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A model walks the runway showing the Tommy Hilfiger collection during New York Fashion Week. The week of fashion shows wrapped up Friday.
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Designers preview fall collections
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MONDAY FERRUARY 12.2007
Tommy Hilfiger: Tommy Hilfiger returned to Fashion Week after a several season hiatus with the styles that made him famous in the first place — preppy classics. Tweeds, cable knit sweaters, plaids and peacocks were all important in the collection, contributing to a sophisticated twist on the collarless look.
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NEW YORK — New York Fashion Week wrapped up Friday with some of the biggest and most classic American designers, including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Donna Karan, previewing their fall collections. Isabel Toledo, who until now has had an avant-garde touch, also showed her first line for the venerable brand Anne Klein.
The big fashion show moves to London on Sunday, followed by Milan, Italy and Paris, with many of the same editors, stylists and retail buyers in tow.
A turtleneck sweater dress with horizontal black and white stripes looked modern and fresh as did a blackwatch plaid (a specific tartan plaid) cape with reflective lining and a reflective circle skirt, which were worn with a red cashmere turtleneck sweater.
Hilger certainly picked up on some of the seasonal trends, including mixing day and night looks into a single outfit (a navy wool cropped jacket worn with a tan silk skirt) and presenting a layered look that was still sleek and slim (a short tweed jumper with a turtleneck). He also had a strong group of coats, one of the most important items of next season, though his were more casual than those seen on most other runways.
In her notes, Karan explained that she was aiming to capture the strength and electricity of New York at night to "reflect and illuminate the power of a woman."
There was also an adorable cocktail look a navy silk dress with bead-
ing in the shape of a bandeau bikini top at the bustline over a navy turtle neck.
Eveningwear hugged the models' curves and, considering the skinny model debate, Karan did seem to find those who most closely resembled females fatales. Among the best dresses were a black sheath with origami-type folds and a vertical stroke of neon yellow on one side, and a teal and black buster gown.
Donna Karan: Donna Karan returned to her roots with the bodysuit style tops that decades ago she promised women would make their lives easier — and they looked as chic as ever.
She used these formfitting, slightly sheer viscose tops to anchor slim, long skirts, hourglass dresses with fan details on the bodice, and architectural jackets with oversized collars. Many of the outfits had several layers but the overall look was seamless and sexy.
Almost everything was black, with the occasional flash of bright yellow, purple and teal.
She said she knew the designer through their work for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. "I been a fan of hers for years." Sims said. "I love her designs but I love what she stands for even more."
Model-actress Molly Sims, decked from head to toe in Donna Karan, was among those in the front row.
Ralph Lauren: Why reinvent the wheel? Ralph Lauren's collections are consistently elegant and sophisticated, and that's exactly what he plans for fall.
He cut the clothes, which were
cashmere dress that was further winterized by a turtleneck sweater, and lining a bomber jacket — in brown silk fallie, of course — with shearling.
He also broke with the pack in using a sundress silhouette for a
almost all luxe-looking wools, very close to the body, even bucking conventional wisdom that slim bottoms need roomier tops and vice versa. Lauren's long and lean black trousers found a perfect mate in a cropped cashmere tweed jacket, although it's really a look only long and lean women could pull off.
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Lauren also clearly took a shine to gold, offering a range of metallic pieces for a range of occasions, from a puffy ski vest to a short, belted leather trench.
Fashion from the 2007 fall collection of Carmen Marc Valvo is modeled during Fashion Week in New York Friday.
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BERLIN — Robert De Niro said his fascination with the Cold War led him to direct the CIA saga "The Good Shepherd," which screened Saturday at the annual Berlin film festival.
The film — shut out of all the top Oscar nominations — was among 22 movies competing for the top Golden Bear award in Berlin. "Shepherd" traces the origins of the CIA through the eyes of a fictionalized agent, played by Matt Damon.
De Niro, who made his directorial debut 13 years ago with "A Bronx Tale," said he was attracted to "Shepherd" by the "sweeping scope" of the script by Eric Roth and a fascination with the period itself.
"I'm fascinated by the Cold War. I'm a child of the Cold War," he told reporters, recalling visiting the divided Berlin as a child. "That whole period and the intelligence world — all that stuff is fascinating."
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His goal was to avoid being judgmental.
"I didn't want to criticize," he said. "I put the things down in as straightforward, direct, honest a way as I could."
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Judge Doyet Early said Hynie also could take pictures and videotape of the inside of the house if she wanted. If there is any dispute between Hynie and trustees about whether something belongs to her, that item will be set aside until its ownership can be clarified later, Early said.
Brown's estate questioned Children want trustees off singer's trust
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AIKEN, S.C. — The woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife returned to the home she shared with the singer after a judge ruled Friday that she could retrieve her belongings.
"There's a definite similarity to both secretive organizations," he said, though he added, "Edward Wilson's family is more dysfunctional than the Italian families that I can remember."
De Niro said he took only a supporting role in "Shepherd" — an Army official who recruits young agents — because "I'm not crazy about directing myself."
Damon praised De Niro's attention to detail as a director.
De Niro, 63, said he saw parallels between the CIA tale and the Mafia world of many of the films that made him famous.
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So De Niro is rooting for his former "Raging Bull" director Martin Scorsese, who is hoping "The Departed" will bring him the Oscar honors that have long eluded him. De Niro said he hoped this would be a good year at the Oscars for Scorsese.
Hynie, who wore a wedding band to Friday's hearing, says she and Brown were married, which is disputed by Brown's attorneys. The judge offered to hear arguments on that issue Friday, but Hynie's attorney said he would present that case another day.
Tomi Rae Hyne said she has been locked out of the Beech Island home since Brown died Christmas Day at age 73. She went into the home Friday afternoon with the estate's trustees and three of Brown's six adult children and left with a few personal items, including a dress and other clothing, said Buddy Dallas, a trustee and attorney for the singer.
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Hynie said she or her attorney will come back later for larger items, like furniture.
The singer's six adult children
were in court in an attempt to remove three trustees who are handling the late singer's estate. They claim the estate has been mismanaged.
Although their relationship has been strained in recent weeks, the children and Hynie are united in a separate action asking for a special administrator to be appointed to oversee the trust.
Hynie hugged Brown's oldest daughter, Venisha Brown, after court was adjourned.
Attorney for the trustees said they plan a countersuit. An attorney handling Brown's will, Strom Thurmond Jr., asked the Aiken County judge for a restraining order and injunction against the children, saying they have interfered with the administration of the estate.
"From the moment they tried to act as personal representatives, we have been met with contempt," Thurmond said.
The judge said he would decide next week on the children's request either to remove the trustees or appoint a special administrator for the estate. The judge also ordered that no personal items be sold from Brown's home to pay off bills.
Louis Levenson, an attorney for Brown's children, claimed trustees allowed taxes to go unpaid and a judgment over a land sale to go unanswered. Hynie's attorney also claimed bills were unpaid and electricity was cut off.
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