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...year, but this year it's tougher than ever. Designers at both cities were buoyantly optimistic, unveiling ambitious new shapes and colors in the face of shrinking sales, a stuttering economy and a looming U.S.-led war against Iraq. The trends on the runways of Milan and Paris - shimmering silver, tiny skirts, Asian influences, a new top-heavy silhouette, to name but a few - were stronger and more varied than they have been in several seasons. Pundits in search of a pat explanation as to why this season was so strong may proclaim: "Afraid to travel, designers explore the uncharted...
Fennessy also held a casting call at Wellesley, which attracted over 900 students in search of silver-screen magic and an $81 daily stipend. Wellesley sophomore Laura Young, one of the 200 extras chosen, said the experience was authentic to a fault...
...company of three Nobel laureates, they also lauded a man who invented a washing machine for dogs and cats and another who authored the scholarly report “Scrotal Asymmetry in Man and in Ancient Sculpture.” As paper airplanes deluged the stage, a silver-painted man wearing only glasses and his underwear wandered around holding a flashlight over his head...
...chandeliers and other accessories to suit virtually every taste and budget. As you might expect, there are heirlooms from the region's antebellum plantations, but most stores feature antiques from England and France, with a smattering from Holland, Italy and Germany. The treasures range from a $35 piece of silver flatware to a $50,000 rare armoire to a $265,000 Baccarat crystal chandelier...
Sylvia Goodman, 61, a retired high school teacher, frequently makes the 325-mile drive from her home in Shreveport, La., to New Orleans to indulge her passion for 18th century English furniture and accessories. She has made 20 purchases in the city's shops, including tables, mirrors, silver serving pieces and jewelry. Her favorite: a 100-year-old collapsible library ladder with leather rungs for $2,000. "I've acquired antiques from all over the world, in places like Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris and New York City," says Goodman. "But I think New Orleans is one of the best places...