Word: alphand
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Brother Brennan (Supreme Court Justices refer to one another fraternally), he is "an utterly delightful companion. In conference, no matter how tense the situation, he comes off with his delightful cracks." In the view of Madame Hervé Alphand, wife of the former French ambassador and one of the most noted capital hostesses, he was entirely outgoing. "Zat Abe," she once commented, "he dances with all the girls?long, short, fat, and thin...
...weren't enough to tear around Paris as the virtual director of Designer Pierre Cardin's fashion house while maintaining her reputation as the town's most dazzling hostess, Nicole Alphand, 49, is now hard at work becoming a lady of letters. Like practically everyone else who knew the Kennedys, she is writing a book. Actually, says Nicole, the tome will be more than a Kennedy reminiscence; it will record all the eight years she and her husband Hervé spent brightening up Washington's social scene when he was the French ambassador there. Now that...
...Washington, with the departure of Nicole Alphand, party-giving wife of the former French ambassador, the Spanish and Venezuelan embassies have become the chic places to go, and Latin fare has leaped into prominence. The favorites: esponjoso, a rich, caramel-covered confection that delighted Lady Bird when she sampled it at the Venezuelan embassy, and pisio, a Spanish vegetable concoction similar to the French ratatouille...
Pierre Cardin is one of Paris' most creative couturiers, famous as the man who eight years ago first put models in crash helmets, two years ago matched short skirts with stockings and slashed the décolletages. Nicole Alphand was known as Washington's hostess par excellence in the Kennedy era, famed for her charm, elegance and political savvy (TIME cover, Nov. 22, 1963). Together they are proving an unbeatable team...
Despite raised eyebrows at the Quai d'Orsay, Nicole announced her appointment as Cardin's publicity director soon after Husband Herve Alphand was recalled from his post as French ambassador. Explained Nicole, who has been on the International Best-Dressed List for six years: "It is time that someone did something for Frenchwomen. One should give them the possibility, even on a small budget, to have the stamp of a great couturier...