Word: satine
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There is a constellation of cigarette burns near the right-hand pocket of my new winter coat. Someone has reaffixed its buttons with coarse, dark thread; someone has worn its satin lining, the color of plums, fuzzy at the shoulders. When, sliding my hand into the right pocket, I finger a cigarette burn, I imagine the coat’s previous owner, gesturing with a cigarette, its tip bright in the early winter twilight. When I button the coat I imagine a button detaching under her hurried fingers and tumbling to the ground, imagine her pocketing it so that...
...with-a-twist that worked so well last time around. But this time the items were off-the-shoulder jersey shirts, slouchy jeans and shorts. The looks that really got the audience going were the evening ones - long gowns in chiffon or tulle that flowed off a pant leg, satin and chiffon tiered column dresses, sexy blouses - what Snoeren called: "Our attempt to make glamour modern." Viktor & Rolf say their transformation took place during the recent development of their menswear line. "It was liberating to have the restrictions of menswear, and we thought it'd be good to have...
...COVER: Photograph for TIME by Raul Martinez. Liya Kebede wears a Dior by John Galliano silk chiffon and satin jacket. Styled by Ricky Vider Rivers. Hair by Ward for Bumble and Bumble. Makeup by Fulvia Farolfi. Hand models: Angie Caraballo and Ruth Rose for Parts Models. Manicure by Deborah Lippmann...
PARIS Classic Parisiennes ("femmes, pas filles," according to a spokeswoman) stick to Chanel, specifically a new compact version of the classic quilted leather bag and a sexy satin pump, above, beaded by Lesage...
...imagery is as much a part of the fabric of fashion as silk, satin and thread, the imagemakers of the fashion business bring something immaterial to the cloth itself. Call it what you want; like all creativity, it's hard to define. We can feel it as an aura of allure or fantasy, the mysterious fever of the cool...