Fans take fashion cues from television programs

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The latest collaborations from the intersection of television and retail are licensed clothing and jewelry lines tied to the hit show "Mad Men," the "Real ...

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• Russian gem up for auction

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  A miniature portrait of Czar Peter the Great in a diamond-encrusted frame -- owned for decades by an Arizona family that didn't realize its historic significance -- is going on the auction block. Continue reading »

• MOVIE REVIEW: 'Coco avant Chanel'

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  If you come away from "Coco avant Chanel" disappointed that the film has almost none of the brilliant designs that made its title character famous, you can't say you weren't warned: The title is, after ... Continue reading »

• Fashion, celebrity photographer Irving Penn dies

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  Irving Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life or remote places of the world, died Wednesday at his Manhattan home. He was 92. Continue reading »

• German magazine swaps thin models for real women

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  Germany's highest-circulation women's magazine says it will stop working with professional models next year in favor of women whose bodies better resemble those of its readers. Continue reading »

• Pricey Savile Row tailors survive tough times

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  For more than two centuries, Savile Row in London's exclusive Mayfair neighborhood has produced wonderful handmade clothes for an elite group that favored discreet, understated suits to make the wearer blend in, not stand out. Continue reading »