Models take wing at Chanel show, Lacroix echoes roots
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Birds of paradise braved Chanel's rain-soaked runway on Tuesday as German designer Karl Lagerfeld gave wings to his models to reinvent the style that has made the Paris haute couture house an icon of chic.
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For many designers, New York's gala week of fashion shows represents the height of success, but plenty of aspiring fashionistas are finding their way without the bright lights and crowded catwalks.
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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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New models include enhanced styling, storage.
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Fashion Wire Daily - A sure sign of a fashion design label dramatically taking off is when the hard core fans - the folks who crowd into the runway shows - suddenly start saying out loud how much they want to wear the label. Which is the state of affairs right now at Lanvin, where the men&#39;s collection has emerged as the one every insider and cognoscenti wants to wear.
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Alicia Drake looks at the fashion tribe watching its own reflection in the mirror in her book ÂThe Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent and Glorious Excess in 1970Âs Paris.Â
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Several designers, including some runway rookies, are presenting romantic visions of what women should wear
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Designer Christian Lacroix showed short  skirts and skimpy swimsuits in his spring/summer 2007  ready-to-wear collection on Friday as he tries to win younger  clients to help revive the label's fortunes.
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Jean Yu's lingerie designs have a cool aesthetic that has earned her a high-profile clientele of photographers, artists and models.
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Celebs catcalling at Fashion Week? More like giving props to a runway model's smooth recovery.
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Valentino reminded a crowd of movie A-listers and top designers why he has dressed the stars for nearly half a century on Saturday with an haute couture show conceived as a crescendo to his anniversary extravaganza.
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What models wear is noted, copied and may be fashionâs next hits.
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Purple tartan antlers, silver armor, and spears regaling models' heads were highlights of the theatrical shows of up-and-coming British designers on Wednesday.
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Last year a popular show at the Metropolitan Museum renewed interest in the French couturier Paul Poiret, interest that is likely to continue on Feb. 14 with a sale of his original clothing designs in Paris.
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Few designers are able to adapt French technique to that modern ideal better than Alber Elbaz, who received thunderous applause at his Lanvin show on Tuesday.
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Celebrities and high fashion go hand-in-hand. Here are some of the big names making news (or not) at New York Fashion Week.
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New York Fashion Week brings out Hollywood's stalwarts and its starlets. Some bold-faced names from both categories taking in the runway shows Tuesday: