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...Coco Chanel in an actual classroom in Coco Before Chanel, the meticulous, somber new biopic of the fashion designer before she became an icon. But throughout writer-director Anne Fontaine's film, the young Coco (Audrey Tatou) is a student, quietly gathering the elements of what will be her style...
...Those who love fashion will be intrigued by this, at least to a point, after which Coco Before Chanel starts to feel like witnessing a sponge at work in the act of absorption. That's not generally the stuff of compelling cinema. We prefer the end results of a personal education rather than the acquisition of it. If Project Runway were about the formation of the designers' sensibilities rather than the creative execution of that sensibility, would anyone watch? This automatically puts Fontaine's film at a disadvantage, and the truly enigmatic nature of her subject only compounds...
...hotel's bar, the Living Room, is currently abuzz with New York City's cultured classes, as is its signature restaurant, the Standard Grill. The latter serves deceptively down-to-earth fare (try the trout); the rest of the hotel, however dwells in fashion's stratosphere and does not come cheap: rates start from $320. For more information, see www. standardhotels.com...
...Center for the first time in the game and immediately dropped two kills. From there, Ingersoll helped catalyze a crescendo in her team’s play that eventually put the Crimson over Holy Cross (1-12) in overtime, 27-25.Harvard went on to close the fourth set in decisive fashion, winning the final game of its preseason schedule with the start of Ivy League competition looming this weekend. “It’s a good feeling to take into Friday,” Ingersoll said.Harvard’s performance was not as convincing out of the gate...
Nancy Talbot was the Doyenne of American mail-order fashion. Talbot, who died on Aug. 30 at 89 of complications from Alzheimer's disease, founded the eponymous clothing store and catalog business with her husband Rudolf in 1947. Together they created a style she described as "smart but not faddy, fashionable but not funky, chic and understated...