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  • Princess meets pauper as Paris fashion glams it up
    If green is the color of hope, John Galliano's latest collection for Dior perfectly captured the mood at Paris fashion week Friday as designers and fans dared to show optimism.

  • McQueen's final fashion show a celebration of life
    British designer Alexander McQueen's final collection on Monday revealed a feast of colors and textures, celebrating his skill and passion for spectacle just weeks after his suicide.

  • Highlights from Montreal Fashion Week
    The catwalks are dismantled, designers are assessing buzz and sales, buyers are back in their shops and the hangover from too much Hungarian bubbly has faded for hundreds of fashion fans.

  • Tips and tricks to capture stars' Oscar looks
    If there was an award for a beauty trend worth emulating, then Sandra Bullocks (for her red lips), Carey Mulligan (for her naturally neutral look), Diane Kruger (for her smoky eyes) and Sarah Jessica Parker (for her bronze glow) would be among the stars worthy of recognition.

  • Lindsay Lohan's fashion adventure ends after one show
    Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan's design career has ended after a single collection for Parisian label Emanuel Ungaro, leaving the fashion world divided over whether her work was a disaster or a much-needed bit of fun.

  • Romance titles reflect women's mating instincts: Study
    Women may wear their hearts on their sleeves but if you want to know their mating preferences, check their book shelves.

  • The bold, the beautiful, and the silly on Oscar's red carpet
    One statement at the Academy Awards last night was the Avatar blue dress, worn with panache and robust gardenias in her hair by Mo'Nique and by Gabourey Sidibe of Precious, as well as by director James Cameron's wife, Suzy Amis.

  • Early miscarriages should not be viewed as trivial lost
    As Julie Henderson and her husband were buying their new station wagon, she nearly told the salesman about her pregnancy. A home test had come back positive just a few days earlier. Even before they got the big news, the Hendersons were shopping for a new, bigger car. Now, with a second baby on the way, the timing seemed perfect.

  • Is a woman's place in the home?
    Women head governments, run companies and comprise about half the world's workforce, but a global poll shows that one in four people, most of them young, believe a woman's place is in the home.

  • The key to realizing happiness
    Being happy is just like being fit, with a new guidebook saying you need to hone the skills needed to attain this coveted emotion, a little every day, and remain upbeat even during the darkest times.