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Byline: Eve Macsweeney
Vanessa Redgrave is standing in the conference room in the offices of the designer Vera Wang, lushly carpeted in dark gray and adorned with white orchids, as serene and quiet as the Garment District streets outside are frenetic and noisy. Redgrave, serene herself, fits seamlessly into this minimalist haven. Tall and thin, her hair center parted and tied in a ponytail, she's wearing her "rehearsal clothes," a black, loosely tailored pantsuit with a cameo brooch and flip-flops on her pedicured feet. She's aware that seeing a venerable 70-year-old actress in such informal footwear seems to startle people. "But I find them incredibly ...