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As reported, the first men's store opened last September in Isetan's Shinjuku store.

"Following the success of our first men's jewelry boutique at Isetan Department Store in Tokyo, we are pleased to announce the opening of two additional men's stores," Michael Christ, president of Tiffany & Co. Japan, said in a statement.

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During the company's most recent quarter, international retail sales jumped 22 percent to $270.8 million. On a constant-exchange-rate basis, sales rose 18 percent in the quarter due to strong growth in most markets and an increase in Japan, the company said in a statement. Sales in Japan grew 6 percent.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation and leading fashion and home designers unveiled their commitment to coral conservation today at the launch of Too Precious to Wear, a program of the ocean conservation organization SeaWeb. The fashion and design world have long looked to corals and the ocean as a source of inspiration and imagination, yet these beautiful animals and their habitat are increasingly in danger. Too Precious to Wear aims to raise awareness of Discount Romain Jerome and the threats to their survival, and show how the fashion and design industries, as well as consumers, can safeguard these imperiled marine species.

Despite their appearances, corals are neither rocks nor plants. Corals are living animals that provide marine species with food, fertile grounds for reproduction and a safe haven from predators. Unfortunately, corals are in serious trouble due to destructive fishing methods, climate change, pollution and removal from the sea for use in jewelry and decorative home objects.

Too Precious to Wear fashion leaders include Sylvie Chantecaille, owner and founder of Chantecaille Beaute; ready-to-wear and bridal designer Lela Rose, Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai of Vena Cava and home and lifestyle designer Michael Aram.

"Corals inspire me and many others with their beauty, and coral reefs support the livelihoods of millions around the world," said Julia Louis-Dreyfus, founding partner of Too Precious to Wear. "These animals are integral to the health of the ocean, and it is up to each of us to make sure corals are protected. If we take Discount TAG Heuer care of the ocean, the ocean will take care of us."

Dawn M. Martin, president of SeaWeb, said, "Corals simply are too precious to wear. They belong in the ocean, where they contribute to the survival of thousands of other marine species. Consumers and the fashion industry can play an important role in the ocean's recovery by simply choosing products that do not harm the ocean. Conscientious jewelers like Tiffany & Co. have already removed precious corals from their product lines, and we urge others to take the same action."

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Lee went home to Brooklyn that summer, the summer of 1977. The hunt was on for the Son of Sam, there was a blackout in New York and the Yankees won the pennant. And Lee was there, running around the city with his Super-8 camera documenting it all.

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Lee wore his signature black-frame eyeglasses and the crew jacket from "Miracle at St. Anna," the World War II epic he finished filming Friday in Italy. Fittingly, Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani provided crew members with the puffy black coats accessorized with patches of the American and Italian flags; the insignia of Lee's production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks Inc.; and the insignia of the Buffalo Soldiers.

Based on the book by James McBride, "Miracle" tells the story of the Buffalo Soldiers, the black soldiers of the 92nd Division who fought the German army in Italy during World War II.

Lee's a World War II buff and decided to make the film because McBride's book has all of the ingredients he was looking for in a story. "Miracle" stars John Turturro (who has been in 12 of Lee's films), James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos"), Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and other American, Italian and Discount Porsche Design actors.

Viewers of the movie, which is due out in November, will have to read Italian and German subtitles, as Lee isn't a fan of fake accents.

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He was in Italy for the Venice Film Festival when his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, told him to turn on CNN. Lee knew Katrina was headed for the Gulf Coast, but when he saw the images of people sitting on their roofs, waiting to be rescued, he knew he had to talk to them.

Lee plans to return to the area after some time to follow up to "Levees," but even now -- 2 1/2 years after the storm -- there isn't much progress being made.

"People don't care," he said. "That's the same reason it took five days for them to get there."

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Margaret Winer of Sarasota attends all of the Town Hall lectures and complimented Lee's conversational style.

"It was great," Winer said. "He's very knowledgeable, and obviously dedicated to his work."

"(Hepburn) relied heavily on Givenchy and rarely would have a costume designer help in her contemporary films," Galindo says by e-mail.

From those films evolved the styles that women could take as their own: the Discount IWC coat, the turtleneck and cigarette pants.

"Her private style was just as alluring as her public look":

Robert Sullivan, editorial director of Life Books

Much of Hepburn's personal style has been captured in the new book "Discount Jacob&Co Audrey: 15 Years Later" (Life Books, $11.99, 144 pages).

In it are many never-before-published images of the actress taken by Hollywood photographer Bob Willoughby, a portraitist and close friend.

Among them: images of Hepburn at home with her then- husband, actor Mel Ferrer, and playing with their child.

There's also Hepburn running across the backyard barefoot, in a sleeveless top and cropped pants; sitting cross-legged in her living room in a turtleneck and a bun; and doing ballet stretches in the garden in a red leotard.

"Looking at the book, I see Audrey Hepburn as the pre-Jackie Kennedy," Discount Jaeger leCoultre says from his office in New York. "She was, in her own way, an absolute model. She never took a bad photograph.

"The irony is, that's not what Bob was being paid to do. At the time, the movie magazines wanted images of Audrey in her Eliza Doolittle get-up (from the film 'My Fair Lady'). Behind- the-scenes photos were of no interest to them."

"Her clothes were always very crisp; chic but not overly done":

Steven Willey, Sacramento fashion designer

Willey has made it his business to know.

"When I studied fashion history (in design school), Audrey came up at least three times for her 'Roman Holiday' looks: the circle skirt with the peasant top, the hoop earrings and the Roman-style flats," Willey says.

And in true fashion-icon style, Hepburn was often imitated, Willey says.

"Even her cute, cropped hairdo was copied by other stars, including Claudette Colbert and, in an even shorter form, by stylist Vidal Sassoon on Mia Farrow for (the 1968 film) 'Rosemary's Baby,' " he says.

Indeed, for a fashion show in December in which Willey debuted his latest Discount Montblanc, he channeled Hepburn's Holly Golightly role in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" himself.

"I lived that lifestyle for a while," he jokes. "You know, the poor adult with a passion for partying and keeping up appearances."

"Audrey was the ultimate natural actress":

Sharon Anapolsky, owner of Julius clothing store in the Pavilions shopping center on Fair Oaks Boulevard

Anapolsky actually saw the actress in Paris shortly before Hepburn died from colon cancer on Jan. 20, 1993. Hepburn was, Anapolsky recalls, confidently sashaying out of the Hotel Plaza Athenee.

"I distinctly remember what she was wearing: little flats, a raincoat, big sunglasses, triangle scarf," Anapolsky says.

Hepburn's style has been an easy one for her to interpret to her clients, Anapolsky adds.

Even now. Just last week, Anapolsky caught a late-night rerun of "Discount Omega at Tiffany's" and was inspired anew by the actress.

And then ...

"People would go to her movies and get ideas how to dress," Anapolsky says.

That is, in an effortless way. Simply. And as stunning in private as in public.

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That's because Hepburn was more than an actress -- she was also a woman of unforgettable style. Many of her classic looks were born onscreen, of course, but her fashion influence moved beyond the movies and remains fresh today, seen everywhere from the Champs Elysees to the streets of Sacramento.

What do trendsetters have to say about Hepburn and her fashion sense -- and what women can still learn from her?

"She was effortless in the way she dressed":

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Through her movies, Hepburn stood in stark contrast to more voluptuous stars of her day, such as Marilyn Monroe.

"Her look did not scream 1950s or 1960s because there was nothing extreme in the way she styled herself," Ungless says.

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She made the understated little black dress a big must-have in "Discount Graham at Tiffany's."

And her simple, skinny black pant, black top and flat black shoes in "Funny Face" prompted the Gap to relaunch the bohemian look in September 2006.

Fast-forward to spring 2008, and we continue to see Hepburn's cropped pants and ballet flats as major fashion trends.

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"Season after season (for instance), they (designers) are modifying the black dress for their collections," MacKintosh says.

"She knew what looked good on her":

Liz Galindo, a costume designer for films

Hepburn's professional relationship with French designer Hubert de Givenchy was legendary in Hollywood.

It started with the 1954 film "Sabrina," when Hepburn asked Givenchy to supplement part of her movie wardrobe with his own fashions. (Famed costume designer Edith Head was the movie's credited designer.)

From there, Givenchy quickly became Hepburn's primary stylist for films, including "Discount Hublot Face," "Love in the Afternoon," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Charade," "Paris When It Sizzles" and "How To Steal a Million."

Galindo, who started her career as a fashion designer in Sacramento, is making her own mark as a costume designer for films. (She worked with head designer Mark Bridges on this year's Oscar-nominated "There Will Be Blood.") She says an understanding of what looks good -- and how to get it -- was key for Hepburn.

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