Word: chic
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...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...
...ubiquitous red, camel, black and white plaid—better known as the Burberry Check—has become synonymous with the British clothing company of the same name, as well as with the chic Harvard trendsetter. Even Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein ’61 has been spotted modeling a Burberry scarf, which carries a far-from-economical price tag of about...
...Presqu'île is Lyons' modern-day business and commercial center, with crowded streets of chic boutiques, antique shops, cafés and restaurants, punctuated by stately public squares - the monumental fountain on the Place des Terreaux is by Auguste Bartholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. Traboule down from Croix-Rousse to one of the city's bouchons, simple bistros named after the straw plugs once used as bottle-stoppers. For a taste of the local gastronomic specialty of cervelles de canut (literally, silk-worker's brains) - fresh white cheese mixed with...