Word: leathering
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...know opposites attract, and for good girls everywhere this spells trouble. As a stranger to suspensions and the queen of extra-credit, I have certainly experienced my fair share of such ill-fated infatuations. Whether it is the smell of leather, the unwashed hair, or their cozy relationship with the dean of students, bad boys have always made my knees buckle under and my heart rate rise. Since sophomore year of high school when I fell for a tall senior who brought illicit substances to Saturday night dances, played the guitar (Dylan. Attempts at Dylan.), and seemed never to study...
...These three types are merely the most glaring forms of metrosexuality on the Harvard campus. Indeed, almost every Harvard male has incorporated some of the aesthetic. Even some math majors have foregone their Zelda t-shirts and flood pants and embraced the niceties of a crisp white oxford and leather satchels.As a fashion columnist (really, the highest form of modern anthropologist), I regard metrosexuality with mixed feelings. Of course, in many ways it’s a sign of societal progress. According to the well-known mathematical principles of Harrington’s Law, any increase in awareness of fashion...
...expand, thus unfolding a 3-D textile made by knitting together two parallel wire-linked fabrics. Several firms are negotiating to produce the chair. Meanwhile, this fall, Hermès will launch a series of ultralight suitcases, designed by Azambourg, that are fashioned from a unique mix of foam and leather...
...brown hair is tied back in a neat ponytail; her body is greyhound-lean. She walks toward the Inn at Harvard, leather flats slapping the edges of the cobblestone. She enters the imposing lobby and summons the elevator to the fourth floor. A circle of chattering maids scatters as the girl, a Harvard senior, steps out into the carpeted hallway...
...minutes I am wearing: Sturdy leather boots and a borrowed raincoat...