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Sarmi in Fashion Sees Up and Down Fashion World
Italian count Sarmi, famed for evening gowns, faces a turbulent career with contract battles and White House fittings for Mrs. Nixon. He laments vulgar trends, recalls Warhol’s Trash, and notes Barbra Streisand and Mrs. Mosbacher supporting his couture while private, intimate gatherings replace large society parties.
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Henri Bendl
Valentino
Vanderbilt
Richard Nixon
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Pierre
Andy Warhol
John Richardson
Christie’s of London
Gilbert Miller
Emil Mosbacher
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