But for nearly 25 years her elegance and suppleness have fascinated the public and choreographers alike.

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Dressed in a silver grey evening jacket with drop earrings and a well cut pair of trousers, I breathed in her understated elegance.

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She expected, and had paid for, in part with her own money, elegance.

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There is a regal elegance to her skating, fitting for the woman who is nicknamed "Queen Yu-na, " and no one comes close to comparing.

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Forna, who was born in Glasgow and spent some of her childhood in Sierra Leone, was praised for "risk-taking, elegance and breadth" in her work.

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The owner of Bridal Elegance was willing to let Fletke borrow a wedding dress from her collection.

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When in 1883 Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, arrayed for a fancy-dress ball as Electric Light, topped off her satin and diamonds with a large incandescent bulb, it subtracted nothing from the elegance of the scheme.

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If other singers have brought more elegance and charisma to their physical embodiment of the character, few have equaled her in portraying Violetta through her music.

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With her design sense, style, looks and way of comporting herself, she brings glamour and elegance to a brand once known for its brawny architecture, gold-heavy interior design and the macho projections of its founder.

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