The hushed, spartan "Murder of Birds" featured a delicious duet with Garvey and her transatlantic move also surfaced here and there: "The road presents a twisting case of fate," she sang on "Whispering Light", and on "Bed Across the Sea": "LA is hot as fuck, Manchester is about to freeze".
A whisper-light cashmere nightie and matching robe make a comfy sleepwear twin set ($650 for the set at www.blissworld.com).
That led to Cosmic Love and Sail '77, two whisper-light chiffon frocks digitally printed with Ms. Penner's intricate prismatic collages.
A reversible crew neck sweater by John Varvatos is made of whisper-light merino wool and flips from chalk white to creamy camel ($195 at www.eLuxury.com).com
Once seen as a winter fabric, leather is now even being made into thin pastel suedes for summer, washable white leather shirts and whisper-light calfskin tankinis.
Tortière, a Gascon specialty, consisted of whisper-light, phyllolike pastry stretched thin over prunes steeped in cinnamon and Armagnac, and garnished with sensational prune ice cream.
Unable to lug a stack of paintings to Paris, she needed something that could fit in a suitcase. Et voilà: Cosmic Love and Sail '77, two whisper-light chiffon frocks digitally printed with Penner's intricate, prismatic collages.
The dancers here include up-and-comers like Sebastian Haynes, established principals like Amy Watson (trained in the U.S ., the whisper-light Gudrun Bojesen, and the veteran dance-actress Sorella Englund.
ALL SPRING, IT WAS virtually impossible to walk a city block without treading on a pair of Reva Ballerina flats from Tory Burch: rubber-soled, whisper-light leather flats with comfy elastic backs.
They included a dainty yet potent doughnut filled with preserved-lemon cream and a luscious roasted-milk-chocolate cream puff with a whisper-light crumb, both just shy of savory.
A crinkled cotton lawn shirt by Just Cavalli ($225 at Henri Bendel) has bell sleeves and can be worn as a whisper-light jacket over a camisole or slip dress, perfect for August evenings.
