Tom Ford's Gucci reclaims pride of place on Fifth Avenue, with five see-and-be-seen floors. Meanwhile, farther uptown on Madison, Michael Kors aims for intimacy.

The new breed of fashion photographer is young and female -- and she'd rather take pictures of life as she knows it than shoot glossy cover girls.

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Brash, mercurial, risk-taking, Giorgio Sant'Angelo was a supernova of the seventies fashion world. He loved color, fabric, and fringes; hated zippers; and aimed to set women free from the traditional wardrobe. But it took until now for the current fashion flock -- from John Galliano to Marc Jacobs -- to catch up to his genius.

The flawless form you attributed to all those crunches may in fact be the work of a plastic surgeon. More and more fitness pros are turning to liposuction to lose those love handles. And only a fearless few are admitting it to clients. Shocked? Suck it up.

Whether you migrate to the South Fork by Jitney, roadster, helicopter, or kid-packed SUV, the Hamptons will have something new to offer you this season.

Stop the presses! Two dailies get ready to duke it out during Fashion Week.