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Women wield enormous spending power, influencing almost 80% of all consumer decisions in America. But it's not just the Giseles and Chanels of the world who influence what we buy or the way we look. Behind the scenes, women like Margareta van den Bosch, design director of the Swedish fashion chain H&M, have a hand in the look of more than 500 million pieces of clothing a year. Wildly popular entertainers like the Olsen sisters oversee a billion-dollar business that includes fashion and beauty products...
...Anna Wintour, editor in chief of Vogue, says she is determined to use her power for good, not evil. Despite her reputation for being icy and inscrutable, despite the severe perfection of her hairstyle and wardrobe, Wintour has taken it upon herself to act as something of a den mother to fledgling designers and worthy causes...
...example, last fall, when mod miniskirts began to sell, H&M tripled the original order on a black wool mini and distributed it to all markets instead of just a handful of key stores. "But we needed to have our customers' response," says H&M design director Margareta van den Bosch. "We don't trust the runway...
...nerve center of H&M's design operation, the so-called White Room in the company's Stockholm headquarters, is where Van den Bosch, 61, holds forth when she's not scouring flea markets in London or fabric fairs in Paris. She took the top design job at H&M in 1987 and functions more as a soft-spoken den mother--as opposed to an edict-issuing tyrant--to her team of 90 designers (mostly women...
...ever vacationed with bored and antsy teenagers, you know how crucial it is to keep them happy. Coming to your rescue, resorts and cruise lines have been adding to or sprucing up their teen programs faster than Justin Timberlake switches girlfriends. The Den at Sandy Lane on Barbados is now outfitted with computers that offer Internet access, PlayStation on a big-screen TV, pool tables and a jukebox filled with Pink and Avril Lavigne. Beaches Boscobel, a resort in Jamaica, has an arcade with Sega, Xbox and PlayStation, bonfires on the beach and a teens-only disco. After braving...