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Essence Magazine defends choice of white fashion director

The editor of Essence Magazine defended Wednesday her recent hiring of a white fashion director -- a first for the 40-year-old publication that celebrates black women.

Fashion takes flight

One never thinks of everyday beauty items as the leitmotiv for beautiful bird sculptures, but one look at Laurel Roths Peacock series and you will never think of false eyelashes, fake nails and nail lacquer the same way again.

A stylish evening at Denver's Riverfront Park fashion series

The Riverfront Park fashion series shrunk like an all-cotton T-shirt this summer, going from three evenings to just one. But producer Tobie Orr packed so much into Saturday's party that the lingering effect was silken and saturated, punctuated by the red glow in the western sky after sunset.

Its Alexander Wangs world in the fashion milieu

In his first visit to Toronto, sartorial boy wonder Alexander Wang talks T-shirts and why he'll never use Twitter.

Style Briefs

Paul Simon for Women: The speciality store in Myers Park will host two trunk shows on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.: A Woman, a sportswear collection with a modern edge; and Simple Pleasures sleep and loungewear separates. 704-333-6139.