Word: fabrics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...majority of America's one million homeless are people who have, for one reason or another, become detached from the fabric of American society. They are the victims of alcohol and drug abuse, the mentally ill, the uneducated and the unskilled, all trying desperately to make some sort of life in an unaccepting and unyielding society...
...similarly unassuming when discussing his inspiration. An early collection that inclined heavily to a lean black, smoky look evoking the Beats and the Left Bank of '50s Paris seemed "existential" to him. But, he adds, "actually, I had a lot of black fabric that had been delivered late, and I had to use it. I just happened to see a '50s movie with Brigitte Bardot." He is similarly resourceful about tapping into an impulse before it becomes a trend, and fearless as well as funny in his ability to meld styles to his whim and will. "This new collection...
...fashion's fractional contribution to the Zeitgeist, he and Ozbek and Gigli have made nonchalance into a high craft, turned zest into a wearable commodity. Spirit does not have shape on a hanger either, but these are three young designers who cut it and fit it like fine fabric, then send it out to play...
When searching for a tuxedo, men should look for "comfort, a good fabric and of course a good fit," says Lowell resident Mischa A. Frusztajer '89, a member of the Krokodiloes. A good quality tuxedo retails...
...generally drafts the broad schemes for new wares, often leaving his staff to come up with many of the specific details, materials and manufacturing plans. "I really love the idea of dark paisley sheets," he announced at a meeting one day. When his designers scurried back into conclave with fabric samples, Lauren demanded, "No, no! I want them darker, darker, darker...