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New York Fashion Week 2012: Tadashi Shoji Take Us for a Ride on the 'Shanghai Express' with Fall Collection

A model presents a creation during the Tadashi Shoji Fall/Winter 2012 collection show during New York Fashion Week, February 9, 2012.
“I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men,” uttered Marlene Dietrich, the inspiration for Tadashi Shoji’s Fall 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show in New York on Thursday drawn from her role in the 1932 film, Shanghai Express. Shoji took revelers on a ride on the Shanghai Express with luxurious fabrics of lace, chiffon, silk and lightweight velvet, capturing the beauty of the golden age of Shanghai.

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Residents attend a burial ceremony for what activists say are victims of shelling by the Syrian army
Tanks amassed outside opposition neighborhoods in Homs Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the center of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule
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Horrific Scenes of Brutality in Syria's Homs

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New York Fashion Week 2012: Richard Chai Debuts Fall 2012 LOVE Collection for Men and Women

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PepsiCo's Plan Leaves Some Investors Thirsting for More

PepsiCo Inc Chief Executive Indra Nooyi laid out a plan to turn around the company's North American soft drink business that includes ramping up advertising, cutting thousands of jobs and a bigger-than-expected decline in near-term earnings.
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Greece Bailout Plan Details Disdained In Brussels, at Home

Hours after Greece's ruling coalition announced it had concluded an 11th-hour agreement on new austerity measures in an effort to satisfy foreign lenders, it seemed that everyone - from creditors abroad to political allies back home - was turning on the Greek leadership.
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Analysis: Criminal Trail Going Cold at MF Global

When commodities brokerage MF Global imploded, the FBI and federal prosecutors were quick to launch an investigation to pursue what seemed obvious to outspoken regulators and lawmakers: laws were broken and crimes were committed.
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Intel Settles N.Y. Antitrust Case for Just $6.5M

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New York Fashion Week 2012: Tadashi Shoji Brings Us to 1930s Shanghai

Tadashi Shoji took New York Fashion Week 2012 attendees to another era. In the middle of Manhattan, Fashion Week guests felt like they had been swept away to another time and place. They entered Shanghai in the 1930s, surrounded by chantilly lace, chiffon, high necks, cap sleeves, tiers, velvet and embroidery.
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Will Andrej Pejic Walk at New York Fashion Week 2012?

Andrej Pejic, the blonde androgynous male model who is currently dominating the fashion world, is all the rage from London to Milan, Hong Kong to Paris. Question is -- will Andrej Pejic walk at New York Fashion Week?

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