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...Other silhouettes, including multi-colored feathered boleros and dramatic black evening gowns finished off with a graphic swoosh of lime satin, had a rock and roll feeling that Armani said was indiretly inspired by David Bowie. Surely some of the sharp black tuxedos with bright satin shirts and topped off by jeweled trilby hats will look right at the Spice Girls' reunion next winter...
...woman in red satin pants makes her way down the boardwalk on stilts, passing a man shouldering two parrots and a python. It's summertime again at Coney Island, the New York City neighborhood long known for its carnival atmosphere and amusement parks by the sea. This year, though, the mood isn't entirely festive. Uncertainty shrouds the original America's Playground, from the wood-trestled Cyclone roller coaster to the billboard counting down the days until Nathan's annual hot-dog-eating contest. An ambitious real estate developer has bought up two-thirds of Coney Island's main amusement...
...have inspired torrents of objections and corrections. His first best seller, The Emperor - an impressionistic 1978 account of the last days of Ethiopia's Haile Selassie - contains dozens of factual errors and improbable characters, like the former palace employee whose sole job for 10 years was to use a satin cloth to wipe urine from the shoes of visiting dignitaries set upon by the emperor...
Both John Kuntz and Paul Melendy, playing Tamora and Lavinia respectively, carry their female roles with flawless commitment and respectability. In the first 15 minutes of the play, it may be a bit difficult to ignore the fact that a man is in Tamora’s white satin dress and allow his character to take over. By the end, however, the performance is so enthralling that it is difficult even to notice the discrepancy in the actors’ genders...
...lavish, Vegas-style embroidery--appear to be allergic to sobriety. Gucci designer Frida Giannini turned to the 1940s and the gunmetal-gray palette of wartime heroines like photographer Lee Miller. For Dior, John Galliano tried on a reverential perspective, paying homage to giant clients like Ava Gardner with beaded satin entrance makers. In both cases, their studied opulence seemed to miss this moment's modernist beat...