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...But there’s also a restless sense of postwar turbulence and Norris retains the scope of the novel with a silent chorus of people on the move....
...Simone Rocha styled transparent, embroidered slip dresses over grey woolly shorts and co-ordinates; Gucci included a black lacy bodysuit with thigh-high stockings under a big faux fur coat; while the opening...
...A friend of mine smooths out the lines of lacy, padded or underwired bras by wearing one of Hanro’s super-soft Touch Feeling micro polyamide crop tops over the top (£48, hanro.co.uk)....
...Meanwhile backstage, props, costumes and wigs need to be separated, and keeping cast members safe is a military operation worthy of Henry V. Shakespeare was not a man for a two-hander....
...A terrific climactic confrontation shortly before the end burns with a superficially noble brutality not unlike the newly crowned King Henry V’s rejection of Falstaff, yet even then and afterwards it becomes...
...There is a wealth of younger talent waiting in the wings: when Sir Nicholas Hytner stepped down from the leadership of the National Theatre last year, he was replaced by Rufus Norris (b 1965); Sandy Nairne...
...The materials were breathtaking: lacy latex, sequins and jewel embroideries all hand sewn with individual feathers. “Couture has to be impeccable,” he said of their dazzling construction....
...Collaborating with Stuttgart’s Staatsgalerie, Liverpool has garnered stellar German-owned works: Düsseldorf’s caged “Man in Blue V”, Stuttgart’s “Chimpanzee”, eerily close to Bacon’s bestialised human forms...
...The first half shows Norris at his best, peppered with witty one-liners and underscored by a poignant sense of loss, the friends mourning Frankie, themselves and a childhood suddenly ended. E.V....
...Then, a similar treatment in sequins; four gorgeous evening dresses with a plunging V fronts, and each inset with a sheer lace placket....
...Electronic Arts spent heavily promoting Battlefield 3, and games such as Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Activision’s World of Warcraft with advertisements featuring actors including Chuck Norris....
...POP Ziggyology , by Simon Goddard, Ebury Press, £20, 352 pages After the comeback and the V&A retrospective comes Bowie fatigue. Do we need more adulation?...
...Anaita Shroff Adajania, fashion director of Vogue India, confirms the preference for lacy looks, ruffled fringes and a general attraction to lingerie-inspired pieces such as a lace-framed V-neck top in midnight...
...In a window nearby, however, belonging to a store called Vero Moda (www.veromoda.com), was a loosefitting black silk tunic with a V-shaped hem and elastic neckline (£50), which is now in my closet....
...Most in the markets believe the global economic recovery will be anything but V-shaped – although such a scenario actually looks increasingly likely, says Barry Norris, partner at Argonaut Capital....
...However, he says he takes a contrarian view of markets, believing a recovery is likely to be V-shaped....
...Barry is a big believer in a V-shaped recovery and I am absolutely not. The case for the V is straightforward....
...Blossom, a hand-stitched, waxed paper dotted with lacy perforations, is best hung proud of a wall to emphasise the design’s natural shadow-play....
...Fact v fantasy: How farfetched is it? “If you believe in spooks, clap your hands.”...
...The dramatis personae of Obama v McCain included Joe the Plumber, Joe Sixpack and vice-president elect Joe Biden....
...Rather, there is Miguel Adrover, Maggie Norris, Costello Tagliepietra and Duckie Brown. Yes, I know who they are, but it’s my job - I’m a fashion editor....
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