1.   Close inspection makes one Marvel at the intricate perfection of nature opposed to the finest fashion houses.

2.   He met Yves Saint Laurent, then at Dior, and helped him found his own fashion house.

3.   In the end President Mitterrand chose his friend Pierre Berge, head of a fashion house, to sort out the mess.

4.   She runs a fashion house now.

5.   There is no difference for me between working in a fashion house and working in an opera.

6.   The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers.

7.   Emporio Armani, the Italian fashion house, has made a discreet foray into furnishings.

8.   And here in Italy, where Versace was born and began his fashion house, the signs of grief and interest in news accounts of the killing were acute.

9.   And the financial condition of the fashion house has improved.

10.   And this month, fashion houses from Fendi to Valentino to Chloe and Donna Karan devote full-page ads to eyewear in W magazine.