
George Sand’s Life in Full Leaves Her Literary Art Buried
By CARL ROLLYSON
|This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.

Innovators are always easy to cheer for: They carve out a place at the forefront of their industry and, once there, determine the shape of things to come. But designers who are known for consistency also have a place in the collective fashion heart. Every season, Oscar de la Renta and Michael Kors, who both showed their spring 2009 collections yesterday, each receive a hero’s welcome when they come out for a bow. Season after season they deliver collections that buoy the spirits during fashion week — even though the collections may not break new ground or usher in a new era every six months. What they do accomplish, however, is something emotional: They offer reassurance.

By CARL ROLLYSON
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By ROSS ANDERSON
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By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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By BENNY AVNI
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By THE NEW YORK SUN
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By THE NEW YORK SUN
|Innovators are always easy to cheer for: They carve out a place at the forefront of their industry and, once there, determine the shape of things to come. But designers who are known for consistency also have a place in the collective fashion heart. Every season, Oscar de la Renta and Michael Kors, who both showed their spring 2009 collections yesterday, each receive a hero’s welcome when they come out for a bow. Season after season they deliver collections that buoy the spirits during fashion week — even though the collections may not break new ground or usher in a new era every six months. What they do accomplish, however, is something emotional: They offer reassurance.
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