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the doyenne of the fashion industry
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For old-school glamour, doyennes and their daughters flock to fashion designer Dennis Basso.
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Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Her designs for the Safdies, as well as her prolific Instagram cataloguing of clothes worn by regular people on the street, have earned her a reputation as a doyenne of verisimilitude.
—Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Just call Jennifer Lopez the doyenne of double-sided tape!
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
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Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Her designs for the Safdies, as well as her prolific Instagram cataloguing of clothes worn by regular people on the street, have earned her a reputation as a doyenne of verisimilitude.
—Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Just call Jennifer Lopez the doyenne of double-sided tape!
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Doyenne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doyenne. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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