Slim shapes and shine seen on NY runways
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There's more classic tailoring on the New York Fashion Week runways than in recent memory and there's also a lot of shine. Designers are still making the case that fall is about chunky knit sweaters, but they have slimmed down the overall silhouette after a few seasons of over-the-top volume.
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The financial meltdown sweeping the  United States hits the fashion runway on Friday, when New York  Fashion Week takes off, but its impact may be surprising.
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The early shows of New York Fashion Week indicate the style pendulum might be swinging toward a more fitted, tailored look this fall, but most of the heavy hitters &#151; including Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein and Vera Wang &#151; have yet to weigh in.
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The final four aspiring designers of  television's "Project Runway" unveiled their collections on  Friday for New York's Fashion Week, each hoping their style  would earn them the winning role on the hit show.
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Fashion is afflicted with a touch of sexual dysfunction. On the runways here sexuality, sex appeal and sexiness have been predictable, routine and simplistic.
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Designer-clad women browse the new arrival racks of a French couturier store; well-heeled gents snap up suits from a US outfitter; and trendy youngsters fill a club-like European sports gear store.
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Models wobble, clothes fall off and  celebrities don't show up. That's life for new designers at New  York's fashion week as they hope to overcome inexperience and  compete with industry titans who grab the spotlight.
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The global fashion industry is under siege from critics who want skinny models off catwalks, and with New York's fashion week in full swing the focus on models' health has shifted to the American capital of fashion.
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Designers played it safe at New York Fashion Week, with simple, easy pieces. But achieving simplicity in fashion is one of the toughest things to do
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From New York to Paris, these are the best places to spot a supermodel.
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As New York Fashion Week begins, traveling editors need to pack and travel practically, but with style.
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Out of the hundreds of styles previewed during New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren presented the simplest overall collection. That was the beauty of it.
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It must be red-carpet day at New York Fashion Week. The collections presented Thursday by J. Mendel and Badgley Mischka were among the most glamorous to grace the catwalks at the fall previews so far.
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Pop diva, actress and budding fashion designer Jennifer Lopez made her New York runway debut on Friday with an eclectic collection that showed she may be able to bring her star power to the world of haute couture.
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Fashion cleans up next spring, with lean, polished looks prevailing over the revealing styles favored by the Paris Hilton and Britney Spears set, designers say.
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Loose, billowy dresses and short skirts are among the trends emerging in the early days of New York Fashion Week. Metallics still have a presence on the runway, and the favorite colors all seem to be a variation of sand.
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As fashion week continues, a look at the collections of Benjamin Cho, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez, Rodarte and Thom Browne.