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TODAY IN HISTORY
On 30th January 1958, a new name appeared on the fashion scene. Yves Saint Laurent was a young man of 22 and he held his first fashion show in Paris. He had been apprenticed to Christian Dior at the age of 18. When Dior died in 1957, it was Yves Saint Laurent who took over the running of the famous fashion house. He was regarded as a genius. Individual items from the big fashion houses in Paris were beyond the reach of most women. Both Dior and YSL, as he was often called, influenced high street shops. Remember Dior’s New Look?
Monday 30th January 2012
THE WAY WE WERE
I could never understand why grown-ups talked about ‘boiled sweets’. When I was a child you had boiled vegetables, or you boiled dishcloths, but I couldn’t see the connection with sweets. I was happy enough to eat them of course, if they were offered! My favourites were fruit drops, especially the sharp citrus-y lemon or green lime flavoured ones. They made your mouth water when they were both sour and sweet at the same time. Later, when I was a bit older, and was allowed to make toffee, I understood about boiling the sugar.
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