Word: offbeat
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...Rosie told me one time, "There's nothing wrong with mainstream." I was a little hurt. Because it suggested that I was trying desperately to be offbeat and accepted by only two or three people...
This is only the third time in history that two women have squared off in a general election for the U.S. Senate. But that subject barely surfaces in the daily yin and yang of the campaign. The more interesting story is that while Murray and Smith are both somewhat offbeat, they are polar opposites politically. And at a time in which President Clinton has broken the needle on the country's moral compass, we're about to find out whether one of the nation's largest groups of independent-minded voters goes for the moderate suburban mom who speaks softly...
Several regular patrons praised Scoops & Beansfor its wide and sometimes offbeat selection.Scoops & Beans served Christina's homemade icecream, delivered from a store of the same name inInman Square...
...nerve!) until November after the London, Milan and Paris shows. Calvin Klein immediately joined the rebellion, as did Donna Karan and several others. It's not unusual for Lang to be copied. He's credited with bringing us the stretchy T, rubber dresses and a whole slew of offbeat new materials. For this fall, tired of being the fabric frontiersman, he worked instead with layering--Can he bring capes back?--and unusual forms. His colors--white, black, camel and a zing of lemon--were like him: plain but hip. When: Fall collection in stores now. Spring collection to be shown...
...house. They added footwear, women's ready-to-wear, a younger collection called Miu Miu, menswear, underwear and sportswear. Prada's design sense has made her the most influential designer of the decade, with a ripple effect being felt as far down as the Gap. She has an exquisite offbeat sensibility, creating clothes that look simple, even plain, but are incredibly luxurious. Her first successful item, the logo-less (in the '80s!) black nylon backpack, is still emblematic of her way: discreet but not mousy, individual but not outre...