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...perhaps how the French have always wished it. Fashion's new womanliness has its most passionate and celebrated advocates in two young designers brought in to revivify a pair of Parisian houses famously steeped in the romantic tradition. Alber Elbaz, the creative director of Guy Laroche, and Stella McCartney, daughter of Paul and Linda and the new chief talent at Chloe, have become stars of the fashion world, with spring ready-to-wear lines aimed at women whose idea of time well spent extends beyond eating dinner at their desks. When the new Chloe collection arrived at New York City...
...When McCartney was installed at the house to much fanfare last year, critics of the move attributed it to her lineage. Chief among the detractors was her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld, who snapped to Women's Wear Daily, "I think they should have taken a big name. They did--but in music, not fashion." McCartney, despite her age (she is 26), was in fact no novice to garmentmaking. She had attended London's venerable Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, the alma mater as well of John Galliano and Alexander McQueen (designers also snatched up to oversee ailing French...
After graduation in 1995, McCartney launched her own small line in London, building it almost entirely around sensuous collections of lingerie-modeled dresses and swingy silk skirts. "My mom always collected thrift-shop stuff--especially Italian slips," McCartney recalls. "I've always loved underwear and antique fabrics and lace for all their soft texture." Her famous surname did inevitably create buzz. Supermodel friends wore her clothes, and before long, a McCartney frock became a must-have item for the in vogue everywhere...
...Some 2,000 hooky-playing, caterwauling teenagers stomped, whistled, screamed, sang or just plain fainted while the plane slowly disgorged 105 passengers, 11 crew members and four British Beetles. Oops, Beatles. On their first U.S. tour, the mop-topped, top pop wailers, John Lennon, 23, George Harrison, 21, Paul McCartney, 21, and Ringo Starr, 23, grinned amiably at the whole mad display. What was their secret? "A good press agent," chirped Ringo. (They have...
Meanwhile, organizers of a June charity concert in Princess Diana's honor say they haven't been snubbed by top stars. But Elton John won't be there because he's on tour then, while guitar legend Eric Clapton, former Beatle Paul McCartney, pop singer George Michael and opera star Luciano Pavarotti have also pleaded prior engagements. Concert organizers have been criticized by the British press for setting ticket prices at $65. Those set to perform at Althorp Park, where Diana is buried, include singers Sir Cliff Richard and Chris de Burgh and the pop band...