Word: brotherism
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...into our blocking group because she smells like a fine stilton cheese? Did I just swipe a homeless man into our entryway? My little sister Kirsten, who is a freshman enduring this same process, sought my advice about blocking the other day. Being the sensitive big brother that I am, I ignored her and kept walking to the Science Center with my friends. After an angry phone call from my parents that night, I’ve decided to share some words of wisdom with Kirsten, and while I’m at it, give some advice to the entire...
...weather makes Diego's younger brother Andrea Della Valle, 40, vice president of Tod's S.p.A., very nervous. Even after the elicottero has floated up several hundred feet and the 100-acre estate below?tennis court, boccie court, soccer field, man-made lake, lemon and olive groves and church included?has receded into the distance and there's not much left to view except gray fluff, Andrea keeps a watchful eye out the window. It's not surprising, given the family dynamic. Andrea plays the goalie to Diego's striker, the introverted, behind-the-scenes power broker to Diego...
Fast-forward 14 years to the Versace men's collection for spring 2006 in which Donatella Versace joyfully revisited her brother's Miami moment with an updated look at the prints that started it all. She was not the only one paying her respects. As the '80s look comes roaring back, designers have turned to Versace for inspiration, showing Miami-inspired prints on evening wear. Alexander McQueen took his cue from the short, sexy Versace dresses celebrities like Madonna favored, and Stella McCartney studded jackets in a Versace-like fashion. At Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs reinvented Versace's fall...
...STARTED AS a shoemaker's apprentice at age 11, and by 13, Salvatore Ferragamo had his own shop, selling shoes to the locals in Bonito, Italy. The 11th of 14 children, Ferragamo had always dreamed of creating the perfect shoe. He traveled to Boston, where he joined his brother working at a footwear company, before hitting Hollywood in the 1920s and opening the Hollywood Boot Shop. There his cowboy boots and Roman sandals were often used on movie sets, and soon celebrities came calling for custom orders. But it wasn't until 1936, when the use of leather and steel...
...Chris Penn got leading man recognition. The well-liked character actor who died in January drew thunderous applause during the In Memoriam section of the show, proving that in industry circles, he was more than just Sean Penn?s younger brother...