Word: momentous
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Sometimes change blows into fashion at unexpected moments. Back in September, just as the stock market began to plunge, fashion designers, journalists and buyers were taking in the fall 2009 runway shows in Paris and trying to rationalize what they were seeing. Even at its most frivolous, fashion always reflects the moment, so how would designers interpret the collapsing Dow and skyrocketing unemployment? Clarity came for me at Junya Watanabe's poetic show, a tribute to African style expressed in hand-blocked prints paired with recycled-denim skirts. As the first model appeared, a hush of recognition settled over...
...women’s suffragist. “I am excited, honored, but also deeply humbled to receive this award,” Sterling said in the interview. “I think back to the pioneers who have come before me, and realize how much greater this moment is for me.” The Ruffin Dinner, which BPLA plans to continue as an annual tradition, aims to honor individuals who exhibit the commitment to service and the pursuit of justice exemplified by the Ruffins. Dwight B.N. Pope ’10 was also awarded the $500 BPLA Student...
...game marked a bittersweet moment for Demetri as it was the last time he could participate in the tradition that he co-founded. As freshmen, he and Smith raised more than $3,000 from corporate sponsors in order to begin the annual paintball challenge...
...Moment of Zen. Toronto's Cosmopolitan Hotel, whose slogan is Zen in the City, is offering free evening meditation classes. Every night at 8:30 p.m., an instructor leads a class in the hotel's solarium to reduce guests' stress level and increase relaxation. After gaining a sense of peace, you can sink into 400 threat-count Egyptian cotton sheets or relax further with a $25 credit at the hotel spa. Rates start at $152 per night, including complimentary tea when you check in. 8 Colborne Street, Toronto, Ontario...
...North Korea, the successful firing of the Taepodong II likely had two purposes: at a moment when the Obama administration has indicated it is willing to engage with hostile regimes - Iran and Syria specifically - Pyongyang "just threw a big rock at the White House, and said, 'We're here, too,'" says one Western diplomat in Seoul. Internally, the launch comes at a critical moment. Kim Jong Il had a stroke late last summer, and there is intense speculation as to the state of Kim's health and his level of control over his regime. "The launch says to North Koreans...