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The recession is the one excuse that is simple to grasp, powerful, and nearly universal in its reach.
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At Liz Claiborne, an apparel company that is struggling to endure a shutdown in consumer spending, executives have their own stimulus plan. Call it Isaac Mizrahi.
By MIKI TANIKAWA
Although the cosmetics industry is looking to be resistant to the global downturn, the Japanese company Shiseido is looking for extra strength in old and new ways.
By CATHY HORYN AND ERIC WILSON
A Chicago boutique owner is the gatekeeper to the first lady's closet.
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By GUY TREBAY
Anna Sui is emblematic of the talented designers looking to survive with the big names.
By DAVID COLMAN
"Confessions of a Shopaholic," arriving on screens Friday, stirs up issues about the complex interplay of women, fashion, spending and identity.
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By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS
As unemployment rises and stock portfolios dip, some women are re-evaluating their manicure routines and others are refusing to give them up.
By SUZY MENKES
Edward Enninful is fashion's gentle revolutionary. Last week he was in India, styling a shoot for American Vogue. By Valentine's Day, he will be back from Goa and at his home in England for the launch of an iconic edition of the magazine i-D, where he has worked as fashion director since age 18.
By JESSICA MICHAULT
Dita Von Teese, the most famous burlesque performer since Gypsy Rose Lee, is giving the world of haute couture a new lease on life. The only catch is that those one-of-a-kind outfits don't stay on for long.
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Barbie can add another dream job to her list — Germany's first female head-of-state.
By JESSICA MICHAULT
Going head to head from across the pond, the red carpet has a showdown between the Grammys Awards and the Baftas.
By SUZY MENKES
Philo is bringing cool Britannia to Céline, physically moving the studio from Paris to London.
By SUZY MENKES
The handbag has resumed its former role as a polite appendage to the family of fashion, and shoes are out to steal the limelight.
By ERIC WILSON
As stores reduce orders by 20 percent or more for fall, small fashion labels are going into survival mode.
By TARA MULHOLLAND
A shattered economy is encouraging labels like Evian, Perrier and Diet Coke to try to embellish their sales niche as luxury, fashionable brands.
By ERIC WILSON
Hello Kitty is taking on Barbie for the title of most fashionable plaything.
By NATASHA SINGER
Even less-expensive cosmetic treatments have become subject to the economic downturn.
By JESSICA MICHAULT
The debut runway show of Marco de Vincenzo, seen during the spring 2009 haute couture collections, was short but strong.
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