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...young people at CSM consider themselves an elite (with good reason), and the faculty encourages them to question fashion's assumptions. Jason Masterton Copley, who is in his second year, won't budge an inch on his ideals: "I have spent a large part of my time being picky. I like the fact that the competition here is very stiff." He is also focused on a celebrated school tradition: the graduation show. It draws an international gathering of fashion powerhouses. Galliano's success began there, as did McQueen's; their offerings were swooped up by buyers or magazines. Copley...
...similarly impressive, and fashion reveals much about the social situation of the characters in the play. At one point, La Marquise de Mertueil remarks that La Presidente de Tourvel is a frump, with her "bodice up to her ears in case you might catch a glimpse of a square inch of flesh." The tense music and occasional operatic singing that bridges the scenes is also a nice touch, and prevents the pauses between scenes from becoming awkward...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I don't separate myself one inch from Newt. Our successes largely have been because he is our leader...
...before he finally agreed to keep the negotiations secret from the core group. When the agreement was announced, however, angry Cuban Americans poured into the streets of Miami, and the core group retaliated by having Clinton oust Halperin as Cuba point man. The core group then hovered over every inch of policy. A Clinton speech in October 1995 announcing minor cultural exchanges took three months of vetting...
...while a defensive playbook involves a few blitzes and coverages, Harvard's offensive plays go in a three-inch thick binder...