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...much slower,” he says. “Men generally want something they can wear and not stand out. They feel inhibited by what other people think.” But just because male fashion doesn’t feature what Mountain termed ‘flamboyant peacock shows,’ doesn’t mean that men don’t take advantage of the opportunity to flaunt a few feathers. With TV shows like Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy glorifying the newly stylish male, customers are flocking for fashion help...

Author: By Adam P. Schneider, Bari M. Schwartz, and Wendy D. Widman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Strutting their stuff | 4/29/2004 | See Source »

...loyal to the history of the building and the neighborhood. Wedding the kitschy and luxurious (picture 33 crystal chandeliers) to the sleek and modern (think ceramic bathtubs but in a boudoir), she hung velvet curtains in the rooms and draped the club in an Arts and Crafts palette of peacock blue, teal and green. The result was a modern playground for New York City's rich or connected and a hub for the international media, art and film crowd. "I like spaces that plow their own course, irrespective of the fashion," Crawford says. "I wanted to make Soho House feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Familiar Meets Modern | 4/15/2004 | See Source »

There's a good reason that the terms birdie and eagle are part of the golf lexicon and the word peacock is not. "Let's be honest: golf clothing is pretty dorky," says Craig Tanner, CEO and founder of Urban Golf Gear (UGG), an "athleisure" apparel brand that combines performance technology with urban fashion flair. Tanner, who started the company in 1997, figured there would be a bigger audience for golf clothes when he saw Tiger Woods score a victory in just his third amateur tournament in 1996. "I knew he was going to go pro, and I knew golf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High Fashion Hits the Fairway--and Scores | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

Children who want to actively commune with their books are better off with the endearing Tails, written by Matthew van Fleet and designed to be indestructible. Its pull tabs are thick, and its sturdy pages--filled with textured examples of such animal tails as a colorful peacock's--are meant to be touched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Give Them a Good Story | 12/22/2003 | See Source »

...that nobody wants, a relaxation of environmental-protection laws and states and cities that are bankrupt. If Bush is a President of the people, I would like to know who those people are. I will be very active during the next presidential race working to remove this prancing peacock from office. FRANCES J. BELL Pittsburgh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 8, 2003 | 9/8/2003 | See Source »

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