"Recession chic" the next trend?

While the desolate financial situation is undoubtedly hurting fashion sales, there is also the question of how it is impacting design. With penny-pinching becoming the name of the game, will fashion houses be forced to dream up noticeably different clothing confections? Susanne Sixtus, a lecturer at Dusseldorf's Private Fashion School and an independent designer, said shoppers may become