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Vogue editor Anna Wintour emphasizes that the magazine's April "Shape Issue" is devoted to women of all sizes. This may raise skepticism among readers of the tony monthly, where rail-thin models have long been de rigueur. But there, for the first time in Vogue, is the "plus size" model KATE DILLON. The idea sprang from the success of an issue last year featuring women of various ages. "We're trying to show women there are clothes for them within the Vogue world whether they are curvy, tall or short," says Wintour. The short part might strike a chord...
...much a business needs to rely on intelligence analysis depends less on where it operates than how. The more capital intensive a business is, the more its executives need to know how the future is likely to take shape. Energy companies, which have to make multibillion-dollar infrastructure investments before they can draw a penny's worth of fossil fuel out of the ground, have set the standard for security and political intelligence overseas. High-tech firms, which need to determine where their competitors are headed before beginning costly research and development, have led the way in what is known...
When creating their lines for spring, it seems fashion designers unanimously concluded that this was the moment to update the peasant blouse. As stores stock up for warmer weather, the garment will soon become ubiquitous (Julia Roberts, Janet Jackson and Calista Flockhart have already been spotted wearing them). In shape and color, the tops hark back to the hippie era. Loose and unstructured, they come mainly in white and pastels, often with embroidery. In detail and fabric, they tend toward the romantic, with ruffles around the neckline and cuffs, in chiffon and other sheer fabrics. The good news...
...World War II after King Victor Emmanuel III's support for dictator Benito Mussolini. Barred since 1947 by the Italian Constitution from setting foot in Italy, the Savoy male heirs may soon be permitted to return home. They'll find their ancestral city has been whipped into shape...
Dorvil, who said the walk to and from the Quad would keep her in shape, did not attend the boat-burning rituals last night—she has two midterms tomorrow...