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...Senators watched in curious silence as Madame Chiang walked down the aisle of the Senate Chamber. They saw a still face with big dark eyes. They saw a slim, straight figure in a black Chinese gown, with here a tiny splash of jade, there a black sequin's understated sparkle. Madame Chiang stepped to the rostrum ... shot a smile at the Senators, and then, after apologizing for not having a set speech, knocked their silvery blocks off ... When she finished, tough guys were melted. 'Goddam it,' said one grizzled Congressman ... Much-moved listeners probably did not stop to analyze what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

...attend Biology finals in stilettos. Her closet is filled with approximately 60 pairs of shoes and various eccentricities. Her favorite of the moment is a “Goth blue plaid strappy dress—with buckles.” She wears the bindi—a small sequin “third eye”—for religious purposes, and has since age 13. She describes the rest of her style, however, as “what I want, when I want”—influenced by everything from her classical dancing to her experience...

Author: By Margot E. Kaminski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Sincerest Form of Flattery? | 10/16/2003 | See Source »

...That's because it's more a spa than a tub. For starters, each of the many baths boasts different mineral infusions for a variety of benefits. There are Jacuzzis, outdoor baths, aromatherapy saunas, massage rooms, facialists, darkened resting rooms, even a vast tatami-mat eatery complete with sequin-clad balladeer. Bathers lounge all day in pajamas provided by the spa, slipping in and out to take another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tokyo - A Bath with a View | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

...queen's new release, J to tha L-O! The Remixes is the first album of its kind to debut at No. 1. At No. 2?no joke?Ultimate Manilow BOB MACKIE Glitzy designer's Broadway-inspired fashion show draws raves. Whatever?as long as he keeps conceiving sequin headdresses for Cher LENNOX LEWIS Champ wins $8 million lawsuit against his promoter. At issue: promoter's deal to have Lennox drink Yuban coffee between rounds Losers JACQUES CHIRAC Le Monde runs photo of French prez with sleazeball scandal-magnet. Chirac is getting off easy. Those naked, bongo pics? Still hidden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 2/25/2002 | See Source »

Jenn has big hair. Her curly mane, in fact, connotes her entire ebullient presence. Striding down the street, hair billowing behind her, breasts leading the way, Jenn is all woman. She’s so much woman that she, unfailingly, plays a sequin-wearing Diva (Diana Ross) for Halloween...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Jennifer Y. Hyman | 12/6/2001 | See Source »

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