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...Porter says that the imperative is not to cause more damage....
...“The aesthetic is about clean lines, beautiful fabrics and a muted colour palette showing that in today’s climate, fashion is about buying pieces that will last,” says Net-a-Porter market director Libby...
...“Pieter has brilliantly protected the Alaïa house codes while moving the collection forward,” agrees Alison Loehnis, president of Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter and The Outnet, and interim CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter...
...Though hailed “the Italian Dior”, a decade later, with the rise of prêt-à-porter, he quit couture to pursue interior design....
...“I knew enough to choose to go to an in-network emergency room when my appendix burst,” said Porter....
...At Prada, black and pink versions were given strong shoulders; Ann Demeulemeester sent biker jackets to the floor; and Jonathan Anderson deconstructed a classic shearling at Loewe....
...“We needed to put a price out there,” said Marc Porter, chair of Christie’s in the Americas. “That was the price, what we were driving toward....
...Pool Studio Contrepoids side table, POA Bottega Veneta leather boots, £1,045, net-a-porter.com...
...And although she manages the house in which pret-a-porter was invented, she’s been careful to check the inventory hasn’t been overwhelmed by streetwear trends....
...The Ann Demeulemeester flagship has been a design destination in Antwerp since it opened in 1999....
...Elsewhere, in a trio of works that will challenge many people’s notion of Aboriginal art, Vernon Ah Kee, Judy Watson and Tracey Moffatt address the social injustices of the postcolonial era....
...In the book, there are paintings of his circle of smart, creative friends, which has included the writers Kenneth Koch and Frank O’Hara, painter Fairfield Porter and dancers/choreographers Yvonne Rainer...
...Since its launch in 2014, Frame Chain has expanded to more than 200 independent stockists, including Matchesfashion.com and Net-a-Porter....
...Meanwhile, two Republican Senators said they would oppose Judy Shelton, Donald Trump’s nominee to the Fed’s board....
...J Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register/CNN pollster, says 58 per cent think it is “extremely important” to pick someone who can beat Mr Trump, which Ms Heitkamp says is common....
...Euphemia-Ann Sydney-Davies founded her eponymous brand following her graduation in 2012....
...The Huddersfield audience cheered wildly when Ann Widdecombe, the former Conservative minister now running for the Brexit party took the stage — and greeted Mr Farage with roars of “Nigel, Nigel”....
...Toby Faber includes a letter from Ann Faber, Geoffrey’s daughter, to Ted Hughes, but notes Ann “never made a name as an editor in her own right”....
...When we started Net-a-Porter, the first, I would say, 10 employees were actually dominant with male. Because we had IT, accounting, CFO. That's kind of natural at this stage....
...Marve Ann Alaimo, a partner specialising in estate planning at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, acknowledges Finra’s attempt to improve this but says the rules could do more to address the family risk problem...
...“Judy is what makes Judy’s work so special,” says the designer Marc Jacobs when asked to define his some times collaborator’s oeuvre....
...Completed in 1884, the building set the standard for high-end apartments in Manhattan, says Ann Cutbill Lenane, a broker with Douglas Elliman and the $29m home’s listing agent....
...BP has strongly defended Dame Ann, noting that she was re-elected to the board by 98 per cent of shareholders....
...I’ve made some great friends, one of whom gave me Judy Garland’s white leatherette address book where Porter Cole sits next to Post Office and Davis (Bette), Davis (Sammy Jr), and Day (Doris) all jostle...
...From outside, Porter’s wife Ann gives the side-eye to the poet James Schuyler (he “came to lunch one day and stayed 11 years,” she once remarked). The eternal guest sits, lost in a book....
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