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They're the classic matador's accessories, elevated of course; somehow they become a milliner's version of a Louboutin shoe.
Alex Geana: Oscar de la Renta, Resort 2012 Alex Geana 2011
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They're the classic matador's accessories, elevated of course; somehow they become a milliner's version of a Louboutin shoe.
Alex Geana: Oscar de la Renta, Resort 2012 Alex Geana 2011
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That exhibition demonstrated the ways in which Spain's sartorial inheritance—the matador's embroidered bolero, the flounces of Flamenco, the lace veils of Catholicism, the stark outerwear of shepherds—had been absorbed and abstracted into Cristóbal Balenciaga's masterly and vastly influential Paris couture.
Between Heaven and Earth Laura Jacobs 2012
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Through the wide variety of historical photographs, paintings and statuary included, we see correspondences of silhouette, construction, color and embellishment that teach us how to "read" a design—the way, for instance, the ornate embroidery of a matador's bolero brings drama to an evening gown, or how voluminous gathers of fabric, thrillingly elegant in a sleeve or skirt, are actually a translation from the festive dress of Spanish laborers.
Fashion's Eternal Flame Laura Jacobs 2011
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In other words, it's like a raging bull in the Plaza de Toros, easily distracted by the matador's red cape.
Beyond Human Control Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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One is struck by the correspondence between the ornate gold bullion that ornaments Spanish statues of the Virgin Mary and the same bullion that adorns the matador's traje de luces "suit of lights".
Between Heaven and Earth Laura Jacobs 2012
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Why is Alinsky to Newt like the matador's cape to the bull?
Sandy Goodman: Who Is Saul Alinsky and Why is Newt Demonizing Him? Sandy Goodman 2012
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Why is Alinsky to Newt like the matador's cape to the bull?
Sandy Goodman: Who Is Saul Alinsky and Why is Newt Demonizing Him? Sandy Goodman 2012
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And judging by the frequency of players charging at the referee, perhaps a matador's outfit would suit him better?
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A ritualized encounter between two combatants, the matador's mortal test has called forth lyrical meditations from native Spaniards like Federico García Lorca and foreign fans like Ernest Hemingway.
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