As in when a fashion designer puts on his runway finale and then takes a bow before an adoring crowd.

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Similarly, everybody on the Internet knew last year that Tommy Hilfiger, a fashion designer, had made racist comments on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

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Murakami is a serious artist, whose theory of the "Superflat" opened the door for a comparison of manga with classical Japanese scroll painting and printmaking, but the show was promoted with a quote from Marc Jacobs, the fashion designer with whom he'd collaborated on Louis Vuitton handbags.

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"The design of the JS Roundhouse Mid is nothing more than the designer Jeremy Scott's outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery, " the statement said.

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While former Spice Girl Victoria has gone on to establish herself as a leading fashion designer, it is Beckham who brought men into the 21st century with his eye for the latest trends.

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NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports on the designer as part of Morning Edition's Fashion Week series.

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Saks Fifth Avenue still has a large designer showing, but it is counting more on growth from middle priced fashion goods.

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These days Zhao wears designer knitwear and Italian brogues, a taste of the fancy imported fashion sold on his e-commerce site, Shangpin.

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It made a fashion icon of star Sarah Jessica Parker, who went on to become a designer.

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In New York, Fashion Week, a series of designer showings with some activities held under tents, went on mostly as scheduled, though organizers put on additional crews to deal with the snow and ice, turned up the heat and fortified the tents.

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