In the bathroom and basement, seductive mirror effects evoke 1970s fantasies like those captured in Peter Schlesinger’s photo of a young Paloma Picasso and the aforementioned Tina Chow (who is one of Rueda’s earliest design influences) applying makeup.
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Amir Capogrossi Badreddine,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
Its cypress-incense essence and its molten oud feel half-spiritual, half-seductive.
To be sure, McCartney gave the audience a gust of her signature style, showing a range of looks, from boss-lady pantsuits to sultry dresses in matte or sparkly jersey, some with cutout backs and bare shoulders.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Her 2022 Cabernet Franc is garnet colored in the glass and has sultry aromas of crushed violet petal, bell pepper, pencil lead, ripe cherry, and dark chocolate.
The vampy logo’d lace-ups have sock-like uppers and a cool rounded toe.
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Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
That of the vampy, endlessly ambitious, and deliciously ruthless weather presenter Suzanne Stone, who plots to knock off her husband (Matt Dillon) in Gus Van Sant’s satirical romp.
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