Word: lacing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...like casual elegance, but conscious elegance too—while putting in a lot of effort he makes it look as though he didn’t. The pants are kind of like cargos, but not—they also look comfortable, moveable. The green suede lace-ups look functional but very style-conscious. I’ve never seen green shoes. I like them...
...stunningly sweet pastel packaged neatly in a cardboard box and stored safely in the basement refrigerator. I can still picture myself carving into the smooth fudge that formed the outer layer of the cake. The contrast between my crisp white dress, with its eyelet detail and simple lace ribbons, and the mouth-watering brown-black icing made the moment of the incision even more dramatic and appealing. I’d waited all day for a wedge of my celebratory sustenance. Size most certainly does matter: Sliver, slice, piece, wedge and chunk are the typical portions into which...
Have you shined your kitchen sink today? Did you put on lace-up shoes this morning? If so, you are probably one of the thousands of people who follow the online words and wisdom of Marla Cilley, known to her flock as the FlyLady. Through her quirky website, flylady.net and accompanying online mailing list, Cilley relentlessly pursues her mission: to banish all clutter...
...shine the kitchen sink every day. Why? "I don't know why, but a beautiful sink to greet you each morning starts your day with a smile," says Cilley, who lives in Brevard, N.C., and chose the handle FlyLady because she likes to fly-fish. Second step: put on lace-up shoes in the morning, because you are much more likely to get things done when you are not lounging around in bunny slippers...
Will black-lace-trimmed purple panties play in Peoria? Why not? Cool is the common denominator of teens everywhere. "Torrid makes it so you don't want to hate yourself," says Maria Gutierrez, 17, who recently drove 40 miles to the Brea store to look for a prom dress. The challenge for Torrid is to stay true to its mission: to serve disenfranchised customers, like Gutierrez, who want to fit in but also want to stand out. --With reporting by Deborah Edler Brown/Brea