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...words Islam and couture aren't often used in the same sentence. But Turkish gown guru Rabia Yalçin is making her debut at New York's Fashion Week, alongside such industry heavyweights as Donna Karan and Nicole Miller, at a Feb. 9 fund raiser called Designers for Darfur. The Istanbul-based designer dresses modestly in public in accordance with Islamic tradition. And at first blush, her gowns seem similarly demure, but with the slip of a button, they become more than a little provocative, as shown at left. "In private, clothing should reflect a woman's sensuality," Yal?...
...even in the fractious world of town-gown relations, Kagan and school officials like Story Professor of Law Daniel J. Meltzer ’72, the vice-dean for physical planning, have received high marks from community members...
...will make their vows draped in a red flag bearing the spear and Kalashnikov of the 7,400-strong New People's Army (N.P.A.). Then they will pledge allegiance to the masses and promise to raise their children as revolutionaries. There will be no priest, no confetti, no wedding gown. So how will Giegie dress? "Like this," she smiles. Giegie, 22, is wearing a faded sweatshirt, jogging pants, Wellington boots and an Uzi submachine...
...weigh in, and I think that’s appropriate,” she said in an interview. But other councillors expressed strong views on the right qualities for Harvard’s next head. “Whoever the leader is, an important component will be town-gown relations, and I’m sure the [Harvard] Corporation will take that as a factor in their decision-making, because they recognize it’s in the long-term interest of both Harvard and Cambridge,” said Councillor Brian P. Murphy...
...Devil with a yellow dress. Contrary to what you might have come to expect from this list, this item is actually completely unironic and unfunny. No, really. Don’t wait for the joke, because it’s not coming. I just really loved the couture gown that bad boy contestant Jeffrey made out of yellow cotton plaid in Paris. 2. Street Safari. Though it’s normal for collections to have irredeemably stupid names, the flip side of appellations like “Street Safari” is that the clothes presented usually relate to such...