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In years past, golfers, sailors, and other sportsmen found it expedient to sport collared shirts. Constantly exposed to rain and sun, the owners of these collars sometimes “popped” them for protection. Unbeknownst to many today, the popped collar originated with Rene Lacoste, who, in 1929...

Author: By Alex Slack, | Title: Pop This | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

Sometimes it takes a newcomer to conceive fresh ideas. At the house of Givenchy, it took the new kid to dream up an old idea. Riccardo Tisci, plucked in March out of the Milanese fashion scene - with no couture experience and just three eponymous ready-to-wear collections under his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old Is the New Black | 7/10/2005 | See Source »

In a series of short true-crime books that involve high collars and hatchets rather than tracksuits and handguns, Geary tells his stories in the manner of a neutral but determined investigator sorting through the facts. Past books have covered such well-known cases as the Lizzie Borden murders, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lincoln's Final Days | 6/25/2005 | See Source »

Short skirts, big earrings, and sparkling tops appeared throughout the evening on female models. Male models sported popped collars, blazers, and unbuttoned button-down shirts.

Author: By Natalie I. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Models Hit the Catwalk in Eleganza Fashion Show | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

In your article "New but Not Necessarily Improved" [ESSAY, July 22], you assert that "ballpoint pens are better than fountain pens, and cheaper too." Do you not realize that a man is his handwriting, and his handwriting is his pen? The fountain pen is beaux arts, bold strokes, bound leather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 19, 1985 | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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