The Wall Street Journal Fashion
The Wall Street Journal Fashion There's a place where first impressions are even more crucial than at a job interview or at dinner with future in-laws: the courtroom.
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"Denim really does shape to people's bodies, and when you wash a jean you lose some of that shape," says Carl Chiara, director of brand concepts and special projects for Levi Strauss Co.
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Cranky Consumer looks at four virtual makeover sites that let you see what you look like with new hairstyles.
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CEO Francesco Trapani says high-end jeweller Bulgari is back in the black and a rejuvenated watch division will drive profit further.
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Preppy meets cozy cool on the Upper East Side, thanks to the opening of J.Crew's newest men's only shop located on northern Madison Ave.
Union labor will be used at New York Fashion Week for the next three years under a deal between the company that produces the event and the union that oversees much of the stagehand and theatrical labor.
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The jeweler is launching an expansive collection of handbags, ranging from clutches to totes to satchels, on Sept. 1.
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The company that produces New York Fashion Week has reached a deal with the union that oversees much of the stagehand and other theatrical labor at Lincoln Center.
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How Stephanie Phair, director at online retailer theOutnet.com, saves money and time when seeking fashion bargains.
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With New York Fashion Week about to move into the Lincoln Center area for the first time, the producers of the event and the neighbors are trying to soften any of the rough edges of moving the massive undertaking.
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A new trend on the fashion party circuit: the summer soiree, held for no reason in particular.
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The New York Yankees got a little help from DKNY with surprising two sisters with a back-to-school shopping spree.
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week isn't simply moving from one park (Bryant) to another (Damrosch). It's also set to expand throughout the entire Lincoln Center complex when it begins its stay there on Sept. 9.
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Fordham will launch a fashion law institute designed to not only offer a fashion-law education to lawyers and law students, but to designers and design students.
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As New York fashion week moves to Lincoln Center, the runway shows are turning the invitation and check-in process over to a computer system.
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A room, says television production designer Mark Worthington, "should show the history of how you've developed the space, with individual pieces from different moments of your life."
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The edgy retailer warned it may not be able to remain in business amid declining sales and mounting debt.
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Previously held in Bryant Park, the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week could be burdened by picket lines during its inaugural run at Lincoln Center.
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Liz Claiborne has posted 11 consecutive quarters of red ink under CEO William L. McComb. Now a new line for J.C. Penney could mark the final chapter in the story of the legendary 34-year-old brand.
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As skinny jeans shrink to baby size, parents pay up, retailers cheer, and everyone else worries what's next.
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Hats are back, but the renaissance is creating a quandary for a generation of men who grew up without learning hat etiquette.
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A peek inside stores' shopping data highlights regional preferences for certain colors and brands.
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Pretty and peculiar looks were on display at Berlin fashion week Friday, as German designers continued to show their styles at the biannual event.
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The European shows feature "bleisure," a nod to the sporty looks of Fred Astaire and Cary Grant.
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The French capital's rarified haute couture fashion displays, which showcase extravagantly expensive, hand-sewn garments, got under way this week.


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The film company who bought the rights to Nicholas Sparks's new novel, "Safe Haven," on sale Sept. 14, is launching online and print promotions for the story--a year ahead of the movie version's release.
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Some of the city's hottest chefs and restaurateurs are increasingly being targeted by lawsuits filed by a handful of attorneys on behalf of small numbers of employees.
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This year may end up being the worst of the past five years for airline crashes worldwide, and that doesn't count some high-profile military and private-plane fatal accidents that killed major political figures.
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The all-electric Nissan Leaf sedan is a homely -- but thrilling -- commuting appliance, Dan Neil writes.
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The fifth anniversary of the floods sparked diverse feelings in New Orleans. In a city known for culture, most were well expressed through music.
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A look deep into the numbers suggests it will be a good year for Ohio State and Oklahoma, not so much for Texas.
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Fashion reporter Teri Agins on how to keep these fasteners from getting stuck.
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It's fine to have some fashion fun at the U.S. Open, but Rafael Nadal and others are taking it too far.
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"Glee" and "Modern Family" may have been big winners at the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards, but who were the big fashion winners and losers?
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Women's shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, in collaboration with New York City's Fashion's Night Out, will host a ping-pong tournament in his flagship store to raise money for ovarian-cancer research.
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Female shoppers can find hidden gems among men's and boys' clothes.
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Fashion reporter Teri Agins answers a reader's questions on why a decade-old pantsuit probably won't look up-to-date.
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Be prepared to conform to a formal look at least a night or two during a typical week-long cruise.
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