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French Exhibition Introduces The Virgin Mary As A Fashion Icon (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Jahnabi Barooah | Posted 12.12.2011

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"Fashion Icon," an exhibit on display at Lyon's Fabric Museum (Musée des Tissus) features elaborate dresses made for the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus f...

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'I Didn't Think I'd Be Working At My Age': DVF Keeps Busy

www.thirdage.com | Posted 11.30.2011

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Such is the cockiness of youth that Diane von Furstenberg once took her success for granted. "I didn't think I would be working at my age," said th...

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Top 12 Post50 Female Style Icons

Posted 01.06.2012

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Coco Chanel famously said, "Fashion passes, style remains". While we have a bevy of trendy shopaholics in our midst, very few can say they've stoo...

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PHOTOS: 8 Royal Rules Of Style

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvonne Yorke

*Scroll down for slideshow* Catherine Middleton's first appearance as royal fiancée was an unqualified fashion success. That blue Issa dress flew ...

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How Josephine Baker Helped Save Post-War French Fashion (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lesley M. M. Blume

I spoke to Baker's son about how Josephine became a savior of the House of Dior, who really invented that deliciously scandalous string of bananas, and how she became a "guest editor" at Vogue (without the editors ever knowing it).

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