"Best": This indicates the highest level of effortless elegance and agility in business affairs.
FOR men of a certain generation, the Perry Ellis look of the early '80s was a classic: impeccably constructed khaki pants and a crisp white or blue cotton shirt, perhaps paired with a buttery soft trench coat, all of it conveying a kind of effortless elegance.
"Blue to create an effortless elegance,' said Frida Giannini, Gucci's designer, backstage.
The effortless elegance of Mr. Ellis's sportswear resonates with current designers like Simon Spurr and Michael Bastian.
That effortless elegance of mind, those sublimely well-chosen words untainted by the faintest whiff of scandal, is replaced by the crass and the corrupt.
Witty, dear, deep and kind beyond kind, Johnny was a person of indelible charm, subtlety of mind, and effortless elegance, wisdom and generosity.
His seemingly effortless elegance and grace on skis brought him celebrity status, and he became known as the father of freestyle skiing because of the flips and somersaults that he performed in exhibitions.
Even with two entertaining books under his belt ("Effortless Elegance with Colin Cowie," published in 1996, was his first) and two more due out later this year, Cowie would much rather be likened to Ford than to Martha Stewart.
A miracle of perfect measure, the great dome that greets you offers an impressive solidity, yet in its effortless elegance seems almost light enough to float to the sky.
"It has to have an effortless elegance, be the epitome of effortless style, have great poise, a gentlemanly sense of fair play," he tells me, referring to the sort of sophisticated guest who, long after they have departed a party, leaves a charming and long-lasting impression.
"I was inspired by Grace Kelly's effortless elegance".
