Early returns in NY favor fitted look
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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 first trappings of fall aren't crunching leaves or a chill in the air &#151; they're the brown, plum, wine and rust fabrics that designers Kenneth Cole, Jerry Kaye for Perry Ellis and John Bartlett previewed Friday, the opening day of New York Fashion Week.
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Plus, earnings from American Eagle and Urban Outfitters.
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NEW YORK -- Consumers returned to the malls in August for a late back-to-school buying spree, helping many retailers rebound from July's sluggish pace. But analysts are still worried that the weakening housing market and higher food and gas prices will curtail shopping in the critical months ahead.
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Fashion has become a more democratic industry, trying to offer something for everyone. The spring styles previewed so far at New York Fashion Week have targeted pretty young things, working girls, dancing divas and, occasionally, regular women.
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NEW YORK -- Apparel retailers are hoping their back-to-school fashions will make the grade among style-conscious teens and young adults this fall, but it could be a tough sell, with students and parents keeping a tighter hold on their wallets.
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A woman's best bet for spring fashion success? It's still the dress. But the spring 2008 styles shown at Wednesday's opening of New York Fashion Week were more loose and feminine than the ladylike, polished fall fashions now in stores.
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Turnarounds are great ... when they actually turn around.
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Buying past winners in the stock markets  sounds like a no-brainer, but this simple momentum strategy  gives long-term returns at least twice as great as  short-selling past losers, a study showed on Thursday.
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NEW YORK -- Retailers got what they wanted over the Thanksgiving weekend -- a strong start to the 2006 holiday shopping season.
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Bigger is better -- at least right now. Here's a smart way to play the large-cap bounce-back.
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There's been a lot of talk about happy, sunny clothes at New York Fashion Week as spring collections are previewed on the runway. But until the Anna Sui show, there hadn't been many signs of happy, sunny models.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Sense of Style lived up to her billing as the odds-on favorite and drew off through the stretch for a 6 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Race Course yesterday.
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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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