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...Thinking outside the box. Jobs in the new economy-the ones that won't get outsourced or automated- "put an enormous premium on creative and innovative skills, seeing patterns where other people see only chaos," says Marc Tucker, a lead author of the skills-commission report and president of the National Center on Education and the Economy. That's a problem for U.S. schools, which have become less daring in the back-to-basics climate of No Child Left Behind. Kids also must learn to think across disciplines, since that's where most new breakthroughs are made. It's interdisciplinary...
Kanyon's anchor store is the just-opened Harvey Nichols?the 10th branch of the London landmark?where Fendi's in-store boutique sits alongside those of Balenciaga, Luella, Sergio Rossi, Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren. What's striking is how attractive the store is, with hand-blown glass orbs suspended above the cosmetics counters, walls of black tiles studded with Swarovski crystals and floors of glittering mosaics. Fine Turkish workmanship is also evident in the personal-shopping suites, which include opulent sitting rooms, changing rooms and even shower rooms where customers can buy, bathe and have their makeup done...
...Lerna Tutunciyan, 29, who works as a production assistant. Talk turned to head scarves, a particularly thorny issue given Turkish history. (While the traditional male Islamic headgear, the fez, was banned by law in 1925, the head scarf had simply fallen out of use.) Yesilada, who loves to mix Marc Jacobs and Gucci with TopShop pieces, thinks that head scarves should be tolerated. "After all, I wear hats. But I get concerned when I see someone veiled in black," she adds. "That's just not what this country...
...recent months, the market has responded to this demand with an influx of popular brand names (Marc Jacobs and J. Crew among them). But Renfrew welcomes the competition, steadfast in her belief that the basic mission of Best & Co. will ensure the company's success. "We're singularly focused on children's clothing, and we therefore will do it best because that's all that...
Joining the ranks of other designers, like Marc Jacobs and Yves Saint Laurent, who crossed over from frocks to fragrance, Tom Ford introduces his first women's scent, Black Orchid. Inspired by his fascination with the elusive flower, it has top notes of black truffle, ylang-ylang, bergamot and black currant. The perfume, sold in an Art Deco bottle with gold nameplate, below, heralds the launch of the Tom Ford Beauty collection...