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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...confession for a rich, well-beloved man in the prime of life. But if work is his undoing, it is also his consuming interest. He prefers couture because the fine fabrics make him feel "like a wood sculptor who gets to work with the finest ebony." It is also satisfying that his seamstresses complete every alteration, every sleeve and collar by the next day. "That's not the case with Rive Gauche at all," he laments. "I have to work with factories. I give them a sketch and have to wait twelve to 15 days before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Designer at Home | 12/12/1983 | See Source »

...fastest and finest tracks in the world," says track coach Frank Haggerty. "The ease with which we have been able to produce fast times in workouts so far is extraordinary...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: On the Fast Track | 12/7/1983 | See Source »

Considered by many the finest Harvard team in several years, the only signs of such quality came in the game's first few moments, when the cager held a slim 6-4 advantage. After that, the hosts put an old-fashioned military shipping on the visitors...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Hoopsters Go AWOL in West Point, Dropping First of the Season, 73-49 | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

TASS, the Soviet news agency, showed no such reluctance in publicizing the fate of a Moscow store manager. Yuri Sokolov, former director of the Gastronom No. 1, Moscow's finest food store, was renowned for being able to supply his customers with such rare or rationed delicacies as caviar, smoked sturgeon, coffee and Indian tea. As caterer to the capital's elite, Sokolov lived in high style and had friends close to Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: No Exit | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

...second period it looked as if Daskalakis would steal the show. In a little less than four minutes, he produced the two finest saves of the game...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: A Crimson Surprise: 3-1 Upset at B.U. | 12/1/1983 | See Source »

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