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...hairstyle, epitomized the essence of classical beauty with a form-fitting body and delicately flowing bottom. Another gem of a dress was Julia Robert’s gold Giorgio Armani which accentuated her curves with an innovative design. A large diamond broach in the center unified the flowing satin brilliantly. The look superbly paid tribute to the late Katherine Hepburn...
That's just what Lorraine Kirke is doing at her new, shabby-chic-style boutique, Geminola, in the West Village in New York City, where she sells her color-saturated, redyed-satin vintage concoctions along with select fashionista staples like Rogan jeans and C&C California T shirts. In Los Angeles, Koi Suwannagate, 35, sends "pickers" to yard sales to dig up old cashmere sweaters, which she cuts up and then resews into one-of-a-kind creations. "I look at it like an art piece," says Suwannagate, whose prices ($800 to $1,700 for a sweater) reflect intense workmanship...
...have kilts from when I was little. I have a bonnet. I have a satin baseball jacket from Annie...
...touch of modernity to Vivier's great classics. Among the shoes on display in the charming Faubourg St.-Honore shop (where 18th century commodes are mixed with flea-market finds in Vivier's eclectic style) are gold alligator Grecian sandals, pink leopard-print boots and green satin stilettos with red chiffon roses. Although the collection can be found only in the Paris boutique, clients can custom-order shoes. "Vivier really invented the fashion accessory," says Fressange. "He was ahead of his time. He made shoes for the Queen of England, John Lennon and also for a mass-market chain." These...
...routine that would have got its participants arrested not long ago. Then there were the commercials, whose content included a flatulent horse, a fight between grandparents, and enough spots for impotence medications to raise the Titanic. (The raciest ad I found in my old copy of Playboy was for satin bed sheets and pillowcases, "as used in the Imperial and Bridal Suites of the Conrad Hilton.") And lest you think there's something special about football that encourages vulgarity, USA Today last week had a front-page story on the troubles that colleges are having with cursing at basketball games...