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Sarah Jessica Parker and the $8.98 dress
We're here, we're frugal, we'll brag about it <br/><br/> As buzz builds for the "Sex and the City" movie opening May 30, star Sarah Jessica Parker already is back in the news for an unrelated episode of fashion derring-do:<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=zfhU7H"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=zfhU7H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=1qNUNh"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=1qNUNh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=zavd6H"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=zavd6H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=tMk2uH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=tMk2uH" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Say buy to me, Argentina
'Paris of the Pampas,' Buenos Aires attracts Chicago's fashion aficionados <br/><br/> J essica Lagrange used to love traveling to Europe to shop for designer clothes. The combination was heady: eye-catching pieces at bargain prices thanks to the strong U.S. dollar.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=kp9VwH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=kp9VwH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=0uq9Nh"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=0uq9Nh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=ALxTcH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=ALxTcH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=5V1SfH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=5V1SfH" border="0"></img></a> </div>
What a mom wants
1-stop shopping for Mother's Day <br/><br/> I f you need Mothers' Day gift advice, Krista Kaur Meyers carries the credentials to give it.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=kyeaHH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=kyeaHH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=Fy2Myh"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=Fy2Myh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=dZOe4H"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=dZOe4H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=qnXerH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=qnXerH" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Zac's appeal
Posen scores with the biggest star of upcoming 'Sex and the City': The clothes <br/><br/> Bridesmaid dresses: Yawn. "Sex and the City" bridesmaid dresses: Yowza!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=sotyDH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=sotyDH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=yNR5Fh"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=yNR5Fh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=L5dDcH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=L5dDcH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=xJZKoH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=xJZKoH" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pleating guilty, with zero remorse
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Obsessions from the set of 'Sex'
We caught up with "Sex and the City" costume designer Patricia Field for a behind-the-seams peek.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=idPLjH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=idPLjH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=7Oxjwh"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=7Oxjwh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=Z4dKVH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=Z4dKVH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=twfzOH"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=twfzOH" border="0"></img></a> </div>
For the campaign shuffle
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Eco shopping in Chicago
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3 great finds at Lululemon
Lululemon finds <br/><br/> Chicago already boasts four Lululemon Athletica stores&#8212;with a fifth scheduled to open soon in Bucktown. This international chain of sports stores specializes in yoga wear but has branched into other types of athletic wear (for tennis, running, swimming, etc.) and some exercise equipment. Here are three cool things we found at the Lincoln Park location.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=RBCDrG"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=RBCDrG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=i7GLYg"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=i7GLYg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=hgzNUG"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=hgzNUG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?a=KXOgSG"><img src="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~f/chicagotribune/fashion?i=KXOgSG" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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By Groshan Fabiola
Fashion and style. What are they? Do they always go together? Do they mean one and the same thing? It’s hard to say. According to specialists in the field, is actually a synonym for style or glamour. It has been agreed on the fact that is a way of personal expression, and according to this criteria, one can be fashionable when he/she fits in this expression mode, or unfashionable, which would be the opposite. has manifestations in all the fields of human activity, that is when can speak about when we refer to topics such as architecture, clothing, music, cosmetics, entertainment, forms of speech or even politics or technology. Anything in these fields can be described as being fashionable or not. When one speaks about materialism or trend s using the term ‘fashion’, it can be associated with a negative meaning.

Most people today perceive as a term referring mostly to clothes. The beginnings of what we call today did actually refer to clothes and they go back as far as the sixteenth century. However, it was only two centuries later that the real manifestations of took place and it happened in Europe, among the wealthy upper classes. Fashion, just like any other manifestation of human activity, underwent major and continual changes, to the point where it is today, that is, being related to many fields of activities.
Of course, it would be unjustified to assume that is the same all over the world. First of all, differs from one society to another. Then, within a certain society, there are a lot of factors which may influence such as age or generation, social class, profession or occupation. Even the geography of certain regions may bring about differences in among the people of the same society.

But how does change? Because we all know that constant change is what is actually about. Everyone will agree that what is new now will soon become old, and the process goes both ways, that I what was once into but is now considered to be old and obsolete will soon turn into something new again. Capitalism has brought along with its numerous good aspects some less appealing ones, such as waste. People buy things which are not necessary to them and consequently speed up the process of change as far as is concerned. Young generations have much to do with this change in as well, because they are always eager

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EBITDA was up 22 per cent to £6.1 million. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/jaeger_expansion_boosts_sales.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/jaeger_expansion_boosts_sales.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Amy Shields 13 May 2008 09:16 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JaegarJohnRyan001_resized_70_tcm14-293134.jpg Online fashion retailer ASOS.com is to launch a menswear catalogue this week.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/05/asos_to_launch_menswear_catalogue.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/05/asos_to_launch_menswear_catalogue.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Ben Bold 13 May 2008 10:59 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/ASOSmodels_resized_70_tcm14-166834.jpg Laura Ashley has boosted its stake in menswear retailer Moss Bros by buying a further 625,000 shares for 47p each, giving it more than 7 million shares in total.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/05/laura_ashley_takes_moss_bros_stake_beyond_7_per_cent.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/05/laura_ashley_takes_moss_bros_stake_beyond_7_per_cent.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 James Thompson 13 May 2008 09:47 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/lauraashleyfascia_resized_70_tcm14-90126.jpg Casual clothing retailer White Stuff has unveiled strong sales growth in defiance of the downturn, as it seeks an investor to fuel its expansion plans. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/white_stuff_bucks_high_street_gloom_and_seeks_investor.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/white_stuff_bucks_high_street_gloom_and_seeks_investor.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Amy Shields 13 May 2008 09:29 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Whitestuff_cambridge_resized_70_tcm14-761811.jpg Internet entrepreneur Natalie Massenet is understood to be conducting a review of her fashion e-tail business Net-a-Porter.com. http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/05/netaporter_launches_review.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/NonChannelContent/2008/05/netaporter_launches_review.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Amy Shields 12 May 2008 09:41 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Net%20a%20Porter%20bags_resized_70_tcm14-564851.jpg It may be approaching its 20th birthday, but Essex?s Lakeside remains a key retail destination. John Ryan visits to see how its retailers are coping in a fiercely competitive environment http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/essex_buoys.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/essex_buoys.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 John Ryan 09 May 2008 14:44 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/French%20Connection_resized_70_tcm14-1328955.jpg Jonathon Brown?s work as B&Q head of multichannel will be under the microscope, as this area is a key priority for new Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire. Jennifer Creevy reports http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/back_of_the_net.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/back_of_the_net.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Jennifer Creevy 09 May 2008 14:31 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/J%20Brown%20-%20B%26Q%20-%20April%2008%20-%20051_resized_70_tcm14-1328910.jpg Department store group John Lewis and stablemate grocer Waitrose posted solid sales for the week to May 3. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/john_lewis_and_waitrose_sales_growth_steady.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/john_lewis_and_waitrose_sales_growth_steady.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 James Thompson 09 May 2008 08:32 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JohnLewis%20campaign_resized_70_tcm14-1060359.jpg Private equity firms Phoenix Equity Partners and Golden Gate Capital are understood to be vying to buy fashion and footwear retailer LK Bennett. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/lk_bennett_bidders_emerge.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/lk_bennett_bidders_emerge.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Jennifer Creevy 09 May 2008 09:44 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/LKBennett_resized_70_tcm14-305375.jpg Rebel Marks & Spencer shareholders are considering whether to force a vote on Sir Stuart Rose?s controversial promotion to executive chairman at the retailer?s AGM in July. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/05/ms_investors_could_force_vote_on_roses_role.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/05/ms_investors_could_force_vote_on_roses_role.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Amy Shields 09 May 2008 09:57 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/StuartRose_resized_70_tcm14-198756.jpg This week I have been planning the launch of our summer layouts. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/summer_sales_are_finally_about_to_hot_up.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/summer_sales_are_finally_about_to_hot_up.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 09 May 2008 16:01 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/HeerHarjit_resized_70_tcm14-876115.jpg Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has opened a pop-up shop off east London?s Brick Lane, called UT Gallery.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/uniqlo_unveils_ut_gallery_spinoff_in_east_end.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/uniqlo_unveils_ut_gallery_spinoff_in_east_end.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Mark Faithfull 08 May 2008 16:12 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Uniqlo%20Brick%20Lane_resized_70_tcm14-1328029.jpg MK One chief executive Dominic Galvin has left the fashion retailer after it was sold to retail restructuring specialist Hilco. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/mk_one_chief_quits_as_fears_of_breakup_grow.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/mk_one_chief_quits_as_fears_of_breakup_grow.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Lisa Berwin 08 May 2008 16:31 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MKOne_resized_70_tcm14-1137322.jpg Austin Reed?s earnings in its first year of private ownership have risen sharply. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/austin_reed_up_despite_worst_fashion_downturn_in_memory.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/austin_reed_up_despite_worst_fashion_downturn_in_memory.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 08 May 2008 16:33 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AustinReedEdinburgh_resized_70_tcm14-1328156.jpg The sunny bank holiday weekend provided a much-needed ray of light for many retailers as the arrival of warmer temperatures drove shoppers back to the high street. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/relief_as_bank_holiday_sun_brings_out_the_shoppers.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/05/relief_as_bank_holiday_sun_brings_out_the_shoppers.html;jsessionid=B976AC33126BCBFF39B8424193E8B9B9 Retail Week reporters 09 May 2008 15:55 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Oxfordstreet_resized_70_tcm14-158717.jpg