Word: fashionable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...almost fairy tale fashion, the Harvard women's swim team (6-2, 4-1 Ivy) soundly defeated archrival Princeton (4-3, 4-2) on Saturday afternoon at Blodgett Pool, clinching the Ivy Championship for the second straight year. In the end, however, the title was just as sweet...
Fortunately, after Clinton's State of the Union, we have our answer. The new standard of the Democratic party is "yes...but." It's the new fashion. To whatever the Republicans say, the Democratic reply is "yes...but." On affirmative action, Clinton gives in but strives for balance in "mend it, don't end it." Mr. Clinton, should we balance the budget in seven years? "Yes...but only by cutting X; cutting X + 2 percent is evil and amoral." Mr. Clinton, after your call for the end of the "era of big government," may we assume that you now agree...
...Spirit Awards, recognizing films made outside the studio system. The Screen Actors Guild has its own televised awards show, and so does the Blockbuster video/music chain. There are awards for sports stars (the ESPYS), for outstanding African Americans (the Essence Awards) and for well-dressed rock musicians (VH1's Fashion & Music Awards). There are even awards for giving awards: Ellen DeGeneres was named Funniest Female Performer in a Television Special at last year's American Comedy Awards--for her performance at the previous year's Emmys...
...RECENT YEARS THE FANfare that precedes a Paris couture season has consisted mainly of statements from fashion eminences dourly predicting the early demise of the wildly expensive handmade-to-order business. Why then were the spring openings so vibrant, so full of beauty, craft and rich detail? At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld outdid himself with a masterly display of chic invention and exquisite attention to fit; the pick of the supermodel pack were on hand, and they never looked prettier. At Dior, Gianfranco Ferre chose a theme of flowers--surely an invitation to cliche--and turned out a collection with lightness...
Describing the glamour that surrounded Kennedy, Sidey discussed the central role that fashion and appearance played in his presidency...