Daily Archives: July 18, 2020

Italian tailor behind Marilyn Monroe’s dress in The Seven Year Itch fights closure

An historic Italian atelier that helped make the dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the iconic subway vent scene in The Seven Year Itch has appealed to the government for help to stave off closure. The family owned tailoring business, Sorelle Antonini or the Antonini Sisters, made the pleats for the ivory dress that blows […]

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China steps in to help rebuild Barbuda as West accused of  ‘benign neglect’

As Hurricane Irma ripped its way across her tiny, helpless island, Joycie Webber clung to the floor of her home for five hours – and prayed. “It was hot and heavy,” she recalled. “I thought it would never end.” The storm almost erased Barbuda off the map. Every building was badly damaged, and 185mph winds […]

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