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Hope Diamond Travels to Harry Winston

It was almost a mission impossible: taking the Hope diamond on a field trip nearly 230 miles north, from its…

May 1, 2003: Back to School

Reading, writing and stylishness. That spring, the paper compiled a list of the top 10 most fashion-forward…

Joan’s Arc

The actress brings her autobiographical one-woman show stateside.

Oct. 31, 1947: Welcoming Piaf

WWD covered the magnetic singer's stateside debut.

Cyber Solstice

The sunglass retailer Solstice is officially relaunching its Web site with a whole new look and an added…

Copping in Control

Nina Ricci's Peter Copping says, "You have to remember, it’s my vision, not the critics."

April 14, 1986: Wed Zone

In 1986, WWD covered the marriage of Arianna Stassinopoulos and Michael Huffington at New York’s St…

LittleCollector.com Aims for Young Art Lovers

Art consultant Chrissy Crawford is targeting a whole new audience: the kiddie set.

March 11, 1963: Just Write

Twenty-six years ago today, fashion lost one of its acclaimed journalists: Eugenia Sheppard, for whom the…

Nov. 7, 1941: Mad Hatters

When women ditched the chapeau, the millinery industry and WWD noticed.

Busy Body: Designer Sally Wu Puts On a Runway Show

The Shanghai-born designer will be presenting her spring collection at the New York outpost of Arario Gallery.

Oct. 7, 2008: The Wonder Years

WWD looks back at a fashion-superhero crossover.

June 5, 1967: The Laugh Track

Carol Burnett's next stop: the high-school hallways of “Glee.”

December 27, 1976: Heavyweight Champion

At 24, Isabella Rossellini was just at the start of her career and WWD caught up with her that winter.

January 2, 1959: Escaping the Norm

A WWD columnist writes, "There is no one 'normal' woman, so there is no one normal silhouette."