Genevieve Buck

Judith Leiber, the lady who makes all those fanciful, bejeweled evening bags that look like eggs and animals and bunches of grapes, has now created a special bag in honor...

Yes, Chicago, there is a Bendel`s, and its opening is now scheduled for August, which means the dog days of summer might be pretty exciting along Michigan Avenue. That`s the...

JMB Realty Corp., the real estate developer with strong ties to the retailing industry, is exploring a management buyout with Marshall Field & Co. executives that would return ownership of...

The invitation to Ultimo`s 20th anniversary party included a note on ''suggested attire: wet T-shirt or black tie or high drag or high chic or nothing or whatever.'' Nobody wore...

All sorts of ambiguous, fashion-talk adjectives-''easy'' and ''soft,'' for example, or ''relaxed'' and ''gentle'' and even ''tender''-are being used to describe the clothes that were shown here last week and...

In an effort to create a new image and revive the fortunes of a once-leading fashion house, the House of Lanvin last week named Claude Montana as designer of haute...

In 1882, there were 64 millionaires living in Chicago. By the beginning of 1890, that number had more than tripled. That`s just one of the bits of fascinating-and quite relevant-background...

''The Christian Lacroix dress is more inside out than outside out,'' said assistant professor Gillion Skellenger, referring to a raffia-patterned strapless gown that was revealing its horsehair petticoats, ruching, panniers...

An audience watching a fashion show did a remarkable thing the other night: It applauded. Often. From the first appearance of some black wool coats (that reversed to vivid purple,...

The first of the invitations for September`s blockbuster parties is out, and it is indeed a blockbuster in itself. The party bid is for Marshall Field`s La Belle Nuit black-tie...