http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fashion_DesignFind stories, videos, and photos about Fashion Design from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:27:14 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fashion_Design14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Fashion Design from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/smallbusiness/detriot_fashion/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/smallbusiness/detriot_fashion/index.htmDetroit's auto industry trained generations of workers in design and manufacturing. As that business fades and its jobs disappear, city planners are hoping to redeploy the city's creative minds and craftsmen toward a new and growing field: fashion.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/technology/net_a_porter.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/technology/net_a_porter.fortune/index.htmOne morning last winter Louise Kahrmann de Muller, a Paris-based publicity executive, was headed to London. Sadly, Air France lost her luggage. For most business travelers this would be an annoyance. For Kahrmann de Muller and the dozen fashion editors she was traveling with, the lost luggage was a tragedy.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/19/heidi.klum.runway/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/19/heidi.klum.runway/index.html#cnnSTCTextMake room on the catwalk: "Project Runway" is back.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/27/coco.avant.chanel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/27/coco.avant.chanel/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor "Coco Avant Chanel" director Anne Fontaine, there was only one actress who could play Coco Chanel in her biopic about the legendary couturier -- French actress Audrey Tautou.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/05/22/ta.miucciaprada/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/05/22/ta.miucciaprada/index.html#cnnSTCTextShe's the antithesis of the typical fashion designer, preferring to step away from the adulation of shows and flashy parties, yet from behind the scenes, Miuccia Prada has a huge impact on the world of fashion.Thu, 28 May 2009 05:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/homestyle/05/22/Savannah.Georgia.fashion.students/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/homestyle/05/22/Savannah.Georgia.fashion.students/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat does it really take to dress someone as fashion-forward and in the spotlight as Michelle Obama?Sat, 23 May 2009 01:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/05/vodianova.biog/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/05/vodianova.biog/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian supermodel Natalia Vodianova's life has been a classic rags-to-riches fairytale, taking her from poverty in provincial Russia to a cosmopolitan life of wealth and aristocracy.Thu, 07 May 2009 07:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/09/mmesynopsis.april10/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/09/mmesynopsis.april10/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Focus -- Israeli Real EstateWed, 22 Apr 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/11/24/ta.versace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/11/24/ta.versace/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs recognizable as the brand itself, Donatella Versace is adamant about one thing in fashion: "Fashion is not frivolous," she told CNN.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:20:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20263105,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20263105,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIn their first public outing since marrying, the duo star at the Balenciaga showThu, 05 Mar 2009 22:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/london.fashion.week/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/london.fashion.week/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe economic crisis cast a long shadow over London Fashion Week, with designers holding their catwalk shows in smaller venues or skipping the catwalk in favor of low key presentations.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/05/01/cavalli.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/05/01/cavalli.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextNever one to follow the crowd, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli's clothes are bright, sexy and fearless. His innovative techniques, especially with leather and silk, and his love of adornment -- embroidery, applique, patchwork and diamante -- have made him the A-list's red-carpet darling.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/01/laurent.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/01/laurent.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA funeral will be held Thursday for international fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent, who died Sunday night at his home in Paris, his longtime friend and business associate Pierre Berge told CNN Monday.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/oscars.best.dressed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/oscars.best.dressed/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been celebrating film's best and brightest for more than 80 years, the glamour we associate with the Oscars truly started in the 1950s, when stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Janet Leigh brought high style to the ceremony.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/07/wonder.woman.dvf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/07/wonder.woman.dvf/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the surface, the similarities are striking; they were both princesses born in the 1940s in a foreign land. Young and beautiful, the long-haired brunettes soon fell in love and followed their men to the United States where they built a reputation for steely determination and strength.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:47:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1844779,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1844779,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics"Grin and bear it," seems to be the message coming off the Milan runway as Fashion Week for next summer comes to an endFri, 26 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/companies/liz_claiborne.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/companies/liz_claiborne.fortune/index.htmFrom the get-go it was one of the odder pairings in the fashion world. One is a high-end designer famous for making Carolyn Bessette's wedding dress. The other is a mainstream apparel manufacturer that sells sportswear and career clothes. Now after just 16 months, Fortune has learned, Narciso Rodriguez and Liz Claiborne are taking steps to end their partnership.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1840790,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1840790,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLast season's Project Runway winner, Christian Siriano, showed his debut collection Thursday at Fashion WeekFri, 12 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/09/11/fashion.student.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/09/11/fashion.student.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextYoung fashion designer Ali Khan made his debut at New York Fashion Week with male models strutting down the runway in his avant-garde menswear designs. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/26/lifestyle/prada_goes_shopping.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/26/lifestyle/prada_goes_shopping.fortune/index.htmWhen the world's top fashionistas make their biannual pilgrimage to the Milan shows, Miuccia Prada, the house's oracle-like designer, is the one they come to see above all others. Known for her minimalist designs - embodied by her iconic black nylon bags - Miuccia, or Mrs. Prada, as her staff calls her, sets the pace of fashion.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:59:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216157,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216157,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe twin sisters are releasing a 272-page coffee-table book titled InfluenceFri, 01 Aug 2008 12:46:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203612,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203612,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe 71-year-old fashion powerhouse passed after a long illness in ParisMon, 02 Jun 2008 17:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1811083,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1811083,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArguably the most influential and copied fashion designer of his generation, he always knew how to reflect the moment, to capture the spirit of the presentMon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/09/cb.surprising.salaries/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/09/cb.surprising.salaries/index.html#cnnSTCTextMuch has been made of people who live beyond their means. When you see a neighbor bring home a fancy new car, you can't help but wonder how she can afford it on her salary. However, you can't assume you know how much she (or anybody) makes unless you've seen her tax returns.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181444,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181444,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I'm available for bookings if anyone wants me for a wedding or a bar mitzvah," she jokesMon, 03 Mar 2008 16:03:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180668,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180668,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen can now add author to their growing list of professions.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:06:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20179278,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20179278,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnShe's been making headlines lately for what she hasn't been wearing. But on Thursday, Lindsay Lohan turned heads in a Dolce & Gabbana dress at the fashion house's runway show in Italy. There as part of Milan Fashion Week, Lohan posed up a storm for photographers. Of course, the actress has been dabbling in high-fashion lately, especially after a recent New York magazine nude pictorial spread which recreated Marilyn Monroe's famous 1962 shoot.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1711459_1711479_1711890,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1711459_1711479_1711890,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDesigners played it safe at New York Fashion Week, with simple, easy pieces. But achieving simplicity in fashion is one of the toughest things to doSun, 10 Feb 2008 23:05:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20170455,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20170455,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnFashion designer Stella McCartney, 36, has given birth to her third child, a son, Beckett Robert Lee, PEOPLE has confirmed.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/news/international/Gucci_Polet.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/news/international/Gucci_Polet.fortune/index.htmThree months after Robert Polet took over as chief executive of Gucci Group in July 2004, he gave his new colleagues a glimpse of the self-confidence and single-mindedness that landed him the job in the first place - and that have contributed to the company's stellar performance ever since.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/21/news/newsmakers/liz_execs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/21/news/newsmakers/liz_execs.fortune/index.htmLiz Claiborne is in advanced discussions with the fashion designer John Bartlett, part of a broader push to revitalize its namesake brand, Fortune has learned.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/29/magazines/fortune/luxury_euro.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/29/magazines/fortune/luxury_euro.fortune/index.htmThinking of getting Mom a new Fendi bag for the holidays -- or celebrating New Year's with Veuve Cliquot champagne? You might want to start buying now.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1667944,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1667944,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsKarl Lagerfeld lamented the decision by Valentino to retire next year, saying Wednesday that he feared the 75-year-old Italian would find life after fashion a boreWed, 03 Oct 2007 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1666556,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1666556,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe eternal enfant terrible of fashion photography, Oliviero Toscani, has roiled the fashion world with a revealing adFri, 28 Sep 2007 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/14/ww.fashionweek/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/14/ww.fashionweek/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's Fashion Week season. Last week was New York Fashion Week, and this coming week it's London's turn, before the traveling bandwagon of models, designers and celebrities visit Milan and Paris. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/29/magazines/fortune/managing_marcjacobs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/29/magazines/fortune/managing_marcjacobs.fortune/index.htmIn February 2007, Robert Duffy sensed something was wrong with his longtime business partner, the fashion designer Marc Jacobs. "Something was going on in his personal life, but I wasn't 100% sure he was back on drugs," says Duffy, who was overwhelmed with work at the time and hoped his intuition was off.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1659088,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1659088,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlessandra Facchinetti, a former designer of Gucci, will replace the legendary couturier as creative director of the Valentino women's collectionsWed, 05 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1640080,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1640080,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHaute couturiers get a lot of mileage out of wedding dresses, especially Christian Lacroix. The designer celebrated his 20th year in business Tuesday with a concise and painterly collection that included a patchworked bridal dress that harkened back to Lacroix's rustic Southern roots and a short embroidered coat inspired by Watteau. Although the palette was predominantly black, Lacroix wowed the crowd with some pretty amazing color combinations -- the kind that only he can get away with in an haute couture collection. My favorite was a long draped chiffon dress shaded in plum, praline, and lime and topped off by violet fur sleeves. Another Lacroix signature -- the mixing of rough and fine materials -- appeared early on in the show in the form of an oxblood red dyed fox and goatskin coat worn over a slinky black cocktail dress. He definitely deserved the standing ovation.Feathers seem to have replaced fur on most couture runways here this week. At a press conference this morning, Giorgio Armani explained tThu, 05 Jul 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1639728,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1639728,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe soggy weather at the fall 2007 haute couture collections hasn't dampened fashion inspirationThu, 05 Jul 2007 13:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/news/newsmakers/bc.lizclaiborne.obituary.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/27/news/newsmakers/bc.lizclaiborne.obituary.reut/index.htmApparel designer Liz Claiborne, who founded a namesake sportswear label for women that grew into a multibillion-dollar global empire, has died at age 78, the company said Wednesday.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/12/london.fashion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/12/london.fashion/index.htmlLondon Fashion Week got under way on Monday with the ongoing debate over ultra-skinny models continuing to distract from the styles on the catwalk.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/skinny.models/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/skinny.models/index.htmlA New York City Council member Thursday proposed pushing sponsors to ban abnormally thin models from walking New York Fashion Week's runways.Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/13/spain.models/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/13/spain.models/index.htmlThe world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other venues.Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/03/day.in.life.armani/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/03/day.in.life.armani/index.htmlIf fate had taken a different course, it may have been Dr Giorgio Armani, and not the fashion designer extraordinaire he became.Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/07/27/project.runway/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/07/27/project.runway/index.htmlWe're not the only ones excited that Bravo's Emmy-nominated "Project Runway" is back for its third season. On the widely popular reality TV show, 15 up-and-coming designers compete in weekly challenges for the chance to show their collections at New York's Fall Fashion Week.Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/01/milan.qa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/01/milan.qa/index.htmlThe Scene catches up with the godfather of Italian style, Giorgio Armani, in Milan and hears about his lifetime in fashion.Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/05/31/milan.giorgioarmani/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/05/31/milan.giorgioarmani/index.htmlSynonymous with Italian style, Giorgio Armani is one of the most successful and influential designers of all time, and a dominating presence in the fashion industry for the best part of three decades.Wed, 31 May 2006 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/25/artoflife.blog4/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/25/artoflife.blog4/index.htmlEvery once in a while I have to pinch myself to remind myself that yes, I am indeed on assignment and working. This month, I have had to do just that.Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/30/revealed.westwood.revealed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/30/revealed.westwood.revealed/index.htmlShe's the queen of Britain's fashion industry and an original punk rebel, but what's Vivienne Westwood really like?Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/08/news/funny/tim_v_tony/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/08/news/funny/tim_v_tony/index.htmIf you're a big couch potato, this is a monumental week.Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/02/fall.fashion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/02/fall.fashion/index.htmlAs New York winds down its bi-annual turn as the world's fashion capital, fashion designers, magazine editors, apparel industry insiders and, of course, celebrities, depart from the billowing white tents in Manhattan's Bryant Park with a look ahead to the fashion trends for fall.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/07/macdonald.deacon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/07/macdonald.deacon/index.htmlLike most London fashion weeks, British veteran designer Julien Macdonald stood out on the catwalk this year, but he also shared the limelight with rising star and compatriot Giles Deacon.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/talkasia.arnault.script/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/talkasia.arnault.script/index.htmlAirdate: February 12th, 2005Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/10/gucci.redesign/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/10/gucci.redesign/index.htmlItalian fashion house Gucci has shaken up its design team again, just two seasons after star designer Tom Ford left, handing the brand-building womenswear pen to its accessories stylist Frida Giannini.Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/31/armani.interview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/31/armani.interview/index.htmlIt's been described as a dying art, but the biggest name in fashion has just given haute couture his vote of confidence at the Paris Fashion Show.Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/28/profile.boateng/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/28/profile.boateng/index.htmlThey've been making suits on London's famous Savile Row since the 18th century.Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/18/news/newsmakers/trump_bride/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/18/news/newsmakers/trump_bride/index.htmMelania Knauss, fiancee of real estate mogul Donald Trump, will be wearing a sumptuous gown made by fashion house Christian Dior when she walks down the aisle this weekend.Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191085/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191085/index.htmLast April, after a highly publicized power struggle over creative control at Gucci, Tom Ford, the company's creative director, left the Milan fashion house and headed to Hollywood. Ford, 43, who i...Mon, 15 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377144/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377144/index.htmZhao Xinyu still swoons when she remembers her first Prada. It was 1990. After years as a soprano with the Harbin Opera, she had moved to Beijing and reinvented herself as a pop singer. But with th...Mon, 26 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/06/350407/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/06/350407/index.htmErmenegildo Zegna reversible leather belt, $190; 888-880-3462; zegna.com Mon, 06 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349902/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349902/index.htmOn the night before Louis Vuitton opened its new boutique in Tokyo this month, chairman Yves Carcelle guided visitors on a giddy tour. Past customers already queuing at the front door, past the dan...Mon, 29 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/01/310925/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/01/310925/index.htm'Am I volatile?" Patrizio Bertelli asks, getting up from a table at Prada's Milan headquarters to adjust the air conditioning and bawl out construction workers drilling in the office next door. Sit...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302999/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302999/index.htmLike some sort of dark daffodil, camouflage is popping up all over. But even when coming from a chichi fashion house--and many have surrendered to the trend--it gives off a welcome whiff of insurge...Mon, 14 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266185/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266185/index.htmIf you want to impress the CEO of a European fashion house, tell him (and they are mostly hims) that you're going to meet Patrizio Bertelli, the CEO of Prada. Eyebrows climb skyward, eyes widen, mo...Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244146/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244146/index.htmAs if designer clothes, jewelry, and perfume weren't enough, now we've got couture plants. Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel has weighed in with his idea of what Coco Chanel--who spent the last half of her ...Mon, 22 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242054/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242054/index.htmAsia's economic troubles have caused the world's biggest market for luxury goods to all but fall off the map. American and European makers of expensive liqueurs, haute couture, and other pricey ite...Mon, 11 May 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/13/212891/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/05/13/212891/index.htmIt's hard to resist the temptation to buy when you see the fancy fakes sidewalk vendors display. But pick the wrong thing, and you will look like a phony--or a fool--to those who know the genuine a...Mon, 13 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/01/16/201822/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/01/16/201822/index.htmIt's late December, and the swish Louis Vuitton boutique near the Champs-Elysaes looks like a discount warehouse. Elegantly dressed shoppers from all over the world paw leather bags while impeccabl...Mon, 16 Jan 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/03/01/88667/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/03/01/88667/index.htmEver since 1969, when Christian Dior put his moniker on a pair of $45 eyeglass frames, designer eyewear has proliferated, growing from 5% in the mid-'80s to an eye-popping 40% of the $4.6 billion f...Tue, 01 Mar 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71396/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71396/index.htmAN ELEGANT STRATEGY BASED ON CLASSY BRANDS One of the new band of tough, U.S.-style European managers, Bernard Arnault, 39, revived a bankrupt textile company, then built a luxury-goods empire that...Mon, 19 Dec 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/10/27/68235/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/10/27/68235/index.htmLike politics, business can make strange bedfellows. Take these: the Chinese government, Japan's most successful fashion designer, and a Puerto Rican factory. They are the elements that Richard Mil...Mon, 27 Oct 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/10/65939/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/10/65939/index.htmTOP FASHION DESIGNERS are discovering it's tough to live off the carriage trade in the automobile age. In order to grow they have had to reach down to the many who aspire to haute couture but don't...Mon, 10 Jun 1985 04:01:00 EDT