Word: icons
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Sherlock Holmes became a tweed icon at the turn of the last century after sporting nubby wool capes while on the trail of London's miscreants. Ralph Lauren's first collection in 1968 made the tweed suit a menswear staple. And now Lower East Side hipsters can't seem to get enough of the classic suiting fabric, signaling that tweed is staging a comeback. For his fall collection, Junya Watanabe spun the storied fabric into schoolboy blazers nostalgic for jaunts across Cambridge's Bridge of Sighs. And with the recent sartorial resurgence, it's no surprise that tweed is migrating...
...films, Robinson tells the story of a creative young man denied the approval of his dominating mother due to his homosexuality and betrayed by Warhol’s Machiavellian manipulation of the boy’s talent and love. Instead of expanding the idea of Andy Warhol as an icon, Robinson delves into the personal, human interactions that the Factory ultimately thrived on but which were often overshadowed by Warhol.Williams spent time at Harvard, honing both his visual sensitivity as a member of The Harvard Crimson photography staff and—as Robinson speculates—his appreciation for drugs...
...Harvard alumnus and his wife officially became the new owners of Harvard Book Store yesterday, purchasing the Harvard Square icon from Frank Kramer, who took over the independent book shop from his father 46 years...
...Tyler once rowed a race in button-down shirts and ties. Very stylish. Who is your favorite fashion icon...
...conservative credentials and support of tough border enforcement and insisting that "the hard-line crowd is irrational. They want to incite people to fear, and that is a dangerous thing to watch." Says ASU's Berman: "These guys are not easy to please. These guys were even after [conservative icon Barry] Goldwater for a while. They wanted to strip his name off party headquarters. You really have to toe the line...