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...Harvard men of the 1880s who wanted to look dapper for their home town sweethearts, an Ulster Coat imported from London was de rigeur at $12.00. Those of robust constitutions travelling short distances could opt to dash home through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh rented from Blake, Hack, and Livery Stable complete with lap robe and whip...

Author: By Mary Humes and Rebecca J. Joseph, S | Title: Raccoon Coats to Atari Games: A Century's Worth of Shopping | 12/16/1982 | See Source »

...displaying of the label could become de rigeur in the early stages of a relationship--possibly during advanced "foreplay." In those ethnic and hyper-traditional groups in which a suitor asks for a woman's hand in marriage, he might be required to bring a sampling of his under things for the parents to peruse. And, in the case of seduction, underwear will probably prove the source of considerable stress and depression. A woman who wakes to find that her paramour wears Caldor generics could experience severe self-doubt and fear of ostracism from her peer group. Psychotherapists should take...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: Semper Ubi Sub Ubi | 9/28/1982 | See Source »

...true! Oxford cloth shirts with button down collars and Weejuns are de rigeur for MTSU men and women. And if you're not a preppie (as so many of us are--we even have prep schools down here, belive it or not!), you will probably wear clothes by Calvin Klein--tasteful, yet elegant. We like to call it understated dressing down here in the backwoods of Tennessee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dixie Prep | 1/10/1980 | See Source »

...walked out of Winthrop JCR last week saying that, for Beyond the Fringe is not at all rigorous. It is the very quintessence of non-rigorousity. The epitome of that which lacks rigor. It takes rigorousness and knees it in the groin. De rigeur...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Fringe Benefits | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

...where several separate balls occur; some clubs may be more prestigious than others. And a debutante today is more likely to be an object of derision than a golden girl. Yet, even with much of the exclusivity and the prestige and the envious crowds gone, the debut remain de rigeur for certain people. But let us experience at first hand debutante scene today by recreating the events leading up to the big night...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: Pretty Maids All in a Row | 12/8/1978 | See Source »

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