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...East conversation, has long served as a synonym for civil chaos. But in recent weeks the mushrooming protest movement to eject Syrian troops from the country had begun to paint the Lebanese capital in a new light. Pundits wondered whether the protests presaged a wave of Eastern Europe-style pastel-shaded revolutions that would sweep aside Arab autocracy, and President Bush had warned the Syrians to leave in order that the "good democracy" of Lebanon could flourish unmolested. But a reality check came Tuesday in the form of a gigantic pro-Syria demonstration, which drew 500,000 people - more than...
...petticoats, elaborate embroideries and lace appliqués--all the details that are so costly and integral to couture. He showed his hand as a master colorist, trotting out unexpected combinations like a sari-style chiffon gown in grapefruit hues of pink and yellow, trimmed in turquoise, or pieces in pastel blues set off with deep, rich black-currant-colored velvet trim. He even resurrected his signature '80s silhouette, the pouf skirt. "I feel serene," he said after the show...
...lucky to have the directors I had. When I first appeared as Ripley, I came down in this little pastel costume, and Ridley Scott said, "You look like Jackie Onassis in space." And we [found] the flight suit I ended up wearing. When I see the costumes they put their women heroes in [today], they're so impractical. They've probably been told by the studio, "She has to kick ass, but we gotta really see those legs...
...could match Chanel. In addition to hosting Mme. Kidman, Lagerfeld overloaded the runway with 99 models, including vintage strutters Naomi, Linda, Shalom and Amber. Each sported some rendition of the house's iconic tweed jacket, now cut in soft pastel colors, or a whiff of an evening dress in beaded chiffon. Nobody knows better than Lagerfeld that fashion is not about art but about selling clothes. Indeed, it may cost the house of Chanel millions of dollars to pull off the whole Kidman campaign. But why pinch pennies? At a trunk show at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City last...
...summer of much personal change, as she prepared her collection in the family's Via Gesù headquarters a day before the show. "No celebrities, no more big parties, just pretty clothes." Her front row was devoid of the usual A-listers and her clothes - fluttery jersey dresses, pale pastel Wedgwood-inspired prints, and a few safari jackets - were unusually simple and, well, just pretty. To hear Armani tell it, change is as psychological as it is stylistic. "I feel like a new baby, starting all over again," he said after his show. "Last season I decided to make some...