His fondness for bright color, exotics, fur and bold prints -- which he designs in his factory on the outskirts of Florence -- have won him a name as the king of fashion excess.

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Photographer Stephen Shore, renowned for his critical take on Americana, was instrumental in capturing the suburban quality of our fashion story featuring actress Jaime King.

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When fashion king Calvin Klein first purchased the South half of the 5, 000-square-foot, two-level penthouse in the iconic Art Deco building at 55 Central Park West, the designer installed a hot tub on the rooftop terrace.

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Just four years ago, the top 10 list would have included a pair of popular California destinations--South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and Del Amo Fashion Center in Los Angeles--along with the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania and the famed Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.

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The coronation robe worn by King George IV is going on show to the public for the first time in 30 years as part of a Regency fashion exhibition in Brighton.

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His friend Harry King, a well-known fashion hairdresser, hosted a party three years ago in New York as a reunion of sorts with people from the past who were his current Facebook friends.

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