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ORIENTAL OPULENCE. Saint Laurent's new operatic visions have moved eastward from Russia to the plains of Mongolia and the war councils of 13th century China. Mandarins and coolies alike are swathed in satin and silk, tasseled and tufted, brocaded and beaded. A collector of Oriental art, Saint Laurent has used for his clothes the colors of his objets d'art-jade green, Chinese bronze, and the rich reds and shiny blacks of lacquer. Soft opiate grays that add a smoky mystery to the costumes complement a perfume that he will introduce next year-named, appropriately, Opium...
This MIT sophomore is now dreaming daily at the Carpenter Center for the general public. Admission is free. He sleeps behind a glass panel, under satin sheets that a sign says are designed to "conceal and reveal" his sleeping form. Viewers are asked to remove their shoes before they enter--the floor is spongy and feels dreamy to walk on. The sleeping subject behind the glass has his brain and body activity constantly monitored, and readings are displayed on a large screen next to him. He is the highlight of the exhibit--a real sleeper...
...sleeveless corselettes have been selling like $140 hotcakes at his Saks Fifth Avenue and Bonwit Teller outlets. Camisoles are just as popular. Says a buyer at Chicago's Marshall Field: "We are selling all we have." In Los Angeles, Designer Lore Caulfield says that demand for her slinky satin camisoles has been so overwhelming that she has had to ration them. In Palm Beach, where the Martha shop has had instant success with corselettes and camisoles, Co-Owner Lynn Manulis calls them "a very provocative above-the-table look." Joanne Stroud, professor of literature and psychology at the University...
...Star is Born shows the beautiful people in rare form. Not once during the film does either star have a shirt buttoned above the navel. The clothes are mostly of satin, sequins and silk. Such affectations suggest a hairdresser's touch. In fact, Jon Peters, Streisand's hairdresser and husband, produced the film--and her permanent looks great...
...parents would go to bed," Lily recalls, "and Richard and I would stay up till 2 in the morning. Richard, who was 13 or so then, would put on a satin smoking jacket, light a cigarette and march around with a glass of something. I really think Mother sensed that we might take a stick to her if she didn't stop telling us what to do. So she decided to stop mothering." Lillie Mae, who returned to Kentucky after Guy died in 1973, says simply: "Lily was always a stubborn child, and I went along with...