1. How do I search FashionWindows?

Easy! Just type in a word or words in the query box on the Search page and click go.

2. I found the page, but when I click on the link, I am being asked to put in a username and password. Why?

Part of FashionWindows is under premium services which we call "Friends of Fashionwindows." To get to the page you want to go, you have to join "Friends of FashionWindows." Click here to join our premium services.

3. How do I refine my search?

• Look for words with the same prefix.
  You can use the asterisk(*) to look for words with the same prefix. For example, if you are looking for articles about brides, you can type in brid* to find bridal, brides
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• Search for all forms of a word.
  You can use two asterisks(**) to find all forms of the word. This usually works well with verbs. For example, type sink** to find sink, sinking, sank, and sunk
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• Search with the keyword NEAR if you looking for words close to each other.
  For example, if you type the words Versace NEAR jeans, it will look for pages where both words Versace and jeans exist. The returned pages are ranked in order of proximity. The closer the words are, the higher the rank of the page.
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• Search with the keyword AND if you are looking for both words although they exist in different pages.
  For example, if you type the words Versace AND jeans, the search will give you all articles with Versace and jeans on them. You can get all the Versace pages, and pages with Levi's® jeans on it too.

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  Refine your search with AND NOT keywords to exclude certain text from your search.

  For example, if you want to find all instances of Tom Ford but not YSL Rive Gauche, write the following query:

  Tom Ford AND NOT YSL Rive Gauche

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  Add the OR keyword to find all instances of either one word or another, for example:

  Donatella OR Versace
  This query finds all pages that mention Donatella or Versace or both.

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  Put quotation marks around keywords if you want the Search to take them literally.

  For instance, if you type the following query:

  "Tom Ford"
  
  The search will literally look for the complete phrase Tom Ford. But if you type the same query without the quotation marks:

  Tom Ford
  
  The Search will return all documents with the wordsTom and Ford.

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  Use Free Text Queries if you want to enter queries using natural language.

  The Search will examine your query, extract nouns and noun phrases and construct a query for you.

  With free text queries you can enter any text you want, from a proper question, to a string of words and phrases, without worrying about the query language.

  For example, if you type in the following query:

  "Who is Bernard Arnault?"
  The Search will create a query for you automatically and begin the search.

  Note that when you're using free text queries, the regular query language features are disabled and keywords such as AND, OR, and NEAR are interpreted as normal words.