Word: needlepointing
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...such preppy classics as candy-colored ribbon belts and wood-handled Bermuda bags. Isaac Mizrahi showed preppy-inspired outfits, right, from his latest collection last week in New York City--available at Target stores. Even home-furnishings designers like Jonathan Adler are bringing back preppy classics, including needlepoint pillows, above left. But today's version of the look is not a holdover from the 1980s. This incarnation blends the conservative culture of the country clubs where preppy was born with the flirty fun of the nightclubs where most modern fashion trends start...
...Harvard to distinguish itself from the rest of the world. We don’t major (God forbid)—we concentrate. We don’t live in dorms (cringe!)—we reside in Houses. And we certainly don’t dress without needlepoint belts and collars (popped, of course)—we parade our Nantucket reds and salmon-champagnes as proudly as our crimsons...
Oliver brings a military-style discipline to the task of fund raising. Nothing is left to chance. (At home, he keeps a needlepoint from his grandmother that reads, "I'm so used to being nervous I get tense when I'm calm.") In advance of a recent Washington event, fund raisers were promised a picture with the President if they hit their quota of $20,000 each. Five days out, Oliver called to lay down the law. "We're going to be tight" on the photo rule, he warned. For an additional $30,000, a fund raiser landed an invite...
...homespun craft of needlepoint is getting awfully chic. According to the Craft Yarn Council of America, about 38 million women practice a yarn-based hobby, up from 34 million in 1998. Many of them these days are stylemakers who, instead of cross-stitching throw pillows, are creating fashion accessories such as belts, purses and bracelets, often decorated with their names or cutesy icons like ladybugs or mushrooms. Stitched pansy purses designed by needlepoint doyenne Erica Wilson were featured in designer Anna Sui's latest runway show, inspiring trendsetters to take up the needle. Sales of needlepoint purse kits...
Michelle Taylor, a spokesperson for C&F Enterprises, confirms that the company has produced handcrafted quilted throws, needlepoint pillows and needlepoint stockings for Harvard, but said the company would have no comment on its factories...