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New York Fashion Week opens amid debate on the events' future

New York Fashion Week opens Thursday with its usual frenzy of models, catwalks and bloggers. But above the din looms one all-encompassing, soul-searching question: How does it all stay relevant in the modern age? With social networks thrusting every last trend into the public spotlight and customers used to getting what they want right away, can...

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Is this the era of designer musical chairs?

What happened to the days when designers would hold onto their creative director posts until they retire? It was recently announced that Hedi Slimane might be exiting Saint Laurent. His rumored replacement is Anthony Vacarello, creative director of Versus, the diffusion line of Versace. If Slimane does exit Saint Laurent, he will be adding to...