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Patagonia directs sales to environmental causes. A designer vows not to dress the first lady. And the Trump boycotts begin.

At least one designer, says she will not dress Melania Trump. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The pictures are captivating. But are they the totality of her fashion legacy?

Patagonia directs sales to environmental causes. A designer vows not to dress the first lady. And the Trump boycotts begin.

In her portraits in Vogue magazine, Michelle Obama is not a political star, a famous first lady or a mom-in-chief. She's a powerful celebrity.

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Victoria’s Secret rocks Paris with $3M bra and Lady Gaga

The laciest, if not raciest, catwalk event of the year — aka, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show — took place Wednesday night in in the City of Light. Among the takeaways: performances by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid joining forces, as well as a $3 million Fantasy bra modelled by Jasmine Tookes. Here are the highlights of the Paris show:

Victoria’s Secret rocks Paris with $3M bra and Lady Gaga

The laciest, if not raciest, catwalk event of the year — aka, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show — was taking place in Paris on Wednesday night. Among the anticipated highlights: performances by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, as well as a $3 million Fantasy bra modelled by Jasmine Tookes. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look:

Samantha Cameron, wife of UK’s ex-PM, launches fashion label

Samantha Cameron, the wife of former British Prime Minister David Cameron, is launching her first fashion label.

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: He gripped the lectern, hardly smiled and kept viewers at a distance.

Thursday night, Wintour co-hosted a Georgetown reception at the home of real estate mogul Connie Milstein.

In Donna Karan's '90s ad campaign, model Rosemary McGrotha wears a double-breasted pinstriped jacket with a triple strand of gumball-size pearls. She appears to be taking the oath of office, with Secret Service agents hovering in the background and a first gentleman watching the proceedings.

The fashion magazine picked Clinton, no surprise. But why did it decide to weigh in?

First lady Michelle Obama chose an Italian designer who oozes Hollywood sex appeal.

"It's very emotional for me,” said Peter Marx, the fourth generation to run the Chevy Chase institution that dressed D.C.'s elite.

On the horizon: flower prints, color blocks, and an overdose of tulle -- if you can make

Designer Karl Lagerfeld has a knack for making customers think they're in on the hot conversation.

The clothes from Rei Kawakubo are hardly inconspicuous. But you can hide inside them.

The pants were still luxurious, of course, but more relaxed than what we've seen lately.

She is a victim of the new kind of celebrity she pioneered. And it can be hard to empathize with a brand.

Today it's just a gesture co-opted by the fashion establishment in a bid for secondhand cool.

The designer uses color like a poet uses couplets: to communicate emotion and nuance.

Maria Grazia Chiuri debuted at the legendary house with a collection savvy to the way women think about fashion now.

A designer who has always found beauty in unexpected places helps us understand what beauty feels like.

Designers are stretching, dissecting, twisting and cropped the banal garment into fashion poetry.

The Marie Antoinette-meets-the-WNBA look -- that hasn't been done before, has it?

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