Word: corduroys
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Whether it is a waist-length corduroy snap-up jacket with a white faux fur-trimmed hood, or a formal mid-calf black down jacket with a real fur-trimmed hood, scarves have thus been rendered unnecessary (or supplemental.) “The fox fur on my evening coat actually serves as a perfect neck-warmer so I don’t need to wear a scarf,” says Elizabeth R. Whitman ’06, “which I guess is sort of useful...
...knows dressier styles are an important way to build the brand. Rocawear is billing fall as the season when "the hip-hop look graduates." Classic warm-up suits are still a key part of the collection, but now there are striped button-down shirts for men and corduroy blazers with collegiate-style crests for women. Says Dash of the move: "Ralph Lauren does it all the time...
...such best-selling essay collections as Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris has engaged readers with tales of his North Carolina family and assorted odd jobs. In his latest book, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, he covers everything from attending his brother's wedding to selling drinks at a state fair. TIME's Josh Tyrangiel caught up with him at his Paris home...
...Gielgud is that of a grand and dignified English gentleman. Think of that sonorous, burnished voice, those proud, aristocratic features. Then try and imagine him writing "[The] young men are certainly attractive, and of course they are mad costume and uniform fetishists, so my eye was continually titillated with corduroy, breeches, jackboots, et cetera!" That frisson of conflict between public and private man is part of the irresistible appeal of Gielgud's Letters, published this week. The 800-plus missives, written between 1912 and 1999, reveal a complex, often outrageous, character. Not only is Gielgud open to his closest confidantes...
...York. And along the way she discovered her talent for creating distinctive and original accessories. She moved on to become senior designer for accessories at Calvin Klein and then joined Marc Jacobs. The Gap recruited her in 2002, and she immediately made a splash with her leather, denim and corduroy handbags. ''Gap is such an iconic brand, and it means so much to so many people,'' says Hill, explaining her move from high fashion to mass market. "Things don't have to be expensive to be beautiful." For inspiration she dove into the company's archives. "I took...