Proenza Schouler
Both 26, they have matching speech patterns, verbal tics, and tattoos. They are also arguably the most popular label to come out of New York since Narciso Rodriguez.
February 14, 2005

Brooke Shields in a Vulnerable Mood
Almost 25 years after she appeared as an impossibly slender, untouchable Calvin Klein model, Brooke Shields is a New York mom just as vulnerable as her fellow passengers on the local train.
August 23, 2004

Donna Karan's Vision Quest
There's a new Donna (with a thirtysomething boyfriend) being born. Portrait of a seeker in mid-voyage.
August 23, 2004

Kimora Lee Simmons
To the new queen of conspicuous consumption, happiness is a Franck Muller diamond-platinum watch, and the biggest mansion in all of New Jersey.
June 21, 2004
PREVIOUSLY
Yoko, Now
The surprisingly sexy septuagenarian still believes in black.
February 14, 2005
Goth Girl Goes Glam
Christina Ricci transforms herself into a Versace dream girl.
February 14, 2005
It's The Party of the Year!
Backstatge with Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld as they mount the season's most over-the-top social event.
May 9, 2005

Parsons Star Graduates
Fresh out of Parsons, designers Natalia, Ashleigh, Colette, and Ian have the ambition to make sure theirs are the names on the label someday.
August 23, 2004

The Woman with 85 Chanel Suits
For some New Yorkers, buying a specific designer�s clothes isn�t just a fashion statement, it�s a way of life.
August 23, 2004

How to Be a Park Avenue Princess
Nan Kempner offers up her apartment, and her advice, to three bright young things.
August 23, 2004
Wispy Dresses
As the New York City Ballet celebrates Mr. B's 100th birthday, its dancers model the season's ethereal styles.
May 2004
         
 
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The Top Ten Trends
Whether your shopping spree is the real deal or a fantasy, or if you simply love to watch the parade, here are the ten trends you should know by heart.

Spring 06 Collections
A guide to the shows.

Marc Jacobs
Calvin Klein
Vera Wang
Oscar de la Renta
Carolina Herrera
Diane von Furstenberg
Narciso Rodriguez
Heatherette
Michael Kors
Proenza Schouler
Gwen Stefani for L.A.M.B.
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Designer Bios
Details on the look and background of hundreds of fashion designers. Plus, photos of their latest collections.
Party Flash
Patrick McMullan's photos from each Fashion Week season's best fetes.