Mr. Bittar brings his suave bling to an Upper East Side location, where open cases encourage customers to try on Lucite and semiprecious baubles redolent of happy bygone eras.

A lamb blouson over a striped wool coat and pants.Reviews of Givenchy, Galliano, Lagerfeld and McCartney collections.

Susan Guralnik, in white skirt, teaches a morning hooping class on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.Hula-hooping converts are hoping it is the next big trend in fitness, but some exercise professionals are doubtful.

A mother is forced to deal with sentimentality after losing all the talismans of her youth.

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Designers in Paris this week seemed tuned to a frequency from cyberspace, so steeped were they in sci-fi references.

From lef, a tweed coat and dress knit from fake fur; the ice-floe backdrop, with models up to their eyeballs in fluff; and a fake fur maxi-coat over an embroidered top and fake fur skirt. Reviews of the Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Chloé, Giambattista Valli and Emanuel Ungaro fall shows.

I’ll wait for you … in the closetNobody sets off my gaydar like Ryan Seacrest. He could go out with a different, pathetic fame-hungry girl every night of the week, and I’m sure he does. That doesn’t mean diddly; Ryan Seacrest is just another guy who wouldn’t leave home without...

Credit: Flynet Sandra Bullock in an embroidered lace and metallic Marchesa gown. The fashion scene on the red carpet was subdued this year with no outrageous or unique outfits appearing on the red carpet. Although, the fashion looks were subdued, there were still many glamorous gowns gracing the red...

Credit: Flynet Sandra Bullock in an embroidered lace and metallic Marchesa gown. The fashion scene on the red carpet was subdued this year with no outrageous or unique outfits appearing on the red carpet. Although, the fashion looks were subdued, there were still many glamorous gowns gracing the red...