In the collection's most unusual element, many of the tie-dye gowns were embellished with large, futuristic-looking collars and other attached pieces made of what the sisters call 3-D double-faced foam.
Christie's will also feature striking Mughal jewelry from India, including a double-faced emerald, diamond and enamel turban ornament, which is white and green on one side and red and green on the reverse (350, 000 francs-550, 000 francs).
It won't take much work to "convert" Ralph Lauren 's antique grey flannel three-piece suit, Oscar de la Renta's black double-faced wool dress or Tommy Hilfiger's high-waisted silk pants paired with a draped sweater into office attire.
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Aided by two double plays, the right-hander faced only three batters over the minimum.
The case attracted international interest because the two Pistorius two brothers including double-amputee Olympics star Oscar faced court cases for the deaths of two women.
But some of these nuts are likely to be politicians, and when they buy their little plots of land with pre-microprocessor vintage double-wide trailers, we will undoubtedly be faced with another five years or so of Whitewater-style investigations.
Pitching in place of injured Ivan Nova, Phelps cruised through three innings on 34 pitches and had faced the minimum after 10 batters including a double-play grounder.
The Zundapp Janus was a double-ended microcar in which passengers, like the Roman God, faced both ways.
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Maria Sharapova double faulted 10 times, didn't hit a single ace and faced 14 break points in her semifinal match against Petra Kvitova, last year's Wimbledon champion.
Ronald Reagan faced a worse economy than Obama did, because there was double-digit unemployment, double-digit inflation, double-digit mortgage rates and chronic shortages that disrupted businesses and consumers alike.
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All told, Sharapova benefited from eight double-faults by the No. 29-seeded Vesnina, and erased eight of the nine break points she faced.
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