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...Girls Collection. The 12,600 attendees?and 15 million people watching the live cell-phone broadcast?could purchase items on their phones as soon as they appeared on the catwalk. Shin Akamatsu launched his Joias line at the festival and received more orders than the established labels did. "We struck gold right from the beginning," says the creative director, who saw $4.2 million in sales in five months. Other brands plan to present new lines at the next event...
...1920s and opening the Hollywood Boot Shop. There his cowboy boots and Roman sandals were often used on movie sets, and soon celebrities came calling for custom orders. But it wasn't until 1936, when the use of leather and steel was restricted in Italy, that genius really struck. Desperate to replace the rationed materials, Ferragamo came up with the idea of filling the heels of his shoes with cork and wood, creating the wedge. The platform sandal soon followed, becoming a favorite among leading ladies, including Lauren Bacall, Carmen Miranda and Audrey Hepburn, many of whom longed...
...years ago, De Taillac struck a deal with Munnu Kasliwal, one of three brothers and two cousins who own and run Gem Palace, a gem wholesaler and retailer with specialized cutting and polishing workshops around town. The Kasliwals have parlayed a privileged relationship with the royal families of Rajasthan going back generations into an international following of wealthy jewelry junkies who go for Munnu's unusual pieces (a gold bird perched on a ring, pecking a dangling diamond briolette) and swear by Gem Palace's quality and old-fashioned cuts. The emporium in Jaipur has an Old World feel...
...periodically battled with tendinitis in his elbow and shoulder.His collegiate career so far only provides a small sample size, but it is tantalizing.Over three years at Harvard, he’s pitched just 17.2 innings, often in attempts to cultivate a niche as closer, but has struck out 25, giving up only 11 hits. On top of the fastball, he features a ruinous plunging curve that many believe is his best pitch.“I hope he pitches,” captain shortstop Morgan Brown says. “The guy is lights out. He?...
...friend-of-the-court brief supporting FAIR’s case. But faculty members took a more active role, and last fall, 40 Harvard law professors filed their own brief in the case. In yesterday’s opinion, the court singled out the professors’ argument and struck it down.In a statement last night, a spokesman for University President Lawrence H. Summers said that the University still remains opposed to the amendment.“Harvard fully respects the Supreme Court’s decision, but we continue to believe that the Solomon Amendment is a coercive...