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Byline: Sally Singer
When Christian Madrigal (real name), an art student and paralegal in San Francisco, realized that his private collection of Victorian and Edwardian mourning dresses and capes (amassed for the purpose of a photographic project) had grown way, way out of hand, he set up a Web site to offload it. "Other paralegals had boxes of documents in their offices," he says.
"I had boxes of dresses." Such was the stampede of electronic buyers that Madrigal found himself steering a major business in antique and vintage clothing. For five years, TheFrock.com has been a key site for anybody interested in browsing through and possibly buying Civil War capes, thirties organzas and chiffons, postwar haute couture, Liza Minnelli castoffs, and just plain old pretty things. The unifying motif of Madrigal's collection is not archival importance or curatorial zeal. It's all about fabulous frocks that women have worn
and loved ...
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...International brought its Lexicon and Madrigal groups under a single division to gain...the two groups' separate brands, said Madrigal president Mark Glazier. Lexicon, based...gear, while Middletown, Conn.-based Madrigal offers audio and video under the AudioAccess...
- Harman acquires Madrigal.(Harman International Industries Inc., Madrigal Audio...
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Olenick, Doug October 30, 1995 700+ words
...companies with the acquisition of Madrigal Audio Laboratories earlier this...but a company spokesperson said Madrigal was bought from several private...include some current employees. Madrigal's executives were not available...
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- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Schneider, Michael November 17, 2004 700+ words
HOLLYWOOD -- Comedian Al Madrigal, who starred in the shelved Fox laffer "The Ortegas...Eye will locate roles in its upcoming pilots for Madrigal. "The Ortegas" starred Madrigal as Alejandro Ortega, a young talk-show host whose...
- The Maecenas and the Madrigalist: Patrons, Patronage, and the Origins of the...
- Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch Burroughs, John January 1, 2005 700+ words
...Patronage, and the Origins of the Italian Madrigal is an in-depth, scholarly history of the madrigal, a secular musical genre originating in...aspects of patronage to the evolution of the madrigal, The Maecenas and the Madrigalist closely...
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- Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update May 1, 2003 700+ words
...plant and distribution pipelines are on the table once more, reports DR1 Daily News (March 28, 2003). The US$150 million Madrigal project that would supply water to the National District and the Province of Santo Domingo is sited for the Haina River area...
- Nelson Madrigal.(Names in the News)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Dance Magazine April 1, 2004 700+ words
Boston Ballet has elevated NELSON MADRIGAL to principal dancer.
- Guadalupe Madrigal fumbled a few words while performing Mexico's national...
- Magazine article from: Reason Oliver, Charles March 1, 2005 700+ words
Guadalupe Madrigal fumbled a few words while performing Mexico's national anthem before a soccer game. The government fined her $40 for her mistake.
