Word: chic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...DECONSTRUCTED Thanks to designers like Alber Elbaz at Lanvin and Consuelo Castiglione from Marni, all that is slightly unraveled now looks chic. The Canadian luxury label Ports 1961 takes its inspiration from the worn-in look of a global traveler?albeit one who stops in exotic locales. Costume-jewelry designer Roxanne Assoulin is selling out of her slightly rough-around-the-edges ribbon-and-crystal necklaces for Lee Angel...
...where style seems to be climbing the corporate ladder. The baby-products company is experimenting with a new array of vibrant colors, fabrics and designs. It recently hired Phillippe Starck, Lulu Guinness and Burberry to design sophisticated strollers, like the Starck Buggy, which sports sleek, continuous frame lines. Its chic complementary changing bag?made of quilted black fabric with leather accents?holds Mom's or Dad's stuff but doesn't com promise elegance. Kate Spade also designed a Maclaren carriage, covered in?what else??polka dots. She sells a footed cashmere onesie and matching hat for infants...
SITTING IN HIS CORNER office overlooking New York City's West 47th St., Laurence Graff is the picture of Continental chic. Dressed in the finest bespoke suit, he speaks softly, highlighting words with a twinkle in his eye that seems perfectly coordinated with the newly certified diamonds laid out on the table before...
GLOBAL TIMEKEEPER Flying through time zones can be disorienting. To help you cope, here's a chic 12-sided travel alarm from Moss. Each facet of the World Time Clock ($75) corresponds to a major international city. Rotate the clock to your destination, and the hands automatically point to the correct time...
...dine on cosmopolitan bistro fare?think steaks, sushi, tandoori dishes and Thai curries?while gazing on the luxury yachts and fishing boats bobbing in the water below. And while a good deal of the original fittings have been left intact, in Top Deck's flattering candlelight they appear chic instead of garish. In short, one of Hong Kong's best known tourist attractions finally has the standards of food and service it has long deserved...