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Born in Tunisia, Azria grew up in Paris, one of six children of an olive-oil producer and a homemaker. As a teenager he sold sugared-almond candy on the street and stumbled upon his interest in fashion only "by accident" at the age of 16 when he was hired as an apprentice to "an old man in the business" (he's vague on the details). After studying classics in college, he designed and ran a womenswear line for 11 years. "It was very junior and very technical," he says. "I learned the business there?production, manufacturing, development...
Then I set about trying to predict the results. On my father's side, I figured, high cheekbones and almond eyes probably showed evidence of native-Andean blood. The aquiline profiles and curly hair on my mother's side, on the other hand, are common on Mediterranean shores. My best guess: I was mostly European, a bit of native South American and perhaps a dash of Middle Eastern. But like most other people who do this sort of thing, I also secretly hoped I would be related to an American Indian tribe with a lucrative casino operation. Anything that would...
...merely defend the idea of a natural golf course, adapting its color to the time of year," says López. "Logically these fields will be yellow and brown during summer and autumn. Only in spring will it be totally green." Overlooking his bone-dry club, dotted with almond trees, he adds: "Let's just say we're going back to the origins of golf. Natural surroundings, just like the conditions and design of the course...
...merely defend the idea of a natural golf course, adapting its color to the time of year," says López. "Logically these fields will be yellow and brown during summer and autumn. Only in spring will it be totally green." Overlooking his bone-dry club, dotted with almond trees, he adds: "Let's just say we're going back to the origins of golf. Natural surroundings, just like the conditions and design of the course." Currently Quijorna has about 285 members who fully accept the withered look of their playground, which consumes no more liters of water than...
...Horowitz, who has been put off by Tezozomoc, refused to sell. Early Tuesday morning, 120 sheriff's deputies came in. They used saws to cut the chain-link fence surrounding the site, arrested the protestors, and, using fire engine's cherry-picker, pulled Hannah and Quigley from the almond tree...