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Byline: Sarah Mower
Phoebe Philo is doing her best to project her new, soignee image in her backyard in suburban London. The dress-a treasured seventies Ossie Clark-matched with a pristine ballerina bun, is managing beautifully, considering that she's also contending with Arnie the dog, a whooshing garden hose, and a case of the giggles. Phoebe doesn't really garden in gowns, of course, but there's an accurate visual trope going on somewhere in this picture. It's a portrait of a woman with her hands full, a multitasking 31-year-old whose life, work, and marriage have suddenly started booming and blooming all over.
Phoebe Philo, of course, is the designer ...