Read more fashion stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/307/fashion.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:13:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74502/project-runway-limps-to-seasons-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt was hard to care who won last night’s Project Runway season finale, but it was easy to say who lost: fans. The move to Lifetime—and, probably more important, the switch in production companies—proved disastrous for the once-brilliant reality show, Heather Havrilesky writes for Salon . “The story of...http://www.newser.com/story/74502/project-runway-limps-to-seasons-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74418/gender-bending-is-back-in-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCall it the new cross-dressing: Young fashionistas are exhibiting a willful disregard for whether items of clothing are “men’s” or “women’s,” mixing and matching what works for them into an androgynous personal statement. So while one young clotheshorse allows he might not don a skirt, “a long drapey shirt with...http://www.newser.com/story/74418/gender-bending-is-back-in-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:20:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74208/old-paris-law-still-stands-no-pants-for-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTurns out fashion-forward Paris has some rather retro regulations. Namely, a ban on women wearing pants. It's the type of law associated with the Sudan, not the Champs-Elysées, but more than 200 years after it was enacted by the city's police chief, the law stands. But today's cops may have...http://www.newser.com/story/74208/old-paris-law-still-stands-no-pants-for-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 11:06:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73602/some-like-it-haute-and-cheap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBudget-minded entrepreneurs are utilizing the strategy of Netflix in high fashion. Now working girls can afford some of the priciest haute couture frocks by renting them on the Internet. The new mail-order service, Rent the Runway , allows shop-aholics to rent top designer fashions for a tenth of their retail cost....http://www.newser.com/story/73602/some-like-it-haute-and-cheap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 4:25:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73366/how-to-dress-like-a-mad-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant to look like Don Draper without being a dufus? Have no fear. New men's suits are sporting some of the same designs worn by the golden boys of the fictional ad agency on TV's hysterically popular Mad Men . "Men's suit styles have dramatically changed, and the styling of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73366/how-to-dress-like-a-mad-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 2:36:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72951/how-skulls-took-over-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSkulls, once seen as sinister symbols, are now used on everything from children's shirts to underwear. Sara Dickerman of Slate takes a look at how the trend developed: In the 16th century, artists like Albrecht Dürer were still using skulls to remind people of their mortality. French pirate Emanuel Wynn...http://www.newser.com/story/72951/how-skulls-took-over-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 11:08:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72823/say-goodbye-to-600-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you couldn't afford a pair of "premium jeans" last year, maybe you can now. Though the basic components of jeans haven't changed in decades, prices skyrocketed early in the decade—but thanks to the recession, designer denim that might have gone for more than $300 two years ago is...http://www.newser.com/story/72823/say-goodbye-to-600-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:53:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72805/now-in-halls-of-power-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeans used to be the uniform of teen rebels but they're now the pants of choice for world leaders and top execs trying to signal that they're serious but modern. "Dad jeans" and stonewashed denim are still no-nos in the halls of power, but crisp, pressed "power jeans" paired with...http://www.newser.com/story/72805/now-in-halls-of-power-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 4:43:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72339/gator-biz-caught-in-jaws-of-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo industry is safe from the recession, no matter how many teeth it has. The demand for alligator-skin accessories like handbags, watches, and belts has plummeted this year, leaving even top US gator farmers in danger of going out of business, USA Today reports. “This is, by far, the worst...http://www.newser.com/story/72339/gator-biz-caught-in-jaws-of-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:18:40 CDT