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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comMon, 12 May 2008 05:03 BSTMon, 12 May 2008 21:17:20 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts/style(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cb87cb2-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cb87cb2-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlAs luxury brands eagerly take part in the promotional hype surrounding the 'Sex and the City' movie, Vanessa Friedman asks if big-screen product placement can still sell heels and handbags during a downturnMon, 12 May 2008 05:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8105bcb6-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8105bcb6-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlDespite the mixed track record of such films, fashion documentaries and biopics are quickly emerging as the 'it' genre of the moment, writes Bronwyn Cosgrave Mon, 12 May 2008 04:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/838f0668-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/838f0668-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlToday's polyester has been reinvented to acquire a luxurious sheen perfectly suited to high-end fashionMon, 12 May 2008 04:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fc8b5f6-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fc8b5f6-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlVanessa Friedman says the Costume Institute gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art answers the question: once you hit middle-life, what does it mean to dress your age?Mon, 12 May 2008 04:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7225cbe6-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7225cbe6-1d55-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlSummer would be solved for Susie Boyt if she could have the three utterly feminine and charming gingham dresses she saw at a birthday partySat, 10 May 2008 02:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25c874c6-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25c874c6-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlA little bit of optimistic flamboyance will make the right fashion statement during a financial crisisWed, 7 May 2008 07:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/185b07cc-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/185b07cc-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe hairpiece is back. Edwina Ings-Chambers says bird's nest-sized buns, huge chignons and tight curls provide instant glamourMon, 5 May 2008 04:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21720540-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21720540-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlUnique materials, new techniques and bold innovations are redefining contemporary jewelleryMon, 5 May 2008 04:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10396f48-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10396f48-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlPerhaps people now have a need for exclusivity and speciality when it comes to fragrances, writes Edwina Ings-Chambers Mon, 5 May 2008 04:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7739358-17da-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7739358-17da-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlSusie Boyt has fallen half in love with a huge Chanel handbag. Gaudy, flashy and cheap-looking, it's as brash and as bold as a bag could beMon, 5 May 2008 04:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4111f0fe-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4111f0fe-17db-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.html'Skin+Bones', an exhibition at London's Somerset House, attempts to expose the symbiosis between architecture and fashion, writes Edwin Heathcote Sat, 3 May 2008 01:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ccff4a0-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ccff4a0-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlMiuccia Prada symbolises perfectly the dizzying merger of fashion and art. The designer tells Peter Aspden about her plan to house a 500-piece collection at the Prada Foundation's new headquartersMon, 28 Apr 2008 07:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/457bac60-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/457bac60-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlSuperhero attire is designed to conceal a secret 'identity', but it often functions as a magic screen on to which the repressed narrative may be projectedMon, 28 Apr 2008 07:47 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/348d79b0-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/348d79b0-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.html A parent's job needn't just be helping the child to grow up – the primary concern should be making the child's life as lovely as possible, writes Susie Boyt Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:31 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/444574de-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/444574de-125a-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlBusiness travellers have fewer excuses to arrive in rumpled suits as new technology provides everything from climate control to crease resistanceMon, 28 Apr 2008 07:24 BST