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Adolfo

(Encyclopedia) Adolfo, 1923-2021, Cuban-American fashion designer, b. Havana, Cuba, as Adolfo Sardiña. Adolfo came to New York in the 1950s, originally working as a milliner (hat maker/…

Brewer's: Cut your Coat according to your Cloth

Stretch your arm no farther than your sleeve will reach. Little barks must keep near shore, Larger ones may venture more. French: “Selon ta bourse nourris ta bouche.” “Selon le pain il…

Armani, Giorgio

(Encyclopedia) Armani, Giorgio, 1934–, Italian fashion designer. He designed menswear at Nino Cerruti (1964–70), then worked freelance until 1975 when, in partnership with Sergio Galeotti, he opened…

Kawakubo, Rei

(Encyclopedia) Kawakubo, Rei, 1942–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Tokyo. After working for a textile manufacturer, she became (1967) a freelance stylist, founded (1969) the fashion label Comme des…

Calamity Jane

(Encyclopedia) Calamity JaneCalamity Janekəlămˈĭtē jānˈ [key], c.1852–1903, American frontier character, b. Princeton, Mo. Her real name was Martha Jane Canary, and the origin of her nickname is…

Weber and Fields

(Encyclopedia) Weber and FieldsWeber and Fieldswĕbˈər [key], American comedy team. The partners were Joe Weber (Joseph Maurice Weber), 1867–1942, and Lew Fields (Lewis Maurice Schanfield), 1867–1941…

lavender

(Encyclopedia) lavender, common name for any plant of the genus Lavandula, herbs or shrubby plants of the family Labiatae (mint family), most of which are native to the Mediterranean region but…

Sunderland

(Encyclopedia) Sunderland, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 195,064), NE England, at the mouth of the Wear River. The city was established as a shipbuilding center and a coal-shipping port in…

carpet beetle

(Encyclopedia) carpet beetle, name for several beetles that are highly destructive to carpets and upholstery and are classified in the same family as the larder beetles. Adult beetles of this family…

Givenchy, Hubert de

(Encyclopedia) Givenchy, Hubert de (Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy)Givenchy, Hubert deübĕrˈ də zhēväNshēˈ [key], 1927–2018, French fashion designer. An assistant designer to…