Word: chanelling
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...centuries. The first false diamonds, sculpted from crystal, appeared in the 1600s in France. In Britain, Prince Albert's death in 1861 prompted a grieving Queen Victoria to proclaim that only black jewelry would be considered proper, making black glass jewels temporarily popular among aristocrats. French Designer Coco Chanel made a splash by wearing rhinestones and faux pearls during the Roaring Twenties...
...Saks Fifth Avenue (Prudential Plaza). Rhinestone jewelry ranges from $28 for a choker to $10 for a tiara at Reddog's (1737 Mass. Ave.). If you want to go all out, Atalanta Antiques (1700 Mass. Ave.) sells a beaded and chiffon flapper dress for $300. For the finishing touch, Chanel No. 5 perfume, a mere $175 per ounce...
Many cosmetics firms, including L'Oreal, Revlon and Chanel, are preparing to join the free-sample spree, which is expected to grow from some 250 million strips this year to at least 500 million in 1987. Convinced that the strips will boost sales, industry executives are already planning to offer samples of other makeup products. Expected this summer: lipstick strips...
...author gushes a bit over Karl Lagerfeld, a cheeky, fluent idea man, and finds nearly invisible depth in the creations of Hardy Amies, a reliable but stodgy British tailor. The book is hobbled by rather arbitrary categories she imposes to organize her designers: artists (Fortuny, Mary McFadden), purists (Chanel, Vionnet), architects (Balenciaga, Charles James), realists (Norman Norell and Miyake, of all people). Also, although it may be patrician not to talk about money, the vast fortunes made by the likes of Saint Laurent and Lauren go unrecorded, making the tone sound occasionally naive...
...some saucy things to say about his fellow designer. Certainly the reflections (which Lagerfeld claims were not intended for publication) were not out of character for a man who says, "I respect nothing, no one, including myself. Respect is not a very creative thing. Imagine me respecting Chanel. We would go nowhere...