Word: ribboning
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...National Hurricane Center demonstrated remarkable accuracy with their storm-landing forecasts. But on Friday, after a million people were ordered to evacuate the Tampa area, Charley slammed into the shoreline 100 miles to the south instead. The 145-m.p.h. winds twisted aluminum siding as if it were gift ribbon and snapped 100-year-old pine trees. Then, as people raced inland, the storm followed, reminding everyone that on this extremity of land, there is little room to escape. "What we've managed to do is to evacuate a lot of people into the path of a hurricane," said a Tampa...
...difference could be summed up by a look at the parties we threw. For them, Pabst Blue Ribbon, for us, Tanqueray; for them, Beirut, for us, bartender; for them, summer interns and friends of friends, for us, college buddies. The upshot was a slightly faster and looser summer than we had anticipated. There was the iPod that was stolen and the wallet that mysteriously vanished. There was the guy who made his way freely into upstairs bedrooms at 3 a.m. on a weeknight, and after being turned away, proceeded to vomit on our couch. And simply best of all, there...
...style like Lacoste, maker of the alligator-adorned polo shirt, and Sebago, of Docksides fame, have relaunched their hallmark items with a modern flavor. Retailers like Urban Outfitters, which rode the grunge wave in the past decade, are stocking up on such preppy classics as candy-color ribbon belts and wood-handled Bermuda bags. Isaac Mizrahi showed preppy-inspired outfits, pictured right, from his latest collection last month in New York City?available in the U.S. at Target stores and online at target.com. Even home-furnishings designers like Jonathan Adler are bringing back preppy classics, including needlepoint pillows. But today...
...hard to believe that a woman facing prison time still cares about crafting belts out of festive grosgrain ribbon. But the namesake company of lifestyle maven MARTHA STEWART hopes you do. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia struck a deal with the Style Network to continue airing Martha Stewart Living, which many stations dropped after Stewart's conviction on four felony counts in March. Style will air mainly reruns from 11 seasons of Living, but the network has ordered four new specials about weddings, which the Martha Stewart Weddings magazine staff will help produce. A company spokeswoman says the Style deal...
...style like Lacoste, maker of the alligator-adorned polo shirt, and Sebago, of Docksides fame, have relaunched their hallmark items with a modern flavor. Retailers like Urban Outfitters, which rode the grunge wave in the past decade, are stocking up on such preppy classics as candy-colored ribbon belts and wood-handled Bermuda bags. Isaac Mizrahi showed preppy-inspired outfits, right, from his latest collection last week in New York City--available at Target stores. Even home-furnishings designers like Jonathan Adler are bringing back preppy classics, including needlepoint pillows, above left. But today's version of the look...