Word: cane
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...blue suede tux from the attic for that extra-special occasion, but for the most part, they're encompassed in a sea of black on black. What to do for some variation? Truly nothing says "I'm hip, I'm with it, I'm tres chic" like a cane. Decorative canes were last in style back in the 1920s, and with swing making a renaissance, canes can't be far behind...
Tony Vo, manager of Classic Tuxedo on Bow Street, doesn't think a cane comeback has much of a chance. "People are too violent," he says. "If they brought canes, they would hit each other." Nevertheless, he has a stockpile of canes in the back room of his store. His personal pick is simple in its elegance--black with white tips--resembling most closely a magic wand. Keezer's near MIT also offers a similar selection at a slightly greater hassle...
...wonder people aren't sporting canes these days. After all, to truly capture the essence of puma, one must travel to a flea market overseas (or Mayfair) to procure a chiseled wooden cane with a carved jackal as the handle. Yeah, baby...
Morris A. Grant of Somerville gripped his cane tightly as the sun lit up his 68-year-old face underneath a bus stop's glass cabana in Central Square last Saturday. He took a deep breath and leaned back as his No. 47 bus arrived, and zoomed off without him on board...
...around very well," he said, waving his cane in the air. " I'd rather stay by the heater than try to go out in that cold stuff...