1. Although new designers were brought in, the clothing that once defined chic became associated with dusty old society ladies, the house more a museum than production house. 2. He would be poked, weighed, and measured by men of science, ogled by the paying public, and doted on by society ladies. 3. I did learn the box step from a society lady who taught dancing to velveteened preadolescents, and, before my wedding, I learned swing in a rush. 4. Movie stars and society ladies wore her clothes with pride. 5. Tyler even had a trunk show for his slim suits at Bergdorf Goodman, the sort of indulgence once reserved for society ladies. 6. More for the dignified society lady or the no-nonsense professional. 7. The German label, once mostly favoured by no-nonsense professional women and mature society ladies, is now taking things less seriously. |