NYT > Business | by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Thu, Oct 8
Thu, Oct 8
Yohji Yamamoto, famous for its austere black clothes, becomes the latest fashion house to fall victim to slumping sales as women turn to cheaper casual apparel amid the downturn.
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