As First Lady, Nancy Reagan, who has died today at 94, was a deft international ambassador for brisk, polished, and generally faultless American high style. A birdlike 5-foot-4 and a size 2, Mrs. Reagan learned her sartorial lessons as an MGM contract player in the studio's fabled costume fitting rooms. As First Lady, she chose her clothes for their cinematic--or rather, telegenic possibilities--suavely selecting simple lines that would showcase her figure, and silhouettes that would not overpow...
As First Lady, Nancy Reagan, who has died today at 94, was a deft international ambassador for brisk, polished, and generally faultless American high style. A birdlike 5-foot-4 and a size 2, Mrs. Reagan learned her sartorial lessons as an MGM contract player in the studio's fabled costume fitting rooms. As First Lady, she chose her clothes for their cinematic--or rather, telegenic possibilities--suavely selecting simple lines that would showcase her figure, and silhouettes that would not overpow...
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