Search for Individuality in Dallas

DALLAS — Buyers shopping the International Apparel Mart in Dallas last week seemed tuned in to a single thought: The best way to lure hesitant women to shop is to offer them something so enticing they just can’t resist it.

Retailers were intent on finding fanciful and unusual items to liven up fall and holiday assortments. They also reordered such fast-checking fall styles as suede, fur-trimmed and distressed-leather jackets. Some scouted January and February deliveries of spring looks.