Word: chiffoned
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...into the most luxurious garment." Already, international marketers are predicting that the new contrast look will make a killing. French label TantPourElle, which this year added a riot of color and texture to its normally simple, monotone line - including a multihued pinstripe button-down shirt with a sheer black chiffon back - expects to see a big payoff, especially in China. "Chinese like colors and more fancy details," explains the label's marketing director, Priscilla Chow, who emphasizes her point by rubbing her fingers against the rough lacy trim of one of its soft polyester dresses. "They are willing...
...rest of the cast and crew were likewise very good. The chorusing trio of Crystal (Cailin M. O’Connor ’05), Ronnette (Kristen D. Lozada ’07) and Chiffon (Raya D. Terry ’04) danced well and provided excellent support; their performance of the title piece and their backgrounds on “Da-Doo” were infectious. David L. Kowarsky ’05, as Audrey’s dentist boyfriend Orin, was entertainingly sadistic, although he might have benefited from a bit of voice amplification. Lucas...
...bound day-planner), she throws on a brightly colored Ralph Lauren crew knit and thanks God for that amazing weekly blow-dry from Gino. On the weekend, the routine is more complex: out comes the Earl mini (and with it, the Carriage House salon leg wax), the BCBG floaty, chiffon Grecian-style blouse and the teardrop pearl earrings her parents gave her upon graduation from Spence. In preparation for her high-flying career in PR, she recently founded yet another female final club which promises enriching service opportunities between garden party mixers at the Spee...
...that they're not too quirky for mainstream success - are in London for their first-ever movie premiere, the opening of Young Adam, starring Ewan McGregor and their friend and muse Tilda Swinton. Part of Leicester Square is cordoned off and Swinton, whose short red hair and long black chiffon Viktor & Rolf dress make her look like a fiery upside-down exclamation point, is signing autographs and posing. Viktor and Rolf trail behind her. It's all so nearly perfect, and yet ? "There's no red carpet," says a forlorn Viktor. "No red carpet," says Rolf...
...certain uncertainty lurked beneath the chiffon-handkerchief hems of every Daisy Buchanan garden-print dress. It is not just a reflection of a shaky economy that has weakened sales and sent once high-end designers like Isaac Mizrahi to Target to hawk $25 silk shirts. Off the runway, the hand wringing was over the corporatization of fashion. Cliquey social critics complained that the mainstream thrust of fashion was diluting its cool factor. And on the runways, the demands of the shows' sponsors were making for some strange scenarios...