Question

When Marlene Dietrich was cast in Hitchcock’s Stage Fright, she demanded that this designer provide all costumes. Coco Chanel’s claim that “Only a man who never was intimate with a woman could design [it]” was a response to this designer’s “Bar” jacket due to its restricting appearance. Yves Saint Laurent became the second head designer of his house (10[1])just before (10[1])this designer’s sudden death of a heart (10[1])attack at age 52, and its current creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri is the first woman to hold the position. Fragrances by this fashion house include Sauvage (10[1])and J’adore, (10[2])which comes in a teardrop-shaped (10[1])bottle. Carmel Snow, (10[1])the editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, coined the term “New Look” to describe the debut collection of, for 10 points, what French haute couture designer? ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Christian Dior [or Christian Ernest Dior]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William OrrYale AYale C5710
Basha ShapiroBard ANYU A5910
Lexi TermanRutgers AYale B6610
Richard NiuCornell CPenn A9310
Ethan FurmanHaverfordColumbia A9510
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BPrinceton B9510
Srikar VenkatesanPenn BVassar10010
Andre WongColumbia BRowan A10310
Mihir ShettyColumbia CPrinceton A1280
Jake GrodnerPrinceton AColumbia C1280

Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y989%0%0%83.50