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...glamour is democratic. His dresses have Vera Wang grace, Narciso Rodriguez sexiness and the intricate detailing and embellishment of Valentino couture. His careful construction makes such high styles suitable for a variety of body types and sizes. The shutter-pleat dress, for example, consists of bias-cut strips of fabric stitched together to create a de facto corset. "They're miracle dresses," Valvo says. "Put the body in there and--shoop! The bias expands and controls. Everyone ends up with this amazing hourglass figure...
...FABRIC OF THE COSMOS By Brian Greene Quick, how many dimensions does space-time have? Answer: 11. Does time really flow forward? Nope. Is teleportation possible? Yep. Greene, a superstring expert who teaches physics and math at Columbia University, uses The Simpsons characters to illustrate the ground rules of a universe that is so much weirder than you thought. Result? Science that's as much fun as science fiction...
...artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, like all their works, inspired a broad spectrum of responses from the critics. The Washington Post’s David Segal called “The Gates”—7,500 pairs of 16-foot-tall poles with billowing saffron-colored fabric hanging below, which lined the walkways of New York City’s Central Park for 16 days, ending this past Sunday—“biblical.” Lowell House Master Diana L. Eck, a professor of comparative religion and Indian studies, ventured into her House?...
...iceberg. While terrible new characters swarmed into The OC, the usual suspects either moved out or underwent bizarre transformations. It seems most telling (and unspeakably sad) that Jimmy Cooper and Luke left; apparently, there just isn’t any room for great guys in the new fabric of Orange County...
...places to trade ideas, share patterns and post pictures of your best work. And it's made possible in part by innovative hardware: a new generation of easy-to-use sewing machines equipped with LCD screens that allow you to view and manipulate stitches even before they hit the fabric. Some even connect with your personal computer--no home-ec experience required...