The Designers

For Karl Lagerfeld, the strength to stick to his diet and the compassion to forgive those who can't.

For Hedi Slimane, to attain new found grace and maturity.

For Alexander McQueen, to keep kicking ass.

For Marc Jacobs, to get even better.

For Alber Elbaz, a view at the top.

For Tom Ford, a Hollywood deal.

For Ralph Rucci, continued success.

For Bernard Arnault, more concentration on giving LVMH and Dior a human face.

For Los Angeles Fashion Week, a "place in the sun."

For Yassen, Livia and Andre of on aura tout vu, recognition of their achievements worldwide.

Fashionlines Staff

For Timothy Hagy, a diamond mine in a country with fabulous food and wine.

For Marilyn Kirschner, enough wall space for her collection "on the streets" portraits taken of her by Bill Cunningham.

For Sedef Kokcuoglu, romance.

For Margaret Pluvinage, happiness and continued strength in the face of it all.

For Angela Huff, a fabulous marriage.

For Ann Seymour, serenity in her new perch on the Bay.

For JC Pang, Richard.

For Florence Rosenstein, continued patience to deal with all of us and continued divine inspiration.

For Roger Mesquita, the end to all travel problems!

For Bruce Bowden and Monica Waterworth, more stories.

For Winston Boyer, the perfect full moon.

My Family

For my parents, a new dog.

For Alexandra, the right grad school.

For Michael, a big win.

For Pat, another three decades to continue all the good work.

To Our Readers

For a new year full of love, peace and prosperity. Thank you for reading Fashionlines.