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Stopped by the perfume counter lately? Better set aside more than your lunch hour if you do. Led by the great French houses--Guerlain, Chanel, Christian Dior and Lancome--the perfume industry has become a hothouse of innovation, churning out literally hundreds of new fragrances, some of them designed to blossom and fade in the marketplace in about the same time span as the flowers that provide their essence. Fragrance, says perfume expert Michael Edwards, has become a "fashion accessory. Companies are mining and reinventing their heritage...
...limited editions] to achieve numbers," says Patrick J. Choel, head of the perfumes and cosmetics division of LVMH, the giant French luxury conglomerate whose brands include Guerlain, Christian Dior and Givenchy. "It's related to the history of the house. It gives a special edge to our business...
...aspiring fashion hussy's wardrobe should be able to outfit both sides of General Custers' Last Stand. Every yuppie's really a cowgirl at heart. Perfect garb for cow-tipping and shit-kicking: sandblasted jean jackets by Calvin Klein and long denim skirts studded with faux plastic by Christian Dior. Throw on some floral moccasins, beaded earrings, and fringed bell-bottoms for a dynamo ensemble good for the office, a hot date, or an afterschool powwow...
Clearly, Grandma has lost her monopoly on knitting. The acrylic monstrosities of yesterday are being replaced by chunky runway knockoffs. Both Valentino and Christian Dior have emphasized knitwear in their collections. "Every major fashion magazine of the moment is screaming, 'Knits are big!'" says Trisha Malcolm, editor in chief of both Vogue Knitting and Family Circle Knitting...
...fashion--particularly of the haute-couture variety--is all about fantasy, then last week's Christian Dior show proved particularly effective, offering the woman who can afford a $25,000 dress the chance to look as if she slept in the gutter. For his Spring/Summer 2000 collection, Dior's renegade designer JOHN GALLIANO created clothes that were exquisitely tailored to look utterly tattered. Seams were torn just so, and sleeves were ripped to hang around the knees. Banishing expensive baubles and beaded purses, Galliano instead accessorized his models with used tea bags, bottle caps and empty liquor bottles. The designer...