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...touched silk"?Ratti is ensconced in her office in the new headquarters, built in 1999. Like her father, Ratti is a sharp businessperson with a passion for the creative process. She pays frequent visits to clients like John Galliano at Dior and listens to their ideas and vision to glean ideas of her own. "You listen a lot, but you also propose a lot," she says. Depending on the designer Ratti is dealing with, it can go either way. Some, like Dries Van Noten, will be inspired by a flower he finds in the archives but will...
...patterned dresses. Models for the show were chosen based not on their physical appearance, but on whether the directors felt they had the right attitude for Identities. “Identities was very much about the models and not just having them be these mannequins that we imposed our vision on,” said Platt. “We were inspired by the individual people that we were working with.” Students in the audience also remarked on the originality of the fashion featured. “The clothes were very unique, but had a special flair...
...between Smith and Conrad when the latter was a young artist starting out in New York City.A self-confessed introvert who majored in mathematics as an undergraduate, Conrad explained that he wanted to emphasize his relationship with Smith, who helped draw out the filmmaker’s budding artistic vision. “I was coming out of this cocoon of having been a math nerd into a scene where I found myself actually standing in front of a vase of flowers in a dress with Jack ripping it down my back,” he said.Despite the embarrassment...
...Dalai Lama's Greatest Trial I was deeply moved by Pico Iyer's "A Monk's Struggle" [March 31]. Despite the Dalai Lama's half-century of exile and the erosion of Tibetan culture due to the Chinese occupation of Tibet, the Buddhist leader maintains his lucid and compassionate vision. In the face of Chinese oppression, the fact that he sees the advantages of China's modernizing influence and envisions an autonomous Tibet within Chinese borders is a testament to his infinite wisdom. If our next President and other world leaders could emulate the Dalai Lama's compassionate politics...
...Obama's Achilles' Heel? Obama addressed the Wright problem before it assumed crisis proportions [March 31]. In doing so, he displayed a clarity and depth of vision that I have not witnessed in any other politician during my lifetime. His speech was courageous and honest. Above all it showed remarkable faith in our nation's ability to see in shades of gray, rather than black and white. If this is an indication of how he would handle the presidency, I say hallelujah and amen. Farhat Biviji, Cherry Hill...