NYT > Fashion & Style Asian-Americans Climb Fashion Industry Ladder At the New York Fashion Week that begins on Thursday, many promising new designers are of Asian descent, an important demographic shift on Seventh Avenue. Victoria Beckham: Is She for Real? At this point, her shot at long-term success is hard to define. This Life: A Day to Dance or Weep? People born on Sept. 11 struggle between mourning the tragedy of the day and celebrating their lives. A Night Out With | Fantasia Barrino: A Tried and True Diva Takes It From the Top Fantasia Barrino surprised clubgoers on karaoke night at the Dusk lounge in New York. Modern Love: In Bitter Moments, Reaching for the Sweet When everything went really wrong, a woman going through divorce reached for the sugary treats that made coping a bit easier. Noticed: Defriended, Not De-Emoted Is there a better way to handle it than just a cold, calculated click? A Salon With All the Trimmings A day inside one of New York City’s most decadent salons. Cultural Studies: Are You Reading What He’s Reading? Talk of an “Obama bump” for authors comes at a moment when the flavor of public conversation around books has gone from genteel Earl Grey to Tea Party red. Social Q’s: Like, Yeah, Totally Your brother’s girlfriend sounds like an airhead? Think before you say something. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend Start your weekend discussions early with Sarah Palin, Michael Lohan, Calvin Klein and others in the news. For the A-Cup Crowd, Minimal Assets Are a Plus Many women these days want to showcase their small chests, not pad them out. Retailers are listening. Corinne Day, Photographer of Kate Moss, Is Dead Ms. Day, whose photos of Ms. Moss in the 1990s took a startling detour from the glossy world of supermodels, helped usher in a new era in fashion photography. Fashion Diary: The Tribes of San Francisco San Francisco has historically been an also-ran in fashion, but members of its varied style tribes sport an off-hand cool manner. Skin Deep: Men’s Cosmetics Becoming a Bull Market Men’s use of stealth cosmetics— like concealers and shine-reduction powders — is on the upswing. But please don’t call it “makeup.” Front Row: Fast Forward for Strides in Khaki Steven Alan is tapped to design khakis for Dockers. Critical Shopper: At Jack Spade, Carefully Appearing Not to Care The Jack Spade line sells the idea that there’s nothing in your life that couldn’t benefit from a little control. Up Close | Noah Tepperberg: A Nightclub Mogul Can’t Avoid the Spotlight The nightclub impresario Noah Tepperberg is about to open one of this season’s most anticipated new party spaces: Lavo, on East 58th Street. At Flea Market, Fear of a Different Insect Buyers in secondhand stores are concerned about bedbugs coming along with the clothing or furniture. For the New Season, Sleek Severity Rules A shift in style taking place in the fashion world -- as seen from coats to skirts to accessories -- offers subtlety and clean tailoring as a new emblem for women. History of a Dress, Chinese Style An exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History shows how the iconic Chinese dress, the qipao, evolved with the changing status of women in Chinese society. Moscow’s New Dress Code: Less The formal propriety of much Soviet dress has rapidly given way to shorts and flip-flops among all generations, a trend that was only intensified during Moscow's recent record heat wave. The Faces of Fashion Week Now that we’re practically on a first-name basis with Doutzen, Lakshmi and Anja, it’s time we meet Bambi, Fei Fei and Kat. They are some of the new and almost-like-new faces we'll be seeing next week at the New York fashion shows. Lanvin Collection for H & M Lanvin, one of the oldest Paris fashion houses, announced today that it will do a collection this fall for H & M. Remembering Photographer Corinne Day Kate Moss and Corinne Day, model and photographer, were linked long past Ms. Day's first pictures in the early '90s of the teenage Ms. Moss. Browsing: Step Down to Step Up Alejandro Ingelmo’s sexy stilettos are being sold in SoHo. Browsing: No Longer Thinking Uniformly N.F.L. expands women’s line and the approach to jerseys are no longer just “pink it and shrink it.” Browsing: One Store Scoops Up the Lot The new clothing line is called Aqua, with pieces costing from $98 to $198. Browsing: Framing a Statement Translucent sunglass frames make a perfect chic-geek statement Scouting Report Scotch & Soda, an Amsterdam brand, arrives in SoHo; Lutz & Patmos has a breaking-up sale.