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Nancy Reagan was resplendent, wearing in four days dresses by Designers Bill Blass, Adolfo, and James Galanos and a mink coat given to her by her husband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran Hostages: America's Incredible Day | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

Administration theologist (George Will), classiest caterer (Finesse), top decorator (Ted Graber), happiest hobby (chopping wood), most dashing dress designer (Adolfo), most celebrated friend (Frank Sinatra) and the assistant President (Ed Meese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Potomac Transition Fever | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

Nancy's favorite designers are Adolfo, Bill Blass and Galanos, whom she admires especially for what she calls their "simple, classical lines." She has a penchant for red, but almost all her clothes are colorful. In Adolfo's view, she projects "a chic, affluent way of looking, extremely sophisticated." Blass calls her style "crisp and fresh." According to Gale Hayman, co-owner of Giorgio's, a shop on Rodeo Drive where Mrs. Reagan has bought some of her clothes, she will be "very proper, very dignified, like Pat Nixon. But she will go a few steps further...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: American Pie at Its Best | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

...presidential chest is 44 in.; during the campaign his waistline expanded from 36.25 in. to 37 in. Nancy's size-6 measurements have not changed a stitch in 15 years, according to Adolfo. She is sufficiently confident of her fit and taste to order a gown by phone after seeing one she likes in a fashion magazine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: American Pie at Its Best | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

...millions of others: "I mean, who can afford the price of great wines these days?" The wines they do serve are chosen by Reagan. Her stylish wardrobe will remain much the same: "I tend toward simpler clothes. I like some things from Yves Saint Laurent. I like Bill Blass, Adolfo, and I think Jimmy Galanos is a master, although he's got terribly expensive. I remember the first dress I ever got from Jimmy; I paid $125 for it. Those good old days!" Her size (5 ft. 4 in., 110 Ibs.) is not likely to change either. She does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A First Lady of Priorities and Proprieties: Nancy Reagan | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

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