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...It’s hot, especially in a velvet costume. If you want to lose, go ahead and wipe the make-up dripping into your eyes...
...father was a "sadistic bully," his mother an amphetamine addict. In 1962, aged 18, their talented, self-taught son was taken on by a greetings-card company. Five years later he left his steady job to join the hippies in San Francisco. But he was too embarrassed to sport velvet and ringlets, and never felt like he belonged. O.K., he took drugs, but he carried right on working. Hallucinations actually helped to create his distinctive style. In the throes of a "bad trip," he recalled images he used to love - and copy - as a kid and realized cute cartoon animals...
...park; the air grew cooler and we headed back to Lowell. As we passed the Fly, we noticed a bunch of collegians in seersucker and pastel, ready for the 1920’s themed “garden party.” Outside the club stretched a red velvet rope...
...last year, that she has been tapped to take over the women's ready-to-wear collection. Among Giannini's credentials: five years designing at Fendi and two seasons reinventing Gucci accessories (which make up more than 80% of sales); this spring's floral shoes and next fall's velvet-and-leather Pelham bags are on every fashionista's shopping list. ?By Kristina Zimbalist...
...season's big, squashy Spy, so-called because of the secret compartments in the front flap and the handle. For the fall-winter 2005-06 season, Spy can be spotted in a variety of incarnations, each signaling its exclusivity with a different twist on conspicuous expense, like rich purple velvet lined in tulle and trimmed with pearls. And at Fendi's European stores alone, the Spy waiting list is now 100-strong...