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the doyenne of the fashion industry
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The aging doyennes of the charity- ball set are passing away, the old-money families are falling on tighter times, and America’s nouveau riches are rediscovering the chic resort town.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Then Emilie Hawtin joins us from New York City to tell us about the fashion item that has been a favorite of the doyennes and uptown gents for the past 70 years but suddenly is being snapped up by Gen Z–ers and Hollywood actors.
—airmail.news, 9 Nov. 2024
Dueling visions The far-right National Rally, spearheaded by Le Pen, the long-time doyenne of France’s anti-immigration camp, currently holds 88 to Macron’s bloc’s 250 seats in the 577-seat French parliament and, in theory, the upcoming election is far from a two-horse race.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 10 June 2024
Those against her include the doyennes of the Palm Royale, played by Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb and the incomparable Julia Duffy.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Then Emilie Hawtin joins us from New York City to tell us about the fashion item that has been a favorite of the doyennes and uptown gents for the past 70 years but suddenly is being snapped up by Gen Z–ers and Hollywood actors.
—airmail.news, 9 Nov. 2024
Dueling visions The far-right National Rally, spearheaded by Le Pen, the long-time doyenne of France’s anti-immigration camp, currently holds 88 to Macron’s bloc’s 250 seats in the 577-seat French parliament and, in theory, the upcoming election is far from a two-horse race.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 10 June 2024
Those against her include the doyennes of the Palm Royale, played by Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb and the incomparable Julia Duffy.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Doyenne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doyenne. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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