Word: chinchilla
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Victoria D. Sung ’10 selects a navy swatch of fabric amidst the rows of fake chinchilla at Boston’s Winmill Fabrics. Sung’s choice in material reflects her personality as both a designer and a stylish individual...
Victoria D. Sung ’10 selects a navy swatch of fabric amidst the rows of fake chinchilla at Boston’s Winmill Fabrics. Sung’s choice in material reflects her personality as both a designer and a stylish individual. “It’s collegiate preppy with a hint of downtown New York,” Sung says. Think Ralph Lauren with a twist. Sung, who is also a Crimson Arts Columnist, strolls through the fabric store’s aisles and aisles of multi-colored buttons and faux-fur. Despite...
...demi-couture" rests between ready-to-wear and couture, with jackets ringing in at upwards of $6,000. Handbags have skyrocketed over the past two years, with the exotic-skin bags of Nancy Gonzalez special standouts. Fur is also flying out of the stores, including a Chado Ralph Rucci chinchilla clearly worth mentioning. And forward fashion, believe it or not, has stepped way up. "Eight years ago, the customer thought of Prada as being fairly avant-garde. Today it's in the majority of our stores and very successful," says Stordahl, a Minnesota native who, overseeing women's apparel...
...model Agyness Deyn was spotted recently in a leather ruff and farthingale by British designer Gareth Pugh. Silhouettes aside, designers this fall are offering a king's ransom of silk, satin, fur and jewel-like ornamentation that alone evoke the Tudor spirit. Oscar de la Renta showed ermine and chinchilla shrugs atop embroidered tulle. For Burberry Prorsum, Christopher Bailey referenced armor with a collection of austere leather coats, metal-studded dresses and black gauntlets that would not seem out of place in the Tower of London. Rodarte featured shimmering gold dresses fit for a nascent Queen...
...been putting wildlife through the hoops since the days of the Road Runner and Pep? Le Pew, just after World War II. Perhaps not coincidentally, artist Chuck Jones was a particular favorite of the young George Miliotis, growing up the son of Greek immigrants in the town of Chinchilla, Queensland. But when it came time for Miller to concoct his first purely animated feature half a century later, the greatest inspiration came not from Warner Bros. but from wildlife documentaries. Tickled by the fact that Antarctica's emperor penguins distinguish their mates by the unique call of their "heartsong," Miller...