Word: detailism
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...Mercedes headquarters in Stuttgart, the question of what went wrong has been pored over in great detail. Senior managers are eager to move on, to talk about the future rather than to air their dirty linen in public. After several rounds of mutual recriminations in the German press over responsibility for the faulty electronics, management has struck an agreement with key suppliers such as Bosch not to blame each other. In their self-critical moments, executives say they ramped up production of the E-Class too quickly. before it was ready, and that they were overstretched by the introduction...
It’s a characteristically simple plot for the duo, which allows the feverish imagination of Park to charge through every minute detail of the movie’s design. The results are almost always devilishly clever. The walls of Wallace’s house are covered with portraits of their customers, whose eyes light up when their alarms are tripped by scavenging vermin (you can guess what happens when, one night, the Were-Rabbit tramples through every garden in town). Every item in Lady Tottington’s wardrobe intricately recreates a different piece of greenery...
...emphasis is on clean lines, strict construction, and an Edwardian obsession with detail, whether it be filigree or nonsensical ties. However, in order to avoid looking like Helena Bonham Carter, deflect this fall’s overweening romanticism with a tailored or modern piece, allowing you to seamlessly transition from class to an awkward date at Grafton Street...
Boots have been in fashion in various forms ever since the Pilgrims realized that Massachusetts was a cold and inhospitable place. However, this year, boots have become gentrified and increasingly detail-oriented. New features such as delicate heels and unexpected fabrics have given this year’s boots a Trollope-like flair for the ridiculous and the elegant. Essentially, this should be the ultimate excuse to throw out the round-toed, clunky-heeled monstrosities that have dominated the Harvard landscape for the past ten years...
Kleinman said that docket committee members—whose traditional role during Faculty meetings is simply to announce that the meeting’s docket is in order—will now describe the Council’s business to the Faculty in greater detail...