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the doyenne of the fashion industry
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But the film benefits from the evident warmth and ease that Jacobs feels in her company, while other talking heads — among them Jacobs’ creative director Joseph Carter and former Vogue doyenne Grace Coddington — provide some welcome outside perspective.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Par’s new streaming doyenne, Cindy Holland, went deeper on her plans, while Ellison’s right-hand man, Jeff Shell, did the dirty work and addressed coming cuts and the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Maybe Ward has a self-destructive streak, who knows, but society’s doyennes gather at the van Rhijn household (the Forte household now??) and decide to freeze him out.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Stout is the bee’s knees, the goddess of soil, the doyenne of dirt.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Par’s new streaming doyenne, Cindy Holland, went deeper on her plans, while Ellison’s right-hand man, Jeff Shell, did the dirty work and addressed coming cuts and the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Maybe Ward has a self-destructive streak, who knows, but society’s doyennes gather at the van Rhijn household (the Forte household now??) and decide to freeze him out.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Stout is the bee’s knees, the goddess of soil, the doyenne of dirt.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Doyenne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doyenne. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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