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"Looking nice has been important to me since I was a little boy."

Since video-game sales ramp up exponentially during the last months of the year, game makers often delay the release of their biggest titles until the weeks leading up to the holiday spending spree.

What you wear to work depends on the culture and customs of your workplace, fashion experts say. “But whatever you do, you should look your best,” said Denise Leach, an affiliate broker at Innovative Realty Group in Chattanooga. “I believe first impressions make a big difference.”

Traditional coats have been updated with feminine details for fall and winter. Joan Hirsch, executive vice president of Gallery, a leading designer and manufacturer of coats, said coat bodies have been given a new feminine reference, such as a shirring or a special button.

FIRST THINGS First held its 11th annual Fall Banquet recently.

Fashion designers are looking to the past for inspiration in women’s clothing. And for good reason, said Megan Everette, owner of Va Va Vintage, a vintage clothing store on Hixson Pike.

A fashion photo shoot, though labor-intensive and sometimes grueling for models wearing winter fashions in the September sun, offers a great opportunity for the photographer and reporter to get out in the community and make new friends.

In a recent poll at timesfreepress.com, 79 percent of readers voting said they were limiting weekend driving because of the gas shortage.

Blouses have gone girly. The super-feminine fall look “reflects the mood of the season, which is very feminine,” said Ralph Ray, manager of Belk at Hamilton Place mall.

While diamonds will always be a girl’s best friend, she won’t have to break her bank account to get the latest trend in jewelry.

Shelve the baggy britches and oversized shirts.

Two additional components of “The Artist as Contemporary Alchemist” go on display Tuesday in the Cress Gallery at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Denim lasts from season to season, but cuts and colors are constantly evolving, fashion experts say. This year, look for dark denim and high rises. Dark jeans, particularly, will be showing up in department stores this fall. They are listed as a fall 2008 trend on Belk’s Nine Most Wanted list for fall and Web sites teenfashionabout.com and collegefashion.net.

Knit scarves, knit cardigans, knit leggings, knit skirts — as long as it’s knit, it’s in style this season, said Suzanne Bishop, owner of Frankie & Julian’s on Frazier Avenue.