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...I had expected “Diane”: mindless data-entry, scrolling through Twitter, maybe looking up my friends’ medical records in the database....
...By then, he and Betty, who died in 2017, had left the scene, living in an Italianate mansion in suburban New Jersey....
...On view in London at a presale exhibition from 22 February before March 2 auction; sothebys.com Treasures from François and Betty Catroux’s French Riviera residence François Catroux and his wife Betty...
...Think of the woman quoted by Betty Friedan in her book The Feminine Mystique (published a year before this picture was taken): “I begin to feel I have no personality,” she famously said, before going on...
...Of course, as Diane Von Furstenberg discovered in the 70s, everyone suits the wrap dress, and Ganni creative director Ditte Reffstrup’s interpretation of it, with its shirting top and slight asymmetrical...
...General Mills, maker of Betty Crocker baking products and Cheerios and Chex cold cereals, paid $820m in cash for Annie’s last year as a means of climbing aboard the organic food bandwagon....
...Where fashion plays out is in the details, as in a Peter Pan-collared polo from Sweaty Betty “for a gamine presence on court”....
...After a brief conversation about the reason for his visit, Gilbertson was allowed to beat a hasty retreat....
...Then there’s D&G’s bikinis covered in cute cherry prints; and Diane von Furstenberg’s generous and ruched knickers in zebra- and colourful leopard-print....
...Catwalk translation: instead of actual jewels, expect a lot of jewel tones: the emeralds of Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Diane von Furstenberg; the amethyst of Versace and Preen; the ruby of Akris, Rodarte and Lanvin...
...“Elbow-length and coloured styles are the most popular; top sellers include Diane von Furstenberg and Paul Smith, and we have waiting lists for Moschino....
...Diane Souhami heroically struggles to find daring incidents in a life largely dedicated to service to others....
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