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the doyenne of the fashion industry
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Editor’s note: The apparent doyenne of white tea fragrances, Elizabeth Arden has a whole range of these perfumes, including White Tea Wild Rose Eau de Toilette, White Tea Mandarin Blossom Eau de Toilette, and White Tea Ginger Lily Eau de Toilette.
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 25 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 25 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Doyenne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doyenne. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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