Word: fabricators
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more to Reagan than shallowness and deception, since he was so clearly sincere and his sincerity impressed others so indelibly. He became invulnerable in his personal appeal and winsomeness, and others had to summon up more and more of their own credulity along with expressions of respect. The very fabric of our politics was shot through with unreality. The Secretary of State pretended to be following a strong President while he was yielding to shadowy figures in the Executive Office Building, contributing to the surreal nature of this whole presidency. The love-in at Dallas had moved to the banks...
...passed when you could get a thrill by walking into a drug store full of old ladies and ask for a box of condoms. Now that "riding bareback" is as dangerous as wearing a Springsteen t-shirt in Lebanon, even the old ladies are clamoring for them. The fabric of the eighties is latex...
...both the U.S. and South Africa criticized the action as a symbolic step that was no more than an Administration attempt to sidetrack demands for tougher measures against Pretoria. Five months later Perkins, 58, is still trying to ignore the fanfare of his appointment and to burrow into the fabric of South African society -- especially black society. In the process, the U.S. embassy is cultivating black contacts as never before...
...knot is considered a quantum find, he is thought to be worth a full knot himself. Puffs of wind can be calibrated on his shoulder blades. Tiny fractions of speed are visible to him on the sails. Like a fastidious haberdasher, he is constantly pinching and reshaping the fabric. In his salt-stung eyes, which now and then send him tearing off to Perth doctors, the ocean appears multicolored, rich in textures, contours and clues. Some believe he can see past the horizon, even into his opponent's cockpit. Why he tacks on the next wave instead of this...
...temptation to have one's personal logo -- Saint Laurent's initials or Chanel's stark block letters -- is very strong. He will be moving before long into the ready- to-wear field. That means that Lacroix must design two additional collections a year and execute them with restrictions on fabric and detail in order to produce reasonably priced clothes. But the master of folly is not fazed. "I believe it can be done," he says. "Ready-to-wear can have all the fun of haute couture, clothes that are very easy to wear, but with a little something...