Derek Lam

NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Inc to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wal-Mart reported...

It's iconic — as in the signature Burberry camel, red, white and black. It's both grungy and sporty (think flannel shirts and pajamas or the seats of lodge-y furniture). It's perky, like a bazooka pink Kate Spade dress. And while it's perhaps not as...

Designer Derek Lam, whose work has been worn by first lady Michelle Obama, will launch a limited-edition collection for women at Kohl's stores and Kohls.com in April. Part of Kohl's DesigNation concept, Lam's capsule features misses' dresses, skirts,...

Derek Lam is the latest designer to participate in the Kohl's' DesigNation collaboration series. His limited-edition spring collection of misses' apparel and swimwear will hit Kohl's stores and Kohls.com in April. Highlights include a button-down...

It has been more than a decade since Target launched its first designer collaboration, sparking a seemingly endless number of imitators. The pairings lure customers with the promise of designer looks at mass market prices, while the designers and...

First Lady Michelle Obama turned 49 on Thursday and celebrated with a new hairstyle, a glamorous sleek pageboy featuring bangs. Mrs. Obama's office also debuted a new Twitter handle, @FLOTUS, and tweeted a photo of her sporting the 'do as she met with...

The American fashion industry held its breath on Inauguration Day for a series of Big Reveals. Word came quickly that the navy check coat and dress Michelle Obama wore to the morning prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church was from American...

One of the things I always looked forward to this time of year was the "Year in SoFlo Fashion" that my gal-pal Joanie Cox-Henry would write for City Link. I begged her to do it one mo' time for me because I can't replicate her panache (no matter how...

If you had you eye on something in the Neiman Marcus+Target holiday collection, it is 50 percent off at Target. The holiday collection debuted early this month with  more than 50 hot items includes clothing, accessories and home goods designed by Thom...

Here's a surprise: Some of the people on my list will be getting gifts from Neiman Marcus this holiday season. Here's another surprise: Chances are very good that some wealthy people will be giving their friends presents from Target. (No, I haven't given...

Looking through Sunday's Image section, reader Katherine Wertheim of Ventura felt something was missing. "In all the pictures the models have no breasts," she wrote to The Times. "Are breasts out this season? What shall I do with mine?" Wertheim said...

Labor Day has come and gone, but there's no need to pack away all that white. Not only can you still wear it, you can use the color to give your decor a lift. Fashion designers from Derek Lam to J. Mendel stocked their fall 2012 collections with crisp...