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...Brunnell, Fla., Dominican President Rafael Trujillo's adopted nephew, Jose Adrian Trujillo Seijas, was shot dead outside a café by a sheriff's deputy. The sheriff said the cafe people had mistaken Trujillo and a friend for Negroes, and refused to serve them; a disturbance followed, and the deputy fired in selfdefense...
Traubel likes to sing with Melchior because his size dwarfs hers. To dress her own vast proportions as handsomely as possible, Traubel has all her clothes-including her stage costumes-designed by Hollywood's Adrian. In the sewing room of Adrian's chic pastel salon, there is a headless and barrel-chested, size 46, grey muslin model standing majestically between those of Claudette Colbert, size 32, and Norma Shearer, size 32. Adrian's loose-leaf notebook lists the Traubel specifications after those for "Temple, Shirley." They tell a sizable story: "Bust, 51 inches [Shirley...
Traubel's personal wardrobe consists of mannishly tailored suits and simple dresses which make no attempt to hide her broad shoulders. Says Adrian: "We attract as little attention as possible to her bust. Her great bulk is disguised by making lines run up and down...
This fall's fashions in sports clothes, swimming-suits, pedalpushers, etc. (see cut), more than ever emphasized California stylists' basic creed: the prettier a girl, the more one should see of her. Evening gowns, except for High Stylists Adrian et al., also have a casual look...
...industry has one great advantage: it can display its wares in the world's best showcase-Hollywood-and it cashes in notably through Adrian (he eschews his first name: Gilbert), who last year was named No. 1 U.S. stylist by New York fashion critics. In his Ionic-columned salon in Beverly Hills, Adrian turns out $2 million worth of clothes a year. Yet he and the few other top-ranking stylists (e.g. Howard Greer, Orry-Kelly), gross only 5% of the industry's total...