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...That carpet, Andrews explains, partly represents home. “When Ranevskaya was a little girl, she will have crawled on the carpet,” he says. “Maybe she made love to her husband on the carpet....
...“That type of exposure doesn’t just become evident through a sales spike....
...Imo, whirling in like Mary Poppins with a carpet bag, is a self-proclaimed “gypsy” with no ties and few possessions....
...Patterns and swirls, ruched fabrics and roses on carpets, exotica and tradition, hot colours and deflected lighting: this is full-on maximalism....
...It is the result of a no-mow March and it makes me think of flowery foregrounds in great Italian paintings, including Botticelli’s Primavera in which 40 types of flower can be identified....
...Like, gum on the carpet. Like, it was as scummy as you could get,” is how Roberts described it....
...The six ensuite cabins, staggered over two levels, evidence this beautifully, from custom Egyptian kilim carpets to the master suite’s trompe l’oeil landscape – made by Greek artist Athan Mytilinaios using...
...There are trends that can be seen in hard data, such as what has changed in our supermarket purchasing habits, or whether certain types of digital advertising are working....
...“I’ve spent a lot of time sourcing and buying vintage Armani suits for clients to wear on the red carpet.” Day isn’t the only one on the hunt for second-hand Armani tailoring....
...In recent years, holm oaks in Britain have been shedding their leaves in spring, smothering the ground with an untidy carpet....
...“I was scared of the perception in fashion if people realise I’m a grandmother and that I wouldn’t fit into certain types of jobs.”...
...Carpet remains divisive, says interior designer Sarah Vanrenen. “It appeals to a certain type, who likes to linger in the bath. Not practical, in and out of the shower sorts....
...“It was beautifully designed by one of the top London developers, but he pulled a tuft of the carpet out and lit it on fire. He said ‘This is a really good quality carpet.’”...
...They are Commemoration balls, which begin on a red carpet laid above the grass. The bees are still dormant in their corridors below....
...FT Alphaville’s favourite Aim-quoted carpet roll-up, Victoria plc, appeared to publish a rosy set of audited annual results earlier this month....
...I’m not talking new carpets and a bit of paint. I mean full-on disruption....
...Some of them had planted smooth carpets of green moss along their driveways, an echo of Kyoto off the coast of Maine....
...His personal chef was also permitted to come and go, bringing in fresh supplies of the types of food — mainly fish and vegetables — that the president likes to eat....
...“That’s more likely to be prominent if Putin comes and the red carpet is rolled out for him,” Stuurman said....
...Ian Fleming’s pasteboard hero, scoffed the younger spy-turned-author, “on his magic carpet takes us away from moral doubt”....
...General Atlantic changes with the times General Atlantic is pivoting further away from the types of deals that made its name....
...Fireplaces bookend the space on either end and earthy tones are woven throughout in the polished oak, potted plants, Persian carpets and terracotta cushions....
...Chinese leaders have been aggressively courting western business, including laying out the red carpet for CEOs visiting Beijing recently, but that has not stopped the march of supply shift diversification...
...“It is on the menu these days: men are wearing more real jewellery: pendants, diamond bracelets, or rings especially with black tie on the red carpet.”...
...Now they all get a spray tan one or two days ahead of a red-carpet event,” he tells me as I strip down to my bikini bottoms and put on a hair net....
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