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...rivalry--one that goes back to the early days of Italian ready-to-wear when Giorgio Armani stood on one side of the fashion ring with his sleek, pared-down pantsuits and Gianni Versace fought back with high-octane glamour and glitz. More recently, in the late '90s, Tom Ford played Gucci against the artsier Prada label with the kind of slick vulgarity that made him a fashion champion...
This season there were new players at both Gucci and Jil Sander. In her second season at Gucci, creative director Frida Giannini embraced Ford's sexy legacy with a collection inspired by David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust period, featuring flared pantsuits, slinky jersey minidresses and platform heels. Pitted against the quiet, strong simplicity of Jil Sander, where Belgian menswear designer Raf Simons presented his first collection for women, Gucci might have seemed too vulgar. But as Ann Stordahl, executive vice president of upscale retailer Neiman Marcus, pointed out, "the winds of fashion are changing quickly...
...look for everyone, but the kitschy '80s miniskirts and slinky jersey gowns seem to appeal to the Gucci customer. Gucci Group president Robert Polet, upbeat before the show, said that the house's current success is a result of the group's post--Tom Ford strategy, laid out a year and a half ago, which called for a doubling of the group's sales to $4 billion over the next five years. "We're firing on all cylinders," Polet said...
TIME's story on CEO Bill Ford's plans for overhauling Ford Motor Co. and taking on Toyota prompted praise from Ford fans and doubt from those who find foreign competitors' cars more reliable...
...communication between schools and parents in order to evaluate and individualize the education for each student. It remains to be seen, however, whether school communities the world over will recognize the various complexities in child behavior. Children do have different needs and learning abilities. Nils-Erik Lundborg Uppsala, Sweden Ford Focused You asked if Bill Ford can save the American auto industry [Feb. 6]. Yes, he can. Thank you, Bill Ford, for your vision and leadership of your company. They will affect the industry for generations to come. And thanks for my 2006 Mustang GT. It looks great...