Word: crisped
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Thumb through the crisp pages of “Prep,” and one discovers a high school world foreign to most of the American population...
...quickly became convinced that a foreign dignitary was paying the Bay State an official visit. On the screen, a spiffy blue and white jet dubbed the “Spirit of America” landed and, flanked by numerous officials in suits and somber State Troopers flaunting crisp, fresh-pressed uniforms, its door unfurled. Was the President of Zambia paying Mitt Romney a visit? Was Pope Benedict in the plane? I waited in rapt anticipation for the individual deemed worthy of such a triumphal greeting to emerge. Imagine my surprise when suddenly at the door appeared a miserable and rather...
Indeed they are. No sooner had Simons shown a winning combination of severe, boxy jackets over skinny pants and crisp white shirts, heralding a kind of cleansing of the fashion palette--dominated for so long by embellishment and color--than Giannini made an over-the-top '80s play. It may not be a look for everyone, but the kitschy '80s miniskirts and slinky jersey gowns seem to appeal to the Gucci customer. Gucci Group president Robert Polet, upbeat before the show, said that the house's current success is a result of the group's post--Tom Ford strategy, laid...
...collection for women, Gucci might have seemed too vulgar. But, as Ann Stordahl, executive vice president of upscale retailer Neiman Marcus, pointed out, "the winds of fashion are changing quickly." Indeed they are. No sooner had Simons shown a winning combination of severe, boxy jackets over skinny pants and crisp white shirts, heralding a kind of cleansing of the fashion palette - dominated for so long by embellishment and color - than Giannini made an over-the-top '80s play. It may not be a look for everyone, but the kitschy '80s miniskirts and slinky jersey gowns seem to appeal...
...good people.’” But still, she insists that her professionalism has other causes. “It’s less about an image and more about respect for the work we’re doing,” she says.Her auditions are crisp and driven, attracting many from the theater scene, including actors she’s worked with before, her fellow directors, and at least one member of the HRDC board. In each case, she watches their varied acting styles intently, only occasionally looking down to make notes.Spillane-Hinks compares...