Word: secessionist
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...SECESSIONIST When Ronald Lauder, son of beauty legend Estée Lauder, opened the Neue Galerie on New York City's Upper East Side, he knew he was sharing his love of Viennese art and design with the world, but he probably didn't think he would be setting a fashion trend. The Wiener Werkstätte and the Secessionist movement that came out of Vienna in the early 20th century are influencing fashion and home design. Fabric manufacturer Maharam has reissued the fabrics of Dagobert Peche, and young designers like Proenza Schouler are picking up on the colors and graphic detail...
...None of this would have much long-term consequence if it were not for the reviving separatist threat in Quebec. The secessionist Parti Quebecois last month elected a young and vibrant leader in Andre Boisclair, who has vowed to call a new referendum on Quebec sovereignty at his first opportunity. That could come within two years if his party can defeat the moribund ruling provincial Liberal party in the next provincial election. An acrimonious federal campaign followed by another weak and divided government in Ottawa will not do much for the federalist hopes in Quebec or even national unity...
...Graphic Black and White Moving away from today's bright colors, some designers went graphic. London-based Alice Temperley showed black florals on white while New York City favorites Proenza Schouler and Carolina Herrera were influenced by the Viennese Secessionist art movement. Or so they...
...Cole presented his in breezy chiffon and pretty pastel colors Graphic Black And White Moving away from today's bright colors, some designers went graphic. London-based Alice Temperley showed black florals on white while New York City favorites Proenza Schouler and Carolina Herrera were influenced by the Viennese Secessionist art movement. Or so they...
...years fighting has progressed west from Chechnya to Ingushetia and North Ossetia, where last year hundreds died in the Beslan school siege. In the past 12 months, there have been almost daily attacks in Dagestan to the east. Now, the insurgency has moved north into Kabardino-Balkaria. Chechen secessionist websites hailed what they called a successful operation by the "Kabardino-Balkaria section of the Caucasus Front," praising it as proof that the strategy introduced by the Chechen insurgency's new leader, Abdul Khalim Sadulayev, was working. The 37-year-old cleric took over after his more moderate predecessor, Aslan Maskhadov...