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...into a pristine white tent edged in crisp black. The structure could have been a harbinger of Lauren's Spring 2008 show which opened with a graphic black-and-white theme - a Lauren favorite. The designer touched on many of his favorite motifs in this sprawling show, including crisp menswear tailoring, sportif silhouettes (in this case jockeys) and bright primary colors...
...local office workers like Zhang crowded the downtown mall's basement food court, few ventured upstairs to buy anything. The mall was so quiet that the whirring of escalators could be heard. "Business has been slow since the mall opened in April," says Zhang Zihua, a saleswoman at menswear shop Notting Hill. "Most of the big shopping malls in Beijing are like this," says Zhang's fellow shopgirl Lu Miao. "Have you seen a shopping mall filled with customers...
...have the Gulfstream 550, the Maybach and the Warhols, what else do you need? The answer is your very own tailor--a place where you can go to get the perfect suit while being cared for with the ultimate service. That may be one reason made-to-measure menswear--or couture menswear, as it is often called--is the new must-have for the hedge-fund...
Labels such as Zegna, Hugo Boss, Brioni and Ralph Lauren have been serving the upscale-menswear market for years. And überexclusive brands like Kiton, along with London's Savile Row tailors, have long catered to the customer who wants a suit made from scratch--a process that involves a muslin sample, several fittings and lots of cash. Now fashion-forward designers are refitting this service-oriented market...
While Ford admits his $5,000 suits may not be for everyone, he is planning accelerated distribution for his line, with more stores in a year's time opening in such cities as Tokyo, Milan, Paris and Dubai--a response to the increased desire for luxurious menswear. "When I was growing up in Texas, you couldn't buy arugula in the supermarket. Now you can buy it everywhere," he says. "The more you learn about things like functional buttonholes, the more you want them...