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...built the world's largest fashion and luxury-goods group didn't do so by being soft and frilly. Bernard Arnault, 54, controls Christian Dior and LVMH, which markets some 50 well-known brands, including Marc Jacobs fashions, Louis Vuitton bags and a cluster of famous champagnes. He put his empire together over 20 years and often used hard-nosed tactics to get what he wanted. He may not have created LVMH's brands, but more than anyone, Arnault understood their worldwide potential and how to exploit...
Born into a family of entrepreneurs, Arnault got his big break in 1984, when he took over a textile conglomerate that included Dior. In 1989 he won a fierce battle for control of family-run Louis Vuitton. With a mixture of clever marketing, innovative design and tight control over how and where the products are sold, Arnault turned Vuitton and Dior into highly profitable global businesses. In the economic downturn, Arnault reined in his acquisitive urges. Now that growth is picking up, gossips in the fashion world wonder when he'll start buying again. --By Peter Gumbel
...Group. "People are buying golf clothes for multiuse, as a way to make casual clothing dressier." So it makes sense that fashion designers like John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld are also getting into the game with funky golf-apparel lines that are not just for the fairway. At Christian Dior, Galliano--who has never picked up a club in his life--has created a line of offbeat golf clothing and accessories, including a pink-and-yellow Argyle-patterned golf bag and matching knickers. Galliano has stressed that although all the Dior gear is performance quality, it's also meant...
...creepers creeping up on us again? The pointy-toed, thick-soled shoe was a staple at punk, ska and rockabilly shows in the '70s and '80s. In the '00s the footwear has gone high fashion, making notable appearances at the Luella Bartley fall '03 show and Christian Dior's fall '04 show. Fashionistas aren't the only ones slipping them on; they have also won fans among teens and hipsters in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. "You see dozens of pairs of them at rockabilly shows," says Kathy Schriever, owner of Dallas' Planet Sole...
...that Chang shows her years. Effortlessly elegant in black leather pants and a purple Dior sweater, Chang looks like she could play 20, 30 or 40, evergreen in an industry where some actresses are washed up while they're still in pigtails. Though she just hit the half-century mark last July, she demurs at the thought of a 30:40:50. "I don't like sequels," Chang says. "There's so much more I can do." Slowing down isn't on her list...