- A
parvenu is a
person who is a
relative newcomer to a high-ranking
socioeconomic class. The word is
borrowed from the
French language; it is the past participle...
- marquise,
recalling both Lacoste's 1705
tragic opera Philomèle and an
arriviste lover and wife of
Louis XIV.
Apart from its
importance in the book, the...
-
Sauvignon grapes.
Blackbird Vineyard also
makes rosé wine
called Arriviste.
Arriviste is a
blend of Blackbird's
three signature grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon...
- 1920s, he was
against fascism,
calling Oswald Mosley "a
bounder and an
arriviste". By 1935, he was
calling Mussolini a
deranged and
dangerous egomaniac...
- The
Opportunists (French: Les
arrivistes, German: Trübe W****er) is a 1960 French-East
German drama film
directed by
Louis Daquin and
starring Madeleine...
- Dunne's
cover story on
accused murderer Claus von Bülow and Los
Angeles arrivistes such as
Candy Spelling, as well as the use of
provocative covers, transformed...
- to
refer to
someone as a
Rastignac is to call him or her an
ambitious arriviste or
social climber. The
following list is
organized with, first, the date...
-
those living a
garish lifestyle with
their newfound wealth; see also
arriviste and parvenu.
nouvelle vague lit. "new wave." Used for
stating a new way...
-
Muchnic (October 15, 1995). "Art Smart:
Larry Gagosian was
regarded as an
arriviste in the
gallery world of New York. Now, he has
returned to open a gallery...
-
prime minister H. H.
Asquith and
Winston Churchill. As a foreign-born
arriviste of
Jewish background, he was less than po****r with
elements of the British...
