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...second act, Billy and Teddy proceed to disrupt the quiet veneer of domestic complacency which characterizes Billy's suburban existence. They do so slowly, artfully--skeletons emerge from the closet of each character in the first act, preparing the audience for Teddy's explosive discoveries in the second act. Rodriguez turns a brilliant performance as Billy's friend from the asylum, whose mercurial energy and neurotic intensity combine with keen wit and perception. As Billy's lawyer in this card-game-turned-trial, Teddy embodies the insanity of the everyday as much as he exposes...
...staple of the business -- the standard two- or three-piece suit that fits around the average frame as trimly as a swath of burlap around 50 lbs. of Pillsbury -- has lost its allure: too drab, too ordinary and, in an approaching crunch, too superfluous. What's already in the closet is good enough for now, and if it's not -- if a man has the cash and a need for flash -- he's reaching way upscale, to Armani and Ralph Lauren and the heady heights of bespoke tailoring. The Europhile tailored look that belonged to the hard- eyed Gordon Gekkos...
...more 11-in. side vents, ticket pockets . . ." Could it be the beginning of another peacock revolution, the biggest ! change in men's fashion since the '70s? Anything's possible -- except the return of the Nehru jacket, the one garment that will likely remain at the back of the closet, even in hard times...
Female fashion is exhausting. All that variety from which to choose the few items that will transform you into a knockout. All those racks in all those stores: it takes hours and days to find the perfect thing. Once home, the garments crowd the closet, challenging you to put together the right pieces for the right occasion -- and the right mood. There's a mutability to clothes that makes them appealing one day, appalling the next...
Rollins had to be eliminated because he had discovered Bush's true identity as a closet Democrat and was trying to unmask the traitor in public. He sealed his fate when, on Oct.15, he faxed a memo to Republican candidates containing these instructions: "Do not hesitate to oppose either the President or proposals being advanced in Congress...