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Nancy Reagan set the Paris fashion world abuzz by appearing at the embassy dinner in black, rhinestone-studded knickers that peeped out from under a chiffon overskirt. The outfit was created by her favorite California designer, James Galanos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summitry with Style | 6/14/1982 | See Source »

...range in age from five to eleven, and they are learning dining etiquette. By teaching proper behavior to children all over the country, Stewart says, she is helping bring about a revolution. "We are emerging from the rude, rebellious period," maintains Stewart, who in voluminous hot-pink chiffon gown and Margaret Thatcher coiffure is something of a period piece herself. "Manners are in again. Everyone is tired of slobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Crusader for Couth | 12/21/1981 | See Source »

...stage is simple, open, bright-unusual for the generally gloomy Loeb. The lighting is all done in bright pastels, the costumes a glorious grab-bag of chiffon and satin that fluff and swirl with every movement. There's little hint given of time or place; the backdrop consists of neutral sheets of off-white canvas, allowing the colorful figures to stand even more distinctly. No curtain cuts off the view. Instead, a soaring contraption of cheesecloth strips covers without concealing. What minimal scenery the stage holds gradually disappears, leaving the set empty for the final two farces, free...

Author: By John KENT Walker, | Title: Tour de Farce | 12/4/1981 | See Source »

...seems resigned to his new role as supporting player, although at one point during the opening of Parliament, the Prince turned to his Princess-splendid in a white satin and chiffon gown and diamond tiara-and, according to one observer, was thought to have remarked, "Diana, stop stealing the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 16, 1981 | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

...nothing barefoot-on-the-beach about it. Indeed, last weekend's marriage of First Daughter Maureen Reagan, 40,-her third -to Law Clerk Dennis Revell, 28, was downright stuffy by Pacific standards. For her trip up the aisle at the Beverly Wilshire, the bride wore an off-white chiffon blouse and taffeta skirt; the groom was decked out in a midnight-blue suit. The nuptials were attended by a small group of friends and family members that included Mother Jane Wyman, 67, and Brother Michael Reagan. The bride's father, still recuperating in Washington, was unable to attend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 4, 1981 | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

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