Word: flair
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...press reports on the house's failures blamed the designer's underperforming stores in New York City and Las Vegas. But at the heart of the Lacroix saga is an unsuccessful perfume launch that dates back to 1990, and his continuing inability to translate his unique high-end fashion flair into more accessible products, like fragrance, lipstick and accessories. As a result, Arnault sold the brand in 2005 to the Falic Group, a Florida-based business known for its Duty Free Americas chain. (See pictures of very large diamonds at LIFE.com...
While oil revenues were flowing, sovereign wealth funds acquired foreign assets with the flair of peacocks. The humility that typified the past was supplanted by conspicuous consumption. Yes, all that infrastructure and new property that was built still exists - but its quality and engineering is, in many cases, dubious. (See pictures of migrant workers in the Gulf...
...whatever fact they can, Amidon himself refuses to lose control. His reliance on formula comes across more as reluctance to hazard outside of the safe bounds of cliché than lack of talent. In “Security,” Amidon demonstrates that he has a flair for plot and an eye for intrigue. If only he would just relax and let go.—Staff writer Madeleine M. Schwartz can be reached at mschwartz@fas.harvard.edu...
...Portfolio was supposed to bring the flair of Condé Nast (whose premier titles include Vogue, Vanity Fair and Glamour) to the drab, buttoned-up world of business journalism. So big-name writers and editors were lured away from prominent publications, including editor in chief Joanne Lipman, who came over from the Wall Street Journal. She got the usual Condé Nast perks: a car and driver, an office decorated in the style of her choice, business- or first-class plane tickets everywhere. (See the best magazine covers of the past year...
...touch. Friere, whose command of the keyboard rivaled that of his longtime duo partner and legendary pianist Martha Argerich at the peak of his career, delivered a restrained performance that failed to communicate the rustic, fiercely nationalistic character of Grieg’s music. Friere’s former flair for pairing reckless abandon with nuanced maturity was completely absent from this performance. The attack of the opening octave cascade was overly cautious, and Sung’s uninvolved conducting generated orchestral accompaniment that further quenched any musical excitement. Friere’s rough phrasing of the second movement?...