At the opening show of "The Dark Tower," a mystery play by Mr. George Kaufman and Herman Mankiwiecz, one of the celebrities in the audience was Miss G. B. Stern in a smart Schiaparelli gown.
By Paul Hyde Bonner, Francis Steegmuller, and James Thurber The New Yorker, June 2 , 1934P. 14 At the opening show of "The Dark Tower," a mystery play by Mr. George Kaufman and Herman Mankiwiecz, one of the celebrities in the audience was Miss G. B. Stern in a smart Schiaparelli gown.
The costumes by Jess Goldstein are a wild array of this and that -- regal robes, satin pajamas, tuxedos, evening gowns, smart sports coats -- intended to convey character rather than depict a time-specific setting.
Her elegant wardrobe, which pushed her to the top of the International Best Dressed List in 1965, included traditional Thai silk gowns and smart Western clothes designed by Pierre Balmain.
Even a gown tagged as being "smart casual" had exquisite peonies and butterflies hand-sewn onto a crimson backdrop.
Although there was "much rejoicing," Mitford recalls, "I was so apprehensive that I did not buy any new clothes for the baby, and the washed-out woolly things and old-fashioned gowns surprised the nurses in the smart maternity wing".
Along with other Parisian trade names which smart Americans will continue to wear in their gowns and hats in the belief that they are recherchés, Poiret has been absorbed by a large syndicate.
In a Salon review of the film, Stephanie Zacharek called Gyllenhaal's character "a tough cookie in a Stanwyck-style bias-cut gown" and stated that "the movie feels smarter and more supple when she's on-screen".
Mr. Gaytten is wedded to Christian Dior's grand era: The signature pale gray and pale pink palette of the 1950s; the ladylike elegance of a belted jacket, a smart tailored coat, a pleated skirt, a feather-light long gown.
Third, amid the ruck of photogenic birdbrains, she came across as smart and clever: instead of blathering on, in her strapless gown, about her dreams of travelling, helping sick kids and working for world peace, she said she thought federal health insurance should cover contraceptive pills.
