Little by little, prints have been creeping back into fashion consciousness.

Think J. P. Tod's, another line of leather goods from Italy that has entered the fashion consciousness much more recently than those venerable brands.

"We have a fashion consciousness," said Arnold B. Zetcher, chief executive of Talbots.

That country seeped into fashion consciousness several years ago, when designers like Dries van Noten began spicing their collections with sari fabrics.

As Rafighdoost's rubber thongs indicated, his fashion consciousness ended where his work began.

And he knew that the country, a former French colony where fashion consciousness runs high, had plenty of skilled tailors who would not demand American wages.

Government officials maintain that the newfound fashion consciousness shows that attitudes are changing and that their economic program is taking root.

The sought-after characteristics are: independence, talent and fashion consciousness.

Wrangler has certainly not ignored the new fashion consciousness.

The auction's catalogue documents the peaks and valleys of fashion consciousness in Hollywood.