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Reviews of the Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Chloé, Giambattista Valli and Emanuel Ungaro fall shows.

Reviews of the Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Chloé, Giambattista Valli and Emanuel Ungaro fall shows.

Designers in Paris this week seemed tuned to a frequency from cyberspace, so steeped were they in sci-fi references.

Designers in Paris this week seemed tuned to a frequency from cyberspace, so steeped were they in sci-fi references.

Reviews of Givenchy, Galliano, Lagerfeld and McCartney collections.

Reviews of Givenchy, Galliano, Lagerfeld and McCartney collections.

Scenes from Paris Fashion Week: at the Viktor & Rolf and Stella McCartney shows; and at an Army-Navy supply store on a side street near the Gare Montparnasse.

Scenes from Paris Fashion Week: at the Viktor & Rolf and Stella McCartney shows; and at an Army-Navy supply store on a side street near the Gare Montparnasse.

Hula-hooping converts are hoping it is the next big trend in fitness, but some exercise professionals are doubtful.

Mr. Bittar brings his suave bling to an Upper East Side location, where open cases encourage customers to try on Lucite and semiprecious baubles redolent of happy bygone eras.