101.   For hip American designer Lawrence Steele, the step back in time must have been giant, but on the runway it looked effortless.

102.   Frank Gehry, the celebrated American designer, said Tuesday that after the destruction of the World Trade Center, architecture may never be the same.

103.   Giorgio Armani and American designer Ralph Lauren have often been billed as opposite facets of contemporary classic style.

104.   In his own minimalist way, American designer Calvin Klein, who manufactures his menswear in Italy, achieved this soft simplicity.

105.   Provocative American designer Calvin Klein is shopping for a buyer or partner for his New York-based fashion company.

106.   Schwan, who died at his home in Kutztown, Pa., thrived as an innovative American designer at a time when Italians dominated the trade.

107.   So say the American designers who presented their collections at the semiannual shows under the aegis of Seventh on Sixth at various venues around the city.

108.   The American designer now has his name stamped on a range of eyewear and timepieces.

109.   The baroness earned the French Legion of Honor for work on behalf of culture and fashion, which included efforts to promote American designers in Europe.

110.   The American designer seems at ease in moving a prestigious French image of luggage into hip, luxury ready-to-wear.