Word: windsors
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...wobbly at best ("unlike in England, where striped suits are commonplace ..."), goes into nervous collapse at the very mention of the decade. Flusser wants men to stick to a half-century-old notion of tailored splendor, personified by the likes of Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and the Duke of Windsor--all pictured in Clothes and the Man--and exemplified by a range of softly draped clothing, much of it designed by Flusser and also pictured here, frequently...
CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES, now H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL, finally married PRINCE CHARLES on a crisp Saturday in Windsor. The wedding had seemed positively jinxed. The royal chapel wasn't licensed for civil weddings, so they had to switch to a public hall; the Queen didn't attend the actual ceremony; the Pope's funeral postponed it all by a day. But in the end the crowd cheered warmly, and Camilla's dress got thumbs up. Did a coach and horses then whisk the couple away? No, a car did; their royal relatives actually clambered onto buses for the Queen...
...WILL BE THERE? Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the only close relatives who won't attend the civil ceremony, will join 700 guests for the religious blessing at Windsor Castle...
...DIED. BOBBY SHORT, 80, cabaret performer whose combination of swank elegance and boyish exuberance became a symbol of Manhattan sophistication, drawing glitterati from Woody Allen (who featured Short in two movies) to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor; in New York City. His Great American Songbook repertoire included stylish, raspy celebrations of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller. After first playing professionally at the age of 11 as the "Miniature King of Swing," he became a fixture for 36 years at New York's Carlyle Hotel Cafe, where he would have opened its 50th anniversary season...
DIED. BOBBY SHORT, 80, boyishly exuberant cabaret performer who became a symbol of Manhattan sophistication, drawing glitterati from Woody Allen (who featured Short in two movies) to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor; in New York City. With a repertoire that included raspy celebrations of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller, Short began his career at age 11 as the Miniature King of Swing and was a fixture at New York City's Carlyle Hotel for 36 years. After attempting to retire from that job last year, he planned to make this season his last...