Word: glamourization
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...been just over a year since Swiss luxury-accessories company Bally hired American shoe designer Brian Atwood, 40, to infuse some glamour and vitality into the brand. With a r�sum� that includes a six-year stint at Versace and a namesake shoe line that draws raves from Hollywood, Atwood knows a thing or two about glitz. As Bally's first creative director since 2002, he's also got his mind firmly focused on giving the brand a new look. "Desirability is the main focus," says Atwood. To begin, he dipped into the 157-year-old company's archives...
...job.Charlize Theron is the most recognizablename in “Sleepwalking,” but herrole is negligible and she adds little to thefilm. Although she plays a desperatelyunhappy woman who has spent most ofher life running away from home, comfort,and love, Theron never quite losesher Hollywood glamour. This is surprisinggiven that she won an AcademyAward in 2003 for her transformationinto repulsive serial killer Aileen Wuornosin “Monster.”Thankfully, Joleen disappears quiteearly in the movie, leaving Tara andJames to cope with her disappearance.The relationship that forms betweenthese two characters is the film?...
...last year, Sarkozy stormed out after five minutes of an expected 45-minute CNN interview when asked about his wife, whom he divorced shortly thereafter. And who can forget his whirlwind romance and subsequent marriage to model/singer Carla Bruni? For months, the French media has been inundated with glamour shots of the illustrious couple in Egypt, EuroDisney, and Italy—all places where Sarkozy, lacking any sense of discretion whatsoever, has sought to show off his prize wife with the ostentation of a child with a new toy. Other minor issues, such as the state of the economy, have...
...blinds her from true love. With her shiny curls and flouncing skirts, Adams’ portrayal of Delysia makes this film delightful. We can’t help but wonder how someone could be so adorable and so frustrating at the same time. She lives in a world of glamour, but she never truly becomes the coquettish socialite she aspires to be. Adams has a special talent for conveying how overwhelmed Delysia really is: she bounces around from one social event to another with great enthusiasm, but her wistful eyes hint that she wants more from life. Academy Award-winning...
...they’ll be less competitive in the world economy. Sure, he’s inspiring. But our troubled economy can’t afford the left-wing policies beneath the veneer. Senator Obama claims to be a fresh face in the political arena, but rip away the glamour and the glitz, and you’ll find he’s nothing more than a big-government liberal. Brian J. Bolduc ‘10, a Crimson editorial editor, is an economics concentrator in Winthrop House...