Materials Girls: Designers Trim Hemlines, Costs

The problem with Oscar de la Renta is that the bar is so high. His clothes are the richest of the rich - you can't beat that.

Known for her use of bright colors and vivid prints, Tracy Reese's runway show on Monday had plenty of longer, looser styles, beginning with a rich purple pleated maxi skirt and relaxed sweater.

Last night was supposed to be the glorious night that Bravo premiered the first episode of the Real Housewives of New York City's fourth season. But, to the disappointment of everybody on the island of Manhattan, the date was postponed. But, anybody who knows Housewife Jill Zarin knows that not even the absence of a premiere would stop her from throwing a raucous premiere party.

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The stress and scramble started well before the contestants hit the stage on Idol's continued Hollywood Week. That's because it was group night - singers had to form a team and perform together, even though the eliminations would be individual. A surprise rule: Groups had to be made up of both day one and day two singers from the first part of the week, which made some of the pre-planning singers had attempted a waste of time.

As AOL and the Huffington Post plan their marriage, they've tapped Booz & Co. for help, according to people familiar with the matter.

In 1998, Jeff Mangum and his band Neutral Milk Hotel released "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," widely considered an indie rock masterpiece. Then he basically vanished. With Mangum showing signs of a return to performing, Speakeasy has compiled a timeline of his lost years.

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Maenad's comment that the secret of happiness comes down to 1) Expect less, and 2) Give more, got me thinking about expectations and the concept of status quo bias.

A dose of Robin Williams, a study finds, leads people to make more sensible financial decisions involving the future.

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