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Holiday headaches may be in store for two anonymous donors to the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS), apparently outed yesterday when Harvard’s seasonal thank-you notes to them were inadvertently sent to a list of Boston-area DEAS alumni. The notes suggest that Microsoft CEO Steven A. Ballmer ’77 and Compass Advisors Partner Stephen M. Waters ’68 had donated to the DEAS’s Challenge Fund, a fundraising initiative launched in 2002 to subsidize the development and expansion of the division. The notes also provide a rare window...
It’s the holiday shopping season, and opportunities to save abound. But as an international student, one particular type of offer stands just beyond the pale of attainability for me. My frustration started when I walked into a Banana Republic store, attracted by an enormous sign that read, “15 percent off when you apply for a Banana Republic Card!” I picked out a black leather bag and eagerly awaited my discount in the cashier line. But one glance at the application form for the card was enough to dash my hopes...
...undisputed doyenne of Hamburg's new crop of fashion designers, Anna Fuchs, has set her seal of approval on Marktstrasse, selecting the street as the location of her flagship store, tel: (49-40) 4018 5408. But rising talents are also drawn to the area. Across the street, cobbler-designer and Hamburg native Inga Thomas, tel: (49-40) 4319 0471, is quietly making a name for herself with bespoke heels and ballerina shoes fashioned from colorful organic hides. Also new (in fact, the paint is barely dry at her tiny atelier) is Evangeline Van Niekerk, the proprietor of Krefeld...
...crowd with its limited-edition trainers and courier satchels. At Prayed, tel: (49-40) 4018 7816, bohemians gleefully rummage through racks of kaftans while at Faktorei Geheim, tel: (49-40) 2805 3485, the husband-and-wife team of Detlef and Britta Klug revamp army jackets and other typical thrift-store wear with funky floral embroidery...
...Linda Loudermilk: Scarves knitted from recycled soda bottles? A skirt made from soybeans? It may seem that this Los Angeles-based designer gets her inspiration from the corner store, but her sensual, feminine gowns and unstructured suits made from sustainable materials such as bamboo-fiber tweed, organic denim and soy silk are anything but pedestrian...