Genevieve Buck

Can`t make it to the Salzburg Festival in Austria this summer to celebrate Mozart`s bicentennial? Get yourself a consolation prize instead via a limited edition Mozart scarf at Hermes. ''Hommage...

''It`s not your usual fashion show,'' say the folks at Marshall Field`s, referring to their theatrical production, ''A Cause for Applause.'' The Friday benefit, which will assist four local charity...

Who`s the cool dude in the Bulls T-shirt? It`s Parisian Jean-Paul Gaultier, France`s bad boy of fashion and Madonna`s pal and favorite designer. Here, Gaultier is shown on the cover...

''I have this reputation for collecting oddball things,'' says jeweler Matthew Hoffmann. ''So this guy-I think he was a student at the University of Michigan-comes in one day with a...

Looking for great go-with-everything shoes for the summer? Best bets are all the metallics that come in casual to dressy styles and go from about $40ish to as high as...

How do manufacturers and designers make these designer lines less pricey? In the very simplest terms: - Fabrics and trimmings. ''They`re less luxe,'' says Robert Duffy, president of Perry Ellis....

Isabella in brief: - She`s a twin; her sister Ingrid teaches medieval literature and is working toward a doctorate degree at Columbia University in New York. ''We`re very friendly. She...

When James Purcell heard his name announced as winner of the Gold Coast Award last September-the audience-voted honor given to upcoming fashion designers-he whispered to a friend, ''I hope I`ll...

Tips on enjoying the Le Grand Louvre restaurant to the max: - Don`t wait in the long lines of tourists going to the museum. Ask one of the guards to...

New York designers put their own all-American spin on trends common to all three fashion capitals. Dresses: They create the most understated, barely-there shifts and slips; shirtdresses are the softest...