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The New Power Brokers
TIME's newest edition of Style & Design looks at those with power in the fashion industry
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The Road to the Top

Francois-Henri Pinault
43, CEO, PPR


Style Scions

Jean-Paul Agon
48, CEO, L'Oreal


Margarita Missoni
22, Missoni Muse


John Demsey
49, President Estee Lauder


Neil Fiske
43, CEO, Bath & Body Works


Joshua Spanier
31, Adman for Britney's Curious


Kazumasa Terada
39, President, Samantha Thavasa


Mike Jeffries
61, CEO, Abercrombie & Fitch


Ron Frasch
55, Vice Chairman, Saks


Todd Snyder & Jenna Lyons
Both 37, V.P. of Men's Design and Senior V.P. of Women's Design, J. Crew


Alber Elbaz
43, Head Designer, Lanvin


Tomoki Sukezane
40, Stylist, Tokyo


Christopher Bailey
34, Creative Director, Burberry


Vera Wang
56, Designer and CEO, Vera Wang


Stanislas de Quercize
48, President and CEO, Van Cleef & Arpels


Michael Burke
47, CEO, Fendi


Frida Giannini
33, Creative Director of Women's Wear, Gucci


Bruno Frisoni
45, Creative Director, Roger Vivier


The Outsiders
Five rising design stars prove that the fastest route to the top of the fashion heap isn't necessarily the most obvious one


The A List
From Mukluks to Marni bags, a look at what's selling in specialty boutiques around the world


Tom Ford
The designer who famously revamped Gucci and then left the business talks about what's in store--meaning the future


Chain Gang

Mover & Shaper
Christian Dior forever changed fashion by putting his name on everything from peplums to perfumes


Hard Wear
Forget about flounces and flowers for now; it's all about tough chic--as in skull rings, studs and a lot of leather


Verbatim

Inspiration of a Geisha
Porcelain skin and ruby lips will be all the rage come fall


Rock-'n'-Roll Menswear

Taking a Shot at Spirits

Vanishing Act
With new technology, the antiaging business is moving from the doctor's office into the home


Mining the Past
Brazilian jeweler H. Stern is famous for its stones. Today the family-run company is turning its heritage into gold


City of Style
Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana always look to London for inspiration--whether it's in fashion, home furnishings or food


The Golden Fleece
Cashmere is showing up in everything from Gap sweaters to custom-made Loro Piana suits. What does it take to procure the purest form of the luxury business's favorite fiber?


How the West Has Won
Paris, Milan and New York City used to be the undisputed capitals of style, but suddenly Los Angeles is the source for up-to-the-minute must-have fashion


Shooting Stars
Paparazzi like Mel Bouzad have become arbiters of Hollywood taste--and tastelessness


The Very Latest Status Symbols
Power Brokers, Take Note!


Japan Gets Its Due

A Shiny New Frontier

Retro Polo

Fast-lane Fashion

Saks Gets Wild About Cashmere

"Starchitecture" Comes Home
Calatrava, Libeskind, Meier, Nouvel--real estate developers have caught on to the sales power that big-name architects can bring to apartment buildings





Story:
The Power Brokers
The A List:
What's Selling
Cashmere:
The Golden Fleece
Los Angeles:
How the West Was Won
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