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Expansion can be tricky these days, with the recession forcing many companies to take a cautious stance. But some brands are finding ways to grow even as they feel the economic pinch. Moise Emquies, founder and chief executive of the Los Angeles–based Splendid and Ella Moss knitwear brands, isn’t letting the down economy stymie his business’ growth.

The Russian clothes designer Igor Chapurin knows what it’s like to live through a crisis. He opened his first Moscow boutique in 1998, in the wake of the country’s financial collapse, when Russia defaulted on its sovereign debt and sent the rouble into a tailspin, wiping out the savings of millions. “In 1998 [it felt as if] the world opened up and everything fell in,” says Chapurin. “Today it’s not like that – things are slowing down but no one yet knows what is really happening.”

Lingerie sales are proving relatively resilient during the downturn, with the more risque products holding up better.

While overall retail sales, excluding online and grocery shopping, are expected to drop by more than 4 per cent in 2009, the lingerie market will decline by 0.8 per cent, according to data by Verdict Research.

Garry Hogarth, chief executive of Agent Provocateur, the exotic lingerie brand, predicts further growth in 2009. He said that as couples stay at home to save money, more women are tending to invest in adventurous apparel to add spice to their relationships. He said: “It makes women feel good about themselves and we all need a bit of cheering up at the moment.”

uniqlo is a clothing chain which originates from japan, providing us with fun and colorful clothes at affordable prices. uniqlo = unique clothes, geddit??

opening ceremony is a fashion institution from the US, and they feature works by proenza schouler, rodarte, hussein chalayan, marios schwab and many more established and young designers.

First it was Jennifer Aniston, then it was Jennifer Aniston, and then it was Jennifer Aniston. Miley Cyrus added a short version. Then it was Jennifer Aniston again. Now Reese Witherspoon has jumped on what seems to be a hot hollywood item...Degaine jeans. Here she is looking super cool in Degaine boyfriend jeans. Apparently, she loved them so much she had her assistant order several pairs. It might be time to snag a pair before these celebrities take them all.

Last month we learned that factors had stopped approving Barneys' spring orders until the store had provided certain information on financing to prove that they, well, had it. One such factor sent a letter to vendors and designers yesterday explaining they are being "led to believe [Barneys owner] Istithmar is going to support Barneys. But until we see actual details, projections and have an opportunity to review and discuss, we are holding/declining orders." Funny he says that, because Istithmar chief David Jackson has called some of their requests "unwarranted."

We feared Lauren Conrad would never disappear. That after The Hills ended she'd embark on a Paris Hilton–esque career path of making clothes and fragrances, posing for FHM bikini spreads, and launching the latest alcoholic energy drinks in nightclubs overseas. And that we'd read about it in the gossip pages until the end of time. But today we have hope that she will one day go away — at least temporarily — when the last season of The Hills ends. Her fashion-design career has been put on hiatus, the New York Post reports. She won't produce any more seasons of her Lauren Conrad Collection line, and spring and summer deliveries have been canceled. See, good things can happen in a bad economy!