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...designer and director for theater and opera in Europe. Last week, at the opening of the La Scala opera season in Milan, his latest paintings hung as backdrops for his own new production of Verdi's Don Carlos. Ponelle's dark, brooding sets, painted on black velvet to emphasize the somber mood of the drama, suggested El Greco canvases come to life. The naturalistic direction he gave to the expert cast assembled by Conductor Claudio Abbado-and headed by Bulgarian Basso Nicolai Ghiaurov-gave psychological unity to Verdi's knotty tale of neuroticism and political intrigue...
...aura of gypsy encampments. That aura was heightened by an occasional waft of incense and by the presence of two girls known as Licorice and Rose (real names: Caroline McKechnie and Rose Simpson), who live, travel and perform with the band. Resplendent in beads, braid, silks and velvet, Robin and Mike wandered about, sipped tea, and spent interminable intervals tuning up. But once they started singing, they wove a trance...
Brown cut velvet skirt with straps Custom fashions Imported shoes...
...floors filled with distinctive Christmas gifts. (Above) Afghanistan velvet vest, gold chains, Tano bag, unusual sculpture, and museum replicas. Beginning December 16, open until 9 at night until Christmas...
...fashion designer, Scott is turning his attention increasingly to men's clothes. His vibrant, eye-popping print shirts at $55 each are only a beginning-he hopes. "The Medici, who invented banking, wore glorious colors," says Scott. "So why shouldn't your banker today dress in red velvet...