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Homebodies and globetrotters.(new fashion lines)

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| September 23, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Fairchild Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

What's the best thing about fashion? Diversity. And there was plenty of it on the runways, from Ralph Lauren's chic wallflowers and Vera Wang's femmes elegantes to Anna Sui's high school hipsters and Miguel Adrover's women of the world.

Ralph Lauren: Gone with the Wind. Postwar, and nary a fine frock in sight. What's a girl on the make to do? Why, pull mother's draperies from the wall and--voila! We all know that Ralph Lauren is a big fan of the movies, but who'd have thought he'd take a page from Scarlett's ingenuity? That he would admit to finding inspiration for his spring collection in home furnishings? And if he did, who'd have thought the motif could be anything but wall-to-wall awful?

Oh, we of little fashion faith. On Saturday night, Lauren once again proved that even after all these years--35 and counting--his long-time mantra "I do what I do" still drives him. The collection he showed was not only quite beautiful but daring. Of course Ralph dares differently than most designers. While others seek edge above all, he revisits refinement again and again. Who…

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