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People.com: Kate Moss Marries Rocker Jamie Hinceupdated: Sat Jul 02 2011 16:48:00

The supermodel and beau Jamie Hince married on Friday near her England home

People.com: Ameriie Gets Marriedupdated: Mon Jun 27 2011 09:49:00

The R&B singer weds record exec Lenny Nicholson in the British West Indies

Design guru reveals Yves Saint-Laurent hate mailupdated: Thu Jun 02 2011 10:22:00

American fashion designer and film director Tom Ford has revealed he received angry letters from his predecessor and rival Yves Saint-Laurent.

Tom Ford talks fashionupdated: Thu Jun 02 2011 10:22:00

Fashion designer Tom Ford talks about starting his own label and his strained relationship with Yves Saint Laurent.

People.com: VIDEO: Gloria Estefan Escapes from Locked Luxury Boxupdated: Wed Sep 29 2010 06:31:00

Watch the singer climb through the window to make it to the stage in time

Yves Saint Laurent tops list of highest-earning dead celebsupdated: Wed Oct 28 2009 12:10:00

Forbes magazine's ninth annual list of top-earning dead celebrities was unveiled Wednesday, and surprise, surprise: Neither Michael Jackson nor Elvis Presley held court at the top.

Paris: What to seeupdated: Fri May 08 2009 03:56:00

Paris is a city made for strolling. When you arrive, follow the route from the Hotel de Ville to the Arc du Triomphe, through the Louvre, the Tuileries and up the Champs Elysees to gain an idea of how the city links together. If you've got lots of energy, keep going from the Arc du Triomphe to La Defense and the leafy neighborhoods of Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Bidder won't payupdated: Tue Mar 03 2009 10:06:00

An Chinese art collector who bid on sculptures belonging to Yves Saint Laurent won't pay up. ITN's Nicholas Glass reports.

Relics 'buyer' sparks mixed reaction in Chinaupdated: Tue Mar 03 2009 10:06:00

The man who successfully bid for two Chinese sculptures at auction and then refused to pay up is being called both a national hero and national embarrassment in China.

Yves Saint Laurent auctionupdated: Mon Mar 02 2009 20:09:00

It is the auction of a lifetime -- Yves Saint Laurent's lifetime. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports

China protest overshadows $470M YSL auctionupdated: Mon Mar 02 2009 20:09:00

China has criticized Christie's auction of two Qing dynasty bronzes looted by invading French and British forces in 1860, saying the sale would hurt the auction house.

Winning bidder won't pay for Chinese relicsupdated: Mon Mar 02 2009 19:38:00

A Chinese man who bid nearly $40 million for a pair of controversial antique Chinese statues said Monday he is refusing to pay for them, state media reported.

Chinese furious over Laurent sale of 'treasures'updated: Mon Mar 02 2009 01:53:00

When Christie's announced its plans to auction off two 18th-century bronze sculptures, the Chinese flatly said "no."

YSL auction of a lifetime set to fetch $380Mupdated: Tue Feb 24 2009 06:44:00

A three-day auction of art and furnishings that belonged to the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is seeing sale prices far exceeding estimates, with dollar amounts almost as spectacular as the range of items being sold.

Yves Saint Laurent diesupdated: Tue Feb 24 2009 06:21:00

CNN's Hala Gorani reports on the death of famed fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent at the age of 71.

Fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent dead at 71updated: Tue Feb 24 2009 06:21:00

A funeral will be held Thursday for international fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent, who died Sunday night at his home in Paris, his longtime friend and business associate Pierre Berge told CNN Monday.

Next on Revealed: Diane von Furstenbergupdated: Fri Oct 31 2008 07:03:00

"No matter what I do in life I think I will always be remembered as the wrap dress" -- (Diane von Furstenberg, CNN 2008)

Revealed: Diane von Furstenbergupdated: Fri Oct 31 2008 07:03:00

Coming up on CNN's Revealed in November -- the Belgian designer who built a fashion empire starting with a simple wrap dress.

24 beauty secrets from Hollywood insidersupdated: Tue Sep 16 2008 09:04:00

What do Hollywood beauty insiders (and their celebrity clients) know that we don't? After this article, not much. In Style gets them to give up their trade secrets

Fortune: The luxury market loses its lusterupdated: Fri Aug 22 2008 15:10:00

The Yves Saint Laurent boutique on Madison Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side is always the epitome of luxe cool, even on a recent warm August afternoon. Its impeccably polished black cabinets are filled with the latest must-have accessories, among them a python Muse handbag that retails for $3,295 and $760 red sandals with four-inch heels. Chic, unsmiling clerks fiddle with the clothing, which includes a $17,000 hand-painted floral gown.

In Style: Anne Hathawayupdated: Tue Jun 24 2008 09:58:00

In Style magazine's Katrina Szish highlight's Anne Hathaway, July's cover girl, and also talks about hot summer trends.

Agent 99 gets smart on fashion and fameupdated: Tue Jun 24 2008 09:58:00

Daring in her fashion choices and her roles -- this summer she plays Agent 99 in "Get Smart" -- Anne Hathaway is the perfect candidate to answer questions about developing your own unique personal style.

People.com: Yves Saint Laurent Remembered at Funeral in Parisupdated: Thu Jun 05 2008 14:16:00

Thousands gather to bid adieu to the legendary designer

People.com: Designer Yves Saint Laurent Has Diedupdated: Mon Jun 02 2008 13:38:00

The 71-year-old fashion powerhouse passed after a long illness in Paris

Time.com: Appreciation: Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)updated: Sun Jun 01 2008 20:00:00

Arguably the most influential and copied fashion designer of his generation, he always knew how to reflect the moment, to capture the spirit of the present

People.com: Kylie Minogue on Olivier Martinez: We're 'Friends'updated: Wed Feb 06 2008 14:02:00

Kylie Minogue wants to set the record straight: She is not back together with Olivier Martinez.

The best of Art of Life 2007updated: Fri Jan 25 2008 13:10:00

From style icons like Tom Ford to glamorous locations like China, last year Art of Life brought you the best of good living.

Tom Ford tells allupdated: Fri Jan 25 2008 13:10:00

CNN's Monita Rajpal has a CNN exclusive with fashion designer Tom Ford.

Ten beauty resolutions you can keepupdated: Mon Dec 31 2007 13:13:00

A simple, 10-point approach to setting beauty resolutions for the new year and beyond.

People.com: Hilary Swank Knows Good Beerupdated: Thu Dec 20 2007 12:43:00

Hilary Swank covered up with a winter white coat over her Yves Saint Laurent evening dress as a chill wind blew though the red carpet Dublin premiere of P.S. I Love You. Asked outside the Savoy Cinema if she had enjoyed filming in Ireland's County Wicklow, Swank told reporters with a smile: "I enjoyed the Guinness."

Fortune: Diesel debuts online storeupdated: Mon Nov 12 2007 11:29:00

Diesel has cultivated an edgy image by selling pricey jeans and other apparel to urban hipsters, but when it came to the web, the company, like so many fashion brands, was behind the curve.

What have you got to hide? updated: Mon Oct 01 2007 12:17:00

Whatever it is -- blemishes, cellulite, a bad haircut -- there's a way to make it appear to disappear.

Fortune: Managing Marc Jacobsupdated: Tue Sep 11 2007 02:39:00

In February 2007, Robert Duffy sensed something was wrong with his longtime business partner, the fashion designer Marc Jacobs. "Something was going on in his personal life, but I wasn't 100% sure he was back on drugs," says Duffy, who was overwhelmed with work at the time and hoped his intuition was off.

What Tom Ford did nextupdated: Tue Jul 31 2007 00:37:00

On this month's Art of Life legendary fashion designer, Tom Ford gives us unprecedented access to his life and his home.

A Day in the Life: Giorgio Armaniupdated: Thu Aug 03 2006 06:19:00

If fate had taken a different course, it may have been Dr Giorgio Armani, and not the fashion designer extraordinaire he became.

Fortune: The Wordupdated: Mon Mar 03 2003 00:01:00

Since being idly rich is now passe, even the well-to-do are--wait for it--working. Patricia Kluge (above), the multimillionairess ex-wife of Metromedia chairman and CEO John Kluge Sr. (one of the 1...

Fortune: LUXURY STEALS BACK SELF-INDULGENCE NEVER WENT OUT OF FASHION-IT WENT TO ASIA. U.S. CONSUMERS ARE QUIETLY FORGOING HAIR SHIRTS. Bupdated: Mon Jan 16 1995 00:01:00

It's late December, and the swish Louis Vuitton boutique near the Champs-Elysaes looks like a discount warehouse. Elegantly dressed shoppers from all over the world paw leather bags while impeccabl...

Money Magazine: And wise up to the cost of designer eyewear Wise Up DESIGNER FRAMESupdated: Tue Mar 01 1994 00:01:00

Ever since 1969, when Christian Dior put his moniker on a pair of $45 eyeglass frames, designer eyewear has proliferated, growing from 5% in the mid-'80s to an eye-popping 40% of the $4.6 billion f...

Fortune: Royalty in Texas, Brains in Singapore, Correlations in Congress, and Other Matters. Up From Pin Stripesupdated: Mon Mar 14 1988 00:01:00

PARIS -- The International Menswear Salon at the Porte de Versailles attracted . . . 50,000 buyers and journalists. But the biggest action was on the runways . . . where creators were showing . . ....

Fortune: HIGH-FASHION NAMES KNOCK THEMSELVES OFF Career women seem to be eschewing mouseburger uniforms for name-designer lines at less tupdated: Mon Jun 10 1985 00:01:00

TOP FASHION DESIGNERS are discovering it's tough to live off the carriage trade in the automobile age. In order to grow they have had to reach down to the many who aspire to haute couture but don't...

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