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...said Eck, referring to the quota on immigrants from Asia lifted by the Kennedy administration. In researching her project on America's newest religious communities, Eck plans to visit Buddhist groups in Los Angeles and the annual Durga Puja festival in New Jersey, which honors a Hindu god- dess...

Author: By Emilie L. Kao, | Title: Three Profs. Win Luce Fellowships | 2/22/1994 | See Source »

...only did she not cut her repertory during her years away from the U.S., she has added a new role: the Dyer's Wife in Strauss's Die Frau Ohne Schatten ("At last, a simple human being with every day problems, after always being a god dess or running around with somebody's cut-off head"). She will sing it for the first time in the U.S. next fall, with the San Francisco Opera. After that? Her one concession to the advancing years is that she is reluctant to make commitments very far ahead. "When managers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Coming Back for Birgit | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...vacationing in Thiron-Gardais, Asian decided to try his hand at sculpting a new Marianne, who has been reconceived a number of times since she was first created in 1848. Says Asian: "All the Mariannes invariably have a Greek profile. It's ridiculous to have a Greek god dess representing the French Republic. Automatically, the image of Brigitte Bardot imposed itself on my spirit. To me she represents femininity and womanhood. She's truly a symbol of France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: A Fetching New Symbol of France | 3/22/1971 | See Source »

What makes his success all the more remarkable is that Valentino opened his salon in Rome only six years ago, after learning the trade from Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche in Paris. Says Valentino Customer Consuelo Crespi: "He went after the extravagant, luxurious woman, and what he wanted he got." First he got Jackie Kennedy by dedicating five evening gowns to her in 1961. She remains his most constant client, last year bought her pants suit from his collection. She often writes him long, glowing letters, has even been known to clap her hands, crying "Valentino, live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: The New Valentino | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

Most designers snugged in waistlines and billowed skirts, perhaps to allow freedom to Twist. Everybody had his say about hemlines: Laroche and Cardin lowered theirs; Dessès, Patou, Crahay. Goma and Bohan stayed within striking distance of the kneecap. Other touches: almost every designer stuck ruffles on his models, snapped wide belts around everything-even evening dresses (Balmain, who dresses Thailand's Queen Sirikit, belted a wedding gown). Apart from sex, the only other area of general agreement in Paris was color. Apricot was very big, followed by orange, yellow and the so-called sherbet colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: The Word from Paris | 2/2/1962 | See Source »

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