Sentences with word «doyenne»

Joanna Trollope is the British doyenne of middle - class domestic drama, having explored marital breakdowns, adoption, step - parenting, and any number of other social dilemmas that make up modern - day family life, and Second Honeymoon is considered by critics to be one of her best books in years.

Known for her whip - smart worldly wine IQ, discerning palate and infectious smile, Congdon, a Certified Sommelier, is a true doyenne in California's wine scene.

Sure, there were still plenty of body - hugging dresses, but this season, the design doyenne also added in everyday separates.

Fashion doyenne Iris Apfel will be crossing the Atlantic for Cunard's second Transatlantic Fashion Week cruise next month; but you'll need to act quickly to snap up one of the few remaining balcony cabins.

At the same time Ackman was speaking, a New York state judge urged J.C. Penney and rival Macy's to settle their lawsuit over who can sell home goods bearing the name of domestic doyenne Martha Stewart.

In at least one case, that of former alderman and Working Families Party doyenne Jennifer Fuentes, the mayor's sensitive hide was saved by her action in last year's Democratic mayoral primary.

His summer group show, «Primary Colors,» features several artists, notably the chic silver - haired doyenne Mia Fonssagrives - Solow.

A culture doyenne with a particular avidity for potato salad - bathtubs of the stuff, in fact - Jenkins dreams of bringing her coloratura soprano to the tony confines of Carnegie Hall.

Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day - Lewis) is one of the great couture dressmakers in all of London, sewing for royalty and high society doyennes alike.

The performance art doyenne Marina Abramovic collaborates with the searching pianist Igor Levit on an experiential take on the Goldberg Variations that involves noise - canceling headphones, long periods of silence and — oh, yes — Bach.

On a recent survey of how well - known companies respond to their electronic messages, the domestic doyenne turned mega-entrepreneur failed miserably.

I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to enjoy a meal prepared by culinary doyennes of the past: M.F.K. Fisher, Elizabeth David, Julia Child.

But so are the neat tennis togs she wears these days, most of which, like these, she designed herself and which she and Hollywood tennis doyenne Joianna Ogner are marketing from their new firm in Beverly Hills.

That the Republican doyenne Mosbacher is hosting Fair Share's event is only one indication of the eclectic, well - connected board Miller has assembled.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox and Sen. Chuck Schumer rubbed elbows in the Hamptons at Washington Post doyenne Lally Weymouth's Independence Day party.

We know that he, son of local ballet doyenne Anne Hebert, can dance.

Jeanne Calment, the French doyenne believed to be oldest person in the world when she died at the extreme age of 122, was known for three things: her quick wit, her fondness for bicycling around the small city where she grew up — and the fact that she was a daily smoker.

For 15 years, the bridalwear doyenne has designed iconic gowns for pop stars, actresses, politicians, royalty and even Barbie.

The fashion doyenne dressed and styled the mannequins in the Bergdorf windows which features all things Iris from March 15 through March 26th.

We're 32 daring doyennes.

However, the cameos pale in comparison to André's own revealing account of how he overcame his modest roots with the help of his mentor, doyenne Diana Vreeland, as well as Andy Warhol, Karl Lagerfeld and Vogue editor - in - chief Anna Wintour.

But this mini social revolution soon brings her fierce enemies: she invites the hostility of the town's less prosperous shopkeepers and also crosses Mrs. Gamart (Patricia Clarkson), Hardborough's vengeful, embittered alpha female who is herself a wannabe doyenne of the local arts scene.

With standout performances from the whirling - dervish doyenne of independent comedy, Parker Posey, and her esteemed supporting cast (Brooke Shields has never been funnier!)

Afternoon tea, church choir, and particular attention paid to manners and gentility preoccupy the townsfolk, including Anne Morrison (Margo Martindale), the local gardening doyenne.

Some of the most notable ones are NetGalley's Lindsey Lochner, Ashleigh Gardner from Wattpad, Sarah Wendell, industry doyenne & founder of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, Porter Anderson of Publishing Perspectives, and number executives from Hachette.

A star - studded international group of authors has come together in crime writing harmony to provide a killer cocktail for noir fans; salutary tales of gangster etiquette and pitfalls, clever takes on the locked - room genre, chilling wrong - footers from the deceptively peaceful suburbs, intriguing accounts of tables being turned on hapless private eyes, delicious slices of jet black nordic noir, culminating in a stunning example of bleak amorality from crime writing doyenne Maj Sjowall.

In a surprising move, downtown doyenne Monya Rowe will be bringing her eponymous gallery to St. Augustine, Florida.

Dubbed «the reigning doyenne of superrealism» by art historian John T. Spike, Feuerman has solidified her place in art history.

Chambers HNW 2017 reconfirmed Frances as a «Star Individual», described as «a real doyenne» and «the queen of the family law world».

Undeterred by the shop's active haunting and inactive plumbing, Green soon finds herself at odds with the village doyenne and her vague but eventual plans to turn the building into an arts centre.

Université LAVAL Anne - Marie Laflamme, doyenne Faculté de droit Université Laval Pavillon Charles - De Konick 1030, avenue des Sciences - Humaines Local 5109 Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6 Tél.

But it's no surprise that she quickly became one of the leading voices on design; her eye for details that make the ordinary extraordinary has earned her a reputation as a design doyenne to watch.

Whether you're a design junkie, a dinner party doyenne, or an empty nester, here's how to makeover your space.

Oscar de la Renta was not just a designer for the ages but a designer for women of all ages — from Hollywood starlets to silver - haired doyennes, from fashion icons (Sarah Jessica Parker) to iconic brides (Amal Alamuddin Clooney), from leading ladies of hip - hop (Nicki Minaj) to First Ladies of the United States (Jacqueline Kennedy all the way through to Michelle Obama).

Mellon's peace with her role as society doyenne is deeply troubling in a year when a woman candidate is poised be the next person giving press conferences in the garden that is Mellon's most famous creation.

Though it's tempting to make comparisons with another postwar Japanese art doyenne, Yayoi Kusama, there is none of the frenzied anxiety of Kusama's spherical worlds; Tanaka's compositions are rarely chaotic.

My spectacular co-chairs, Thrive Global CEO Arianna Huffington — the doyenne of digital media and the High Priestess of Wellness herself — and oncologist, proteomics pioneer, and author extraordinaire David Agus, both of whom are constant inspirations for me, have helped to create a truly remarkable gathering of thought leaders, innovators, and change agents.

And the Storm Theatre under the direction of Peter Dobbins has mounted a tight, vivid, and compelling depiction of how the two doyennes of American feminism faced off.

The Fight is a tight, vivid, and compelling play depicting how the two doyennes of American feminism — Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem — faced off.

In her recipe from the classic La cucina napoletana, the doyenne of Neapolitan cookery, Jeanne Caròla Francesconi omits the onion (as well as the tomato and vinegar) but adds black Gaeta olives, capers, garlic and chopped parsley to the peppers shortly before they're done.

And this is the genius of this book by the doyenne of Italian food writing, Anna Del Conte and Free From pioneer Michelle Berriedale - Johnson.

Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook presents the doyenne of the Better Way in tip - top form.

Just ask Madonna, the doyenne of Lingerie - as - Daywear.

-LSB-...] 2014: «The doyenne of desserts brings Baking Bible to Rhinebeck.»