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Lanvin's silk-covered pearls and ethnic-inspired beads, left, are the hot accessory for summer. (Even actress Lindsay Lohan is sporting them.) Designer Alber Elbaz introduced the oversize necklaces last fall, and everyone is following suit--from Yves Saint Laurent to Marni and Prada. Get the less expensive version from Erwin Pearl erwinpearl.com or Kenneth Jay Lane qvc.com).--By Kate Betts
...MARNI One of the hottest fashion houses to emerge in recent years, Marni has boots usually in brown leather, with a hippie yet sophisticated feel. Look out for the over-the-knee version (from $980) which was shown on the runway with everything from cropped trousers to brightly colored dresses. They're both currently cool and destined to be future classics...
...spring 2001, Majed al-Sabah opened Villa Moda, a 100,000-sq.-ft. mall-cum-boutique (he calls it a "luxury bazaar") in a glass box on the outskirts of Kuwait City. The $20 million building is nearly as impressive as the swarm of big brands--Fendi, Marni, Ferragamo, Prada, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent--clustered in mini shops inside, along with a Botox bar and a traditional Middle Eastern restaurant (with nontraditional Cappellini furniture) overlooking Kuwait Bay. To make sure the opening didn't go unnoticed, al-Sabah offered members of the international fashion set free business-class flights...
...Today's trendiest fashion houses are studding pants, blouses, bags and belts with enough of them to fill a quarry. A Bill Blass evening gown is strewn with coral beads; Valentino adorns a pants-and-top set with turquoise and coral; and the extra-wide strap on Marni's messenger bag is festooned with rhinestones...
Students were not entirely surprised by the retraction. Rumors have circulated for weeks that one or two of the attacks were bogus, according to junior Marni Hanlon. And Brooslin noted that the scene of the falsified crime--a public area in the center of the campus--is not a likely spot for a violent assault...