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...Although many fashion insiders credited her street smarts for Chloe's success during McCartney's tenure, she was not an obvious choice to reinvent a 50-year-old brand that had not been a fashion must-have for the past 20. (Nor was she an obvious champion for the soft, romantic look she helped revive.) Philo herself seemed surprised, telling people she had been given the position "without anybody really knowing exactly what I do." Says Toledano: "Phoebe understands that nobody knows how to design for a woman better than a woman...
...soured on the European project, opponents would be able to exploit the perception that Europe is a failure, and use Prodi's europhile track record against him. "Prodi has already shown difficulty holding the coalition together," says one opposition source. "His big selling point has always been as a champion of Europe. And now that brand has been damaged." Prodi indicated last week that he would sacrifice his own ambitions if necessary for the good of the coalition: "The project comes before the roles, and the roles we'll decide together." Some are promoting Rome's Mayor Walter Veltroni...
...Rafa" has Toni as his coach to this day. The family turned down invitations for Nadal to train in Barcelona with other budding Euro pros, shielding him from a culture that often chews up or spoils prospects. During an interview at a tourney in Halle, Germany, last week, the champion's cell phone rings. It's Mom, asking, And when will Rafa be home...
...19th birthday, he ousted Federer, his idol, in a four setter in the semis at Roland Garros, spawning a rivalry with John McEnroe-Bjorn Borg potential. Nadal even apologized to the Swiss superstar for beating him. "He's already mentally tougher than Federer," says seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander. "That's scary...
...rest of the league didn’t know it yet. The Ivy League media preseason poll picked Harvard to finish second—just a hair behind reigning champion Penn, but barely ahead of historic rival Yale. The rest of campus certainly had little clue that across the Charles, perfection was brewing...