Living: It's Springtime in Paris

The new clothes offer a return to simplicity "Fashion is a reflection of the times.

We all need a little calm," proclaimed French Designer Jean-Louis Scherrer last week. Perhaps so, but when fashion's big spenders came to view the couture collections for spring and sum mer, they were far from calm about what they saw. In the crowded showrooms of Paris last week, high-stepping models marched off the runways to the sound of ear-tingling applause and rustling checkbooks.

As expected, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior's Marc Bohan shared center stage in presenting...

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