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At Vogue World 2025: Hollywood, McGrath transformed a handful of models into French Revolution–era doyennes, vibrant pink cheeks included.—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025 And who better to put a contemporary spin on infested architecture than Rachel Harrison, the doyenne of angsty, millennial horror fiction.—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 Exec Producers Rachael Barnes and Ben Wicks exclusively took Deadline inside the making of film about Ozzy, one of rock’s iconic performers, and Sharon, his wife and doyenne of TV and the music biz.—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025 The ultimate cottagecore doyenne, Laura Ashley, has been making fanciful bedding for decades.—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doyenne
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