Word: glamoured
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...side of life than on the side of death. The fascination of William Taubman's splendid new biography, Khrushchev, the Man and His Era (Norton; 876 pages), lies in tracking the abundantly human struggle in the man between his native humanity and the temptations of power and glamour. Early on, Stalin took a shine to young Khrushchev (some thought because Khrushchev was even shorter than Stalin). Between 1929 and 1938--the most lethal years of Stalinism, starting with the enforced collectivization that left some 10 million kulaks dead, and running through the Great Terror and the show trials...
...restaurant, which opened in late November, has forsaken the traditional ambience of the old location for a daring redesign by co-owner Deborah Hughes. UpStairs on the Square’s website describes the new décor as “a throwback to 1940s glamour with a modern twist.” And, boy, what a twist. With leopard skin-patterned carpets—except for the zebra-themed Veranda Room—and an explosion of not-quite-clashing pastel colors on the wall, the décor wows even the least fashion-conscious of visitors...
...designer synonymous with glamour says we can't forget the past...
When Hollywood calls--Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett and Cameron Diaz have worn his clothes--McQueen can provide glamour on request. Recently his creations have revealed great sensitivity to the feel and fall of fabric. The word pretty could even be used--but not to his face. Although McQueen now has his first fragrance and even a property portfolio, don't expect this uncompromising frontiersman to go soft. --By Marion Hume...
Weisberger isn't the only assistant spilling the beans about fashion biggies. In her novel Diary of a Djinn (Pantheon), Gini Alhadeff, former features editor at Elle, portrays a fashion sovereign who resembles Giorgio Armani, once her boss. In Full Bloom (Dutton), Caroline Hwang, a former editor at Glamour, tells the story of a Korean-American woman climbing the fashion-magazine ladder. And there's another--Bergdorf Blondes (Miramax), by Plum Sykes, a Vogue editor. Leaks at Conde Nast? There's an absolute flood...