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"Please don't touch the hats," says the small man in the white coat as he rolls open a heavy door to reveal shelves and shelves of Yves Saint Laurent couture accessories - straw boaters, jeweled crowns, fur toques. His concern is understandable: these aren't so much hats as pieces...
At Foley & Corinna in New York City, A new, peppermint pink bustier glows beside a 1962 cotton sundress and a Christian Dior cashmere sweater circa 1980. Shoppers at Vylette in Austin, Texas, peruse the latest collections from Lacoste and Marc by Marc Jacobs along with vintage khaki skirts and crocheted...
Vintage is penetrating the racks in less obvious ways as well. Innovative designers such as Koi Suwannagate are "re-purposing" used apparel and fabrics--from 1920s silk slips to '60s men's sweaters--to create new collections. And major designers--like Prada, whose printed circle skirts for spring are unabashedly...
In 1997 she outraged observers with a collection that questioned the very shape of women's bodies. Known as the bump collection, it deformed the silhouette with Quasimodo-style padded lumps placed strangely and strategically on models' backs, shoulders and hips. For spring 2004, when every designer was sending cliches...
Others were feeling strongly about ditching baggy cargo pants. "It's a longing for femininity," says Ann-Sofie Johansson, the other co--head designer for Divided. Ladylike Audrey Hepburn dresses, full skirts and twin sets were the next logical step. Denim took a rockabilly turn with selvage. The fall runways...