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...century. Our gladiatorial boot camp took place in a sumptuous private room at the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, where the only lions on hand were made of marble. We dressed for the part in crimson tunics with rope belts and the kind of strappy sandals that were the height of fashion in the year A.D. 1. The Cavalieri Hilton has the footwear handmade...
...nobody takes culture more seriously than the French. They subsidize it generously; they cosset it with quotas and tax breaks. French media give it vast amounts of airtime and column inches. Even fashion magazines carry serious book reviews, and the Nov. 5 announcement of the Prix Goncourt - one of more than 900 French literary prizes - was front-page news across the country. (It went to Gilles Leroy's novel Alabama Song.) Every French town of any size has its annual opera or theater festival, nearly every church its weekend organ or chamber-music recital...
...short London street that's been the home of Britain's bespoke-tailoring industry for nearly 200 years. Amid a jumble of exposed wires and beams, Boateng points out where the fitting areas, showrooms and workspaces will be when the store opens in December. The British men's fashion designer and tailor - he calls himself a "bespoke couturier" - opened his first small outlet on the street in 1993. Though his flashy personal style seem at odds with the Row's more discreet, clubby image, Boateng is a champion of classic English tailoring and the street on which it was born...
...hostess's warm greeting, spoke to the family's generosity and enthusiasm for life, qualities they inherited from Salvatore himself. I often think of that evening as a barometer of luxury, a measure of what it means to live with style?whether it's in reference to food, fashion or manners. The Ferragamo name is synonymous with beautiful shoes, but what is most impressive about the family is the style they bring to all that they do. They're living proof that taste comes from within. You can't buy it (although you can certainly buy tasteful things, as Kristina...
...people step up,” Bajwa said. “Since we lost so many good players, the whole team feels that they need to train and perform and work better together.” HARVARD 8, BROWN 1 In the season opener, the Crimson won in decisive fashion, beating the Bears on the road. Harvard dominated five matches in straight games, dispelling any doubt about the quality of players and the new leadership. “We certainly have a different team this season,” said sophomore Colin West, who won at the No. 1 position...