Word: chic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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This past summer my Daddy left his partner status at a posh law firm to join a company whose office building is on the off-ramp of Route 128 in Braintree. Très chic, no? He’s happier now and loves the fact that he was in the position to do what he wanted. I enviously try to keep up as my father completely changes his professional life. He makes outrageous purchases, such as the spaniel that should arrive in a matter of weeks, and the Wrangler that he wants to have for road trips with Puppy...
...foot, but the shoes may come backless or toeless; they may be styled to resemble Mary Janes or bowling shoes; they may be made of woven or mesh fabrics; and they come in a panoply of colors. They are sturdy enough to wear while smacking a tennis ball and chic enough for post-doubles cocktails. The majority of the shoes sell for $70 to $120. The marketing niche even has a name: athleisure...
...attempt to ignite its lackluster image and sales, Puma enlisted revered designer Jil Sander to create a limited-edition women's running shoe. It was basically a standard-issue Puma, with a gold Jil Sander logo. But the fashion cognoscenti loved it, and suddenly the Puma name was chic...
...Doyle went on to collaborate with the giants of Asian cinema, Chen Kaige (Temptress Moon) and more recently Zhang Yimou (Hero), but it is with Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that Doyle made his mark?and look: hand-held, jump-cut and radically chic. That began with Days of Being Wild (1991) and, six films later, found sublime perfection with In the Mood for Love (2000). Here, what began life as a comedy evolved, over 15 months of improvization and reshooting, into a masterpiece of slowly condensing passion. "A Wong Kar-wai film is kind of like cooking school...
...creations are 3-D animations but more human than Bart Simpson. They're sinister, perhaps, but not scary. They look like the kids who hang out in the 'hood, but cooler. They dress baggy, down and street-chic, accessorizing with tattoos, caps, goatees and stylish sneakers. They pursue action hobbies such as skateboarding, wakeboarding and taggin'. Most have human form, but some have heads shaped like aerosol-can nozzles. Created from sketches, sculptured in clay and then modeled from plastic parts, each Lau doll is a piece of urban art. "I get inspired from whatever is around me," Lau says...