Genevieve Buck

Paris adores extremes and contradictions: loose and tight (frequently worn together); bright and quiet; femme fatale and ingenue; flimsy and structured; minimalist and ooh-la-la! Trends that have been evolving over...

Hino and Malee, partners in marriage for 3 years and business for 10, had put their fashion design duties on hold recently as they concentrated on their newest effort: retailing....

Color and short dresses may very well be the biggest fashion messages for next spring, but at the best party held in Paris during the fashion showings last week, some...

Look, Ma, no T-shirt! Well, it was bound to happen. The T-shirt that covered parts of Dolph Lundgren, significant other parts of Cindy Crawford, Iman and other models for the...

The Apparel Industry Board Inc. will present its first Spirit of Chicago award to Philip B. Miller for his ''outstanding contributions to Chicago`s civic, cultural and business communities.'' Miller, who...

It was the serious art crowd that traveled over to Rhona Hoffman`s River North gallery on West Superior Street one night last week to see 25 new works-and not a...

Two venerable institutions as well as five individuals whose talents range from designing chic clothes to wearing them will be honored for their contributions to the fashion industry at a...

Their names include Montesinos Alama and Purificacion Garcia, Estrella G and Jesus del Pozo-certainly not as recognizable as Emanuel Ungaro or Karl Lagerfeld, even to avid fashion fans. But, who...

''Save the date'' cards are already in the mail for some September social events, proving that, once again, the first month of fall will be a frenzy of fun-filled nights...

On turning 40 (last year): ''I`m not upset at being 40, like some of my friends. In some ways, I think I look younger than I did a couple of...