Word: velvetized
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...astonishingly beautiful daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, has been plugging Lancome cosmetics under a contract that has paid her as much as $315,000 a year for 35 days of work. Along the way, Isabella had two other, less successful careers-as a movie actress (Blue Velvet, Wyatt Earp) and wife (she is divorced from film director Martin Scorsese and model Jonathan Wiedemann). Now that she has reached a certain age-she's pushing 43-Lancome, according to some reports, has decided that it wants a fresher image. Whether she was pushed or quit, Rossellini and the company...
...product of a conservative, patriarchal church, which helps explain his increasingly autocratic and negative pronouncements on such subjects as the ordination of women and artificial birth control. For all his manifest charisma and personal compassion, these critics charge, John Paul rules with an iron hand -- and there is no velvet glove to soften...
Sander is not one of those designers whose participation in the process of making clothes ends when they have made a sketch. A former student of textile engineering, she insists on controlling all the details of manufacturing, and has invented fabrics like wool velvet and wool linen. She tries on every item in her collection before it is sent to stores and has been known to delay or refuse shipments of pieces that are not perfectly executed to her specifications. To keep her production schedules on target and to make sure - there isn't anything lacking in her line, Sander...
Joel L. Derfner '95, whose picture appeared on the front page of yesterday's Crimson, wore a long, black velvet ball-gown that he borrowed from a friend. He accessorized with satin gloves, dangling crystal earnings and an elaborate glittering necklace. He let his red hair stay...
...painting, and at times the director Alain Corneau (who co-wrote the screenplay with Alain Quinard) makes them seem too stiff and doll-like for their own good. Most of the interior shots are done in warm, gentle lighting, making the tones subdued while the textures are palpable. The velvet and silk costumes are nothing short of sumptuous. Indeed, the entire film is a lavish production which has been a huge success and garnered many awards...