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...talent of high fashion, it had none of the spotlight. It was as if Wang were designing on another planet. Her coping mechanism: "I took out my fashion frustration in bridal." She whipped up couture-worthy collections every season, one time concentrating on bustiers, everything from crumb catchers ŕ la old Dior to Vivienne Westwood--inspired corsetry; the next time exploring every variation of lace. And she created her signature look: elegant, Charles James--style structuring, often adorned with a subtle flourish?a bow made to look like origami or a small cloud of organza...
Then again, model Agyness Deyn was spotted recently in a leather ruff and farthingale by British designer Gareth Pugh. Silhouettes aside, designers this fall are offering a king's ransom of silk, satin, fur and jewel-like ornamentation that alone evoke the Tudor spirit. Oscar de la Renta showed ermine and chinchilla shrugs atop embroidered tulle. For Burberry Prorsum, Christopher Bailey referenced armor with a collection of austere leather coats, metal-studded dresses and black gauntlets that would not seem out of place in the Tower of London. Rodarte featured shimmering gold dresses fit for a nascent Queen...
...that’s the only high point) ENGLISH 193: AN INTRODUCTION TO 20TH CENTURY LITERARY THEORY Course Description: This course examines New Criticism, phenomenological criticism, psychoanalytical criticism, semiology, the Frankfurt school, blah blah blah blah. You won’t understand a thing Professor de la Durantaye is talking about, but you won’t need to as Professor de la Durantaye (described as “young,” “dapper,” and “just plain hot”) ensures class participation just with his presence. Overall: 3.5 Professor hotness...
...entire world in which to be involved, one that makes the basement classrooms of CGIS and the panels on international affairs look pitifully inadequate. Our resources are great and our faculty superb, but no lecture on Latin American social movements can compare to watching the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo march outside the Casa Rosada, crying for their children who disappeared more than 25 years...
...know I’m not the best host in the world, but really, all it takes is a little bit of effort. When my friends came to visit freshman year, I slept on the La-Z-Boy and let them take my bed. My friends usually return the favor, too—when I come to visit and need to crash on a couch or a floor, they’re there...