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Hubert de Givenchy
Hubert de Givenchy (James Marcel Taffin) , 1927-, French fashion designer. He established his house of couture in Paris. A disciple of Balenciaga and assistant designer to Schiaparelli , he opened his own house in 1952, selling it to Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton in 1988. He remained under... Read more |
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Edith Head
Edith Head 1907-81, American costume designer, b. Los Angeles, Calif. She began to design costumes for the motion pictures in the early 1930s, working at Paramount for most of her career and moving to Universal in 1967. She won eight Academy Awards for a variety of films, including The Heiress ... Read more |
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Breakfast at Tiffanys
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S USA, 1961 Director:Blake Edwards Production:Jurow-Sheperd Productions and Paramount Pictures; colour, 35mm; running time: 115 minutes. Producers:Martin Jurow and Richard Sheperd; screenplay:George Axelrod, from the novel by Truman... Read more |
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Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn 1929-93, film actress, b. Brussels as Audrey Kathleen Ruston. The daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness, she and her mother lived in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation. Moving to London, she studied ballet and acting, modeled, danced, and played bit parts before... Read more |
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Hepburn Act of 1906
HEPBURN ACT HEPBURN ACT. Congress passed the Hepburn Act to clarify and increase the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroads and certain other types of carriers. It authorized the commission to determine and prescribe just and reasonable maximum rates, establish through... Read more |
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Mitchell Frederick Hepburn
Mitchell Frederick Hepburn 1896-1953, Canadian political leader. A member of the House of Commons (1926-34), he was chosen (1930) leader of the Liberal party in Ontario and became (1934) premier of the province. Several years later, he became involved in struggles with labor organizations and with... Read more |
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Gilbert Adrian
Gilbert Adrian 1903-59, popularly known simply as Adrian, fashion designer, b. Naugatuk, Conn. Educated in New York City, he created designs for Broadway shows until 1925, when he moved to Hollywood. As studio designer at MGM studios (1928-41), he created glamorous clothing for such stars as Greta... Read more |
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William Peters Hepburn
William Peters Hepburn 1833-1916, American legislator, b. Wellsville, Ohio. He was raised in Iowa and entered law there. He was a Civil War cavalry officer. From 1881 to 1887 he served as a Republican Congressman from Iowa. After four years as solicitor of the Treasury, he reentered Congress in... Read more |
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy 1900-1967, American film actor, b. Milwaukee, Wis. He began his career as an actor in summer stock and went into film work in 1930. His fine character portrayals won him Academy Awards for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). An actor of rugged strength and... Read more |
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Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn 1907-2003, American actress, b. Hartford, Conn. She made periodic stage appearances from 1928 on and debuted in the first of her 43 films in 1932; in her early roles she was usually cast as rather brittle, one-dimensional characters. With the classic romantic comedy The... Read more |
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Golden Jubilee Special 1950's: Style elegance; From the sphistication of...
...cornerstone of fashion. The fifties...the actress Audrey Hepburn, with her gamine style, who is...just the Hepburn look that...the US, styles were developing...Hollywood - with Elvis Presley...jacket; ... |
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The plaits that made Carrie the princess of movie hairstyles; Elegant at...
...Pulp Fiction, Elvis Presley's bouffant...played the Sixties icon Edie Sedgwick...said: 'So many fashion trends originate...elegant, such as Hepburn's,while others...most popular style, with 16 per...blue beehive. Audrey ... |
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Designer juggles job at government with worldwide fashion.
...ego as quirky fashion designer means...Dressed to Kilt fashion show, hosted...to a Glasgow fashion show a few years...inspired by style icons, including Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and ... |
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Vandor Adds Audrey Hepburn to Its Extensive List of Legendary...
...and Audrey Hepburn's estate...actress and fashion icon is remembered...beauty, style and grace...world. Ms. Hepburn's likeness...mirrors. The Audrey Hepburn line will...cultural ... |
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It's the young ones; FASHION.(Features)
...the likes of Elvis, Bruce Lee, Audrey Hepburn and Bridgit...London based fashion label specialises...street inspired fashion that looks...20th Century icons including...to find a style that matches...star, ... |
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Fashion Scoops.
...And there's a fashion angle, too. Zygo...sartorial analyses of Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - "Audrey Style" and "Jackie...different sort of icon: Elvis Presley. "I wanted...close friends of ... |
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Becks named most stylish alongside icon Marilyn.(News)
...all-time style icons of the past...mocked for his fashion sense but...Cary Grant, Elvis Presley and...ultimate style icon for women...her death. Audrey Hepburn was second...Grant and ... |
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Retro is all the rage
...century style are attracted...realms of fashion. "Take a...Images of Audrey Hepburn. "All of a sudden it's Audrey," says Lehman...Monroe and Elvis and there...with her (Hepburn) on it...s an added ... |
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Writing the book on the fashion year; Hollywood takes charge, tells us what...
...stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Halle Berry...Basinger channel Elvis in separate...with a 1950s-style microphone...of the style icons of the 20th...looking for a fashion book with international...Marimekko ... |
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New heart throb - it's Action Man; He's got Russell Crowe's mouth, David...
...is no single icon for men, or...David Waters, style and grooming...Humphrey Bogart, Elvis Presley or...pick up on a style or a feature...Constantly changing fashions and styles demand versatile...stars like ... |