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by Sara Clemence
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Nov 11 2008 11:00am EDT

Morning Hemlines: Claiborne, SJP, Fortunoff, Boutiques

Liz Claiborne posted a third quarter loss of $68.7 million, down from a gain of $33.1 million for the same period last year. (WWD)

Independent fashion boutiques are getting especially squeezed by the credit crunch. (WSJ)

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker will be the voice of the first audio guide for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. (British Vogue)

Fortunoff, which was bought out of bankruptcy this year by NRDC Equity Partners, will close its Manhattan flagship and reopen on the ground floor of Lord & Taylor, another NRDC property. (NY Post)

-Sara Clemence

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