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...satisfied. And he is not easily satisfied. One of the last designers whose couture was handmade - his assistants, one of his backers noted, never touched a sewing machine - he relies on his invisible artists, the seamstresses of northern Italy, for the anachronistic grace of his frocks. He designs the dresses; they make them. Antonietta de Angelis, the head seamstress of the house, has some of her boss's imperious temperament. She knows that anything less than perfection is unacceptable, for a master who keeps wanting to improve on it. After designing a perfect white dress, a symphony of subtle movement...
...long time I was like, Oh, I'm going to be like Kim Deal - do a super '90s thing, 'cause that was my heyday - but then I thought, "Well, I'm older now. Maybe I should be more like Emmylou Harris and have a beautiful dress." I can't decide. I have no idea what my rock look is going to be. I think I'm gonna do a different one every show...
...head down. But then I remembered why I was hoofing it back there in the first place: wasn’t I due what all these people already had? They all had hymnals, and I bet half of them sang flatter than Old Man Grumpy. So I lifted my dress and my head—all the better to march with! Most of the folks grimaced at me or even glared an apology to whoever was standing next to them. But the few pious sheep of the flock (all Southerners, I’m sure) kept to their singing...
...garden in heaven, and if you eat the peaches from the trees in the garden you can live a thousand years more. The dancers are the protectors of the peach trees. THC: What is the highlight of this year’s show? JH: I just went to the dress rehearsal yesterday, and I was blown away by how hard everyone worked. I couldn’t pick out just one or two acts. We have very graceful, soft pieces, and we have Korean hip-hop, with the song Purpleline, as well as an imperial fan dance. THC: Which performance...
...abound in New York City these days. Well, not really but the “Age of Aquarius” has come back to Broadway with the new revival of “Hair,” and 50 Harvard College students got a sneak peek at its final dress rehearsal a day before previews began on March 6. Sponsored by the Office for the Arts at Harvard (OFA), the event gave the attendees an insider’s view of the making of a Broadway musical. It is emblematic of the new direction the College has taken...