Tag: Oscar de la Renta
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Rock the Caftan
Caftans, long, loose-fitting tunics with origins in ancient Persia, have been gaining momentum as an alternative to more structured formal dress. With any luck, there will be some caftans among the goddess gowns at tomorrow’s Academy Awards ceremony. They say Tsarina Alexandra was the first westerner to make a fashion statement in a caftan, when…
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Patterns in Vogue: Striking Gold
“Striking Gold,” a 1979 editorial by the late Deborah Turbeville, includes a two-page Vogue Patterns spread that has a festive sparkle. Turbeville’s photo shows four seated models dressed in shimmery charmeuse and lamĂ©; two wear off-the-rack clothing. The two featured patterns (at centre and far right) were made up in gold-pistachio lamĂ© from Bloomingdale’s (click…
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