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US rock star Prince has decided to give two concerts Sunday at a landmark Paris building he visited and liked this week, the glass-and-iron Grand Palais exhibition hall, producers said Wednesday.

From Lagerfeld's "Simple Life" at Chanel to McQueen's take on evolution, Paris has it all. From Karl Lagerfeld's take on "The Simple Life," with a rustic chic collection at Chanel to Alexander McQueen's history of life and the universe in 30 cocktail dresses, Paris' spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear collections had something for everyone Tuesday.

PARIS (Reuters Life!) - Chanel turned its fashion show into a country fete on Tuesday, with singer Lily Allen bopping along to a barnyard band and models in folk dresses frolicking in the hay.

The last place one might expect to find a Chanel girl in all her finery would be rolling around in a hayloft, but Karl Lagerfeld likes springing surprises.

The last place one might expect to find a Chanel girl in all her finery would be rolling around in a hayloft, but Karl Lagerfeld likes springing surprises.

Phoebe Philo of Celine and YSL deliver masterful, fashion forward workaday chic. It was the moment the fashion world has been waiting for, the return of wildly popular designer Phoebe Philo, whose calm and collected debut spring-summer 2010 collection for Celine proved that after her several-year-long hiatus she still has the magic touch.

Mayhem at Ungaro after Lindsay Lohan's debut collection, though Van Noten, Givenchy steal day. Mayhem broke out Sunday at Emanuel Ungaro after starlet Lindsay Lohan made her debut as "artistic adviser" to the storied-but-floundering Paris fashion house with a spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear collection of teeny mini-bustier dresses and ultra-tight pants that appeared aimed at seducing 20-somethings and the teen set.

French luxury group Hermes said on Thursday it had bought a property on London's New Bond Street, a venue for high-end retail shops, for 73 million pounds (80 million euros, 116 million dollars).

French luxury group Hermes said on Thursday it had bought a property on London's New Bond Street, a venue for high-end retail shops, for 73 million pounds.

Christian Lacroix, whose show was always one of the hottest tickets in Paris fashion week, will be conspicuous by his absence from the round of ready-to-wear collections for next summer starting on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Perfume makers, sniffers and vendors are upset over the International Fragrance Association's (IFRA) latest rules governing what can go into a scent's formula.

PARIS (Reuters) - When Marie-Christine Menaspa last saw her husband, Mickael Gerard, in a filthy, overcrowded jail in the French town of Agen, he said he was looking forward to joining her and their two children after his imminent release.

Lacoste presented a collection in white and blue -- only to eventually opt for yellow, while Alexander Wang couldn't decide between sexy culottes and leather shorts: the mood at New York's Fashion Week for spring-summer 2010 was nothing if not tentative.

SYDNEY, Sept 10 (Reuters Life) - Recession-hit fashionistas wanting to look a million dollars without paying so much are keeping up appearances and fuelling a new industry in Australia -- online fashion rentals.

The global luxury market has been badly wounded by the financial crisis and will not fully recover for at least another three years, an international conference on the sector heard in Brazil on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - When it comes to swaying the followers of fashion, it's hard to fill the designer shoes of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour this year.

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Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday schedule. Highlights of the fall film slate (release dates are subject to change, and some films will play in limited release):

Nicole Kidman to make cameo on special edition of `Project Runway'. From her Oscar gowns to her Chanel ads, Nicole Kidman sizzles with style. Next on her sartorial schedule: "Project Runway."

Dallas: Built on big oil money, but cheap eats and affordable sightseeing can be had. In a city that hangs its hat on big money, a flashy skyline and well-heeled locals, a visit on the cheap might seem unlikely. But residents know that it doesn't take a trust fund to have a good time here. For starters, sit down to a plate of cheap tacos and start people-watching.