Word: byronism
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Such outfits were not outrageous couture fantasies; they were ready-to-wear clothes with prices accessible to many women. Most of the hell-raising pieces in Byron Lars' young collection are around $300. Anna Sui's are in about the same range. The Ghost line starts at $265 for an outfit. An Anne Klein skirt and jacket costs around $1,300. And, of course, fast, expert rip-offs make the popular styles affordable to anyone who can buy new clothes...
...designers are operating at their very best -- among the established masters, Bill Blass and Geoffrey Beene; among newcomers, Han Feng and Byron Lars. Blass made some sense out of the current fad for bright colors by working in wools that were vibrant, with pretty, harmonious dyes. He used tweeds and wool jersey with an ease and fluency that mark a seasoned tailor. Beene also favored wool jersey, which he considers "the perfect material." His outfits, which came in all lengths, had the homely virtue of actually looking like winter clothes, garments that would keep the wearer warm...
...Feng, who came to the U.S. from China in 1986, showed an incomplete collection: no coats, few casual outfits. But she looks to be a virtuoso with materials. From cut velvet to georgette, she made everything seem like gossamer and draped it skillfully on the body. Byron Lars, who is just 29, put on the most dazzling show of all three cities, full of swagger and unabashed theatrics, with the most sophisticated music -- ranging from bongo drums to Delibes -- since the early days of Lacroix. Such a bravura presentation could have overwhelmed the clothes, but fortunately they were just...
Though Clinton is anxious not to repeat the spectacle of last year's 13-week search for someone to replace Byron White, which left the road to the high bench littered with bruised rejects, White House officials took pains to deny that their focus had narrowed to Mitchell. But few other names on the Administration's short list seemed likely. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt was quick to say he didn't want the job. Federal appeals court Judge Richard Arnold has the post-Whitewater disadvantage of being a Friend of Bill's from Arkansas. The most serious second contender...
...have subsided for now and the ideological direction is hard to discern. The centrist bloc that has emerged includes Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, David Souter and probably the most recent new Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She is almost certainly a supporter of abortion rights. Since she replaced Byron White, an opponent, the court majority to uphold Roe v. Wade appears secure...