To add the layer of grayish blue that distinguishes some of the more furtive lines in "The Sisters, " I tucked in some icy blue tweedia and chose a chalky gray vase.

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With her blonde curls and translucent blue eyes, actress Diane Kruger has the type of Teutonic beauty often described as icy or cool.

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