Word: queenly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...This person has a queen-sized bed. I don’t think you’d have a queen-sized bed unless you plan on using it, otherwise you could just use a twin, so I’d say recently...
...Elizabeth, costume designer Alexandra Byrne has hatched the most lavish and rarefied survey of the period. Elizabeth's court was, to be sure, far more elaborate than that of her predecessors: she had a handmaiden whose sole purpose was to retrieve errant jewels that detached from the Queen's gowns. Byrne searched for visual cues in seminal books like Janet Arnold's Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd, a recent Elizabethan exhibition at London's National Maritime Museum and Balenciaga's designs from the 1940s, which referenced 16th century Spanish court painting. The upshot: sumptuous fabrics and rich beading...
...powerful Queen, Blanchett dons a succession of costumes: a lavishly embellished yellow dress on her throne, an extraordinary ivory confection with a colossal skirt, and a pale blue frock with an embroidered bolero to entertain in private. Byrne also has a way with beautiful ruffs, those starched and pleated lace collars. Might they resonate in the real world? "I wouldn't be surprised if there was a trend for ruffs or ruffly necks after this film," ventures Byrne. Says Powell: "Tudor style probably won't catch on at the High Street level, but elements are always used, even...
...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...
...Pretty much the launch queen," says Priya Tanna with a laugh from her office in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). "I've promised myself that this is going to be the last one." For most editors, launches are a tremendous deal, but for Tanna, 33, they are old hat: she has already launched several entertainment and fashion-related newspapers and supplements, a fashion website and India's first teen magazine. Now, for her final launch (she hopes), Tanna is bringing the fashion world's iconic Vogue title to the Indian market. "I think for the longest time Vogue...