Word: fashion
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...know what women want," says Valentino Garavani in Matt Tyrnauer's swank new documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor. "They want to be beautiful." But the question any couturier must answer is, What kind of beautiful do they want to be? For Valentino, as he and the fashion house he created are called, it's the very traditional kind: the long lines and soft fabrics of Hollywood Golden Age couture. From 1964, when he captured Jacqueline Kennedy's attention and began clothing her in a monarch widow's blacks and whites, the little man with the slim, feline smile has outfitted...
...nuisance at best: "Matteo is a very nice guy. I like him as a friend. But whatever he says has no value." Marzotto returns the compliment to his elder: "He's like an old lion. He's trying to roar, like this, but he has no voice." In fashion, as elsewhere, money talks; and by the end of the film Marzotto has cashed out, selling the firm to Permira for $1.1 billion...
...conference Saturday focusing on nontraditional business fields and resourceful job-seeking in the midst of an economic downturn. The conference, attended by about 150 students and held in the Charles Hotel, featured panels on creative career tracks like entertainment, sports, and fashion, followed by a luncheon that seated students with industry panelists. The luncheon featured Ali, who is the CEO of HazraH Entertainment—an independent film company specializing in urban entertainment, according to its Web site. She is best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the popular 1990s sitcom, “The Fresh Prince...
...match, 30-20. HARVARD 3, EAST STROUDSBURG 0 The Crimson came into East Stroudsburg eager for a road win. Harvard held the Warriors to a .150 attack percentage in the first set to take it, 30-26. Harvard won the second set, 30-26, in similar fashion by holding the East Stroudsburg offense to a .212 attack percentage. In the third set, The Crimson tallied 17 kills with only one error for a .571 attack percentage, finishing the frame ahead 30-23. Harvard hit .390 for the match, compared to .181 for the Warriors. “We really needed...
...grandstand finish. At No. 5, Omodele-Lucien won in straight sets (6-2, 6-4), while No. 4 Mangham overturned a first-set loss to record a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Diskin. Finally, No. 6 Kalfayan marked his return to the singles lineup in victorious fashion, winning 3-6, 6-3, (10-7).“Our guys just never stopped competing—it was a very, very close match, a tremendous fight,” Fish said. “I thought we came incredibly close to pulling off an upset without a full...