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Retail sales heat up in May amid warmer weather

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Consumers emerged in May to give retailers their best month since January, lured by warmer weather and the confidence lift from the surging stock market and rising housing prices. Same-store sales increased 4.8% from a year earlier, beating expectations...

'Iron Man 3' star Rebecca Hall in a jumpsuit with plunging neckline

2013-05-03 10:59:00

Rebecca Hall loves designer labels. While promoting her new film "Iron Man 3,"� Hall showed off her expensive tastes on the red carpet.� "Shopping is a bit of a relaxing hobby for me, which is sometimes troubling for the bank balance," Hall told Vogue...

The mall issue: Beverly Center is so right now

2011-11-20 00:00:00

Southern California is home to strip malls, mini-malls, mixed-use malls, outlet malls and rarefied luxury malls. But, unlike any other mall, the Beverly Center is a microcosm of the state of fashion and culture today. The behemoth at the edge of West...

Talbots takeover collapses; retailer's stock plunges

2012-05-25 08:16:00

For all its flirting, private equity firm Sycamore Partners didn’t want to commit in the end to�Talbots Inc., breaking off talks to buy the struggling women’s retailer for $215 million. Talbots’ stock sank 36%, sinking 92 cents to $1....

Talbots gets a sweetened $211 million buyout offer from Sycamore

2012-05-07 09:11:00

Struggling women’s clothing retailer TheTalbots Inc.is considering an improved takeover offer worth nearly $211 million from New York private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Sycamore is now proposing a $3.05-per-share deal for the Hingham, Mass.,...

Consumer Confidential: Prices come down, shoplifting goes up

2011-12-23 16:34:41

Fashion News: President Obama, Mary Tyler Moore fete Betty White

2012-01-18 16:32:14

Spotted: Caity Lotz, Anna McCord, Andrea Riseborough at Sundance

2012-01-26 16:32:14

Fashion News: Gwyneth Paltrow featured on Harper's Bazaar cover

2012-02-02 16:32:13

5 counterintuitive ways you can spur the economic recovery [The conversation]

2011-11-30 16:35:17

On-trend, over 50: Embrace fashion and your best features with tips to help you look as stylish as ever

2013-06-14 05:20:03

Today's fashion lines are blurry, and it's not my old 60-plus-year-old eyes that are the problem. No, I see the confusion among many of my fellow baby boomers when it comes to what fashion look is right for our age. Is the line between what is "too young...

$7,000 in merchandise taken in shoplifting spree

2013-06-13 11:09:00

JAMES CITY - Five women arrested in connection with a coordinated shoplifting spree at Premium Outlets earlier this month allegedly stole $7,000 worth of clothing and accesories from 11 stores. Keyshon Tierra Allen, 26, of Virginia Beach, Felicia...

Lydia Reichner, 22, was ready for summer in the ensemble she wore to the "4th Annual Hope in the Harbor Gala" at the American Visionary Art Museum. The Ellicott City resident sported a cool mint green statement necklace from Francesca's Collections set off by a hot pink Ann Taylor sheath.

2013-04-18 00:00:00

(left to right) From a promo appearance at NBC6/Telemundo 51: Fashion blogger Zaida Hernandez in White House/Black Market); Daniel (male model); Cristina Planas (public relations for Pembroke Gardens); Mariana Rodriguez from Telemundo's "Acceso Total;" fashion blogger Jana Rose Carrero in Ann

2013-03-25 12:20:00

Dress, $98, Ann Taylor, The Mall in Columbia. They'll be swept away by this side-swept sheath dress.

2013-03-20 10:42:00