Can the designer Patrick Robinson, a critics’ darling, rescue Gap?

Fragrance buffs who wish to create their own scents have many options.

This fall there are lots of feathered and furry, strangely shaped and outrageously festooned specimens spotted in the fall footwear collections.

Jessica Dunne spent about $100,000 of her own savings over the last three years to develop Ellie, her first perfume. In June, she introduced her second fragrance.

In a season of mixed messages and nervous shoppers, a fashion critic looks for a few good things.