Word: shapelessness
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...This was a brand we knew and loved. We expect good things. Everything is here: the booming Euro music, the dramatic lighting, the electric atmosphere. What’s missing are the chic and contemporary BCBG fashions we had expected. It seems the models are barely here either.Wrapped in shapeless sheets of fabric, they stride down the path looking deprived of all essential vitamins and minerals usually obtained through exposure to food, water, and sunlight. Instead of BCBG’s signature wearable fashions, the show features drab colors and eyesores, a hodgepodge of loose fabrics and textures, along with...
...with a freezing helicopter ride from Baghdad. And I couldn't hide the fear gnawing at me about my time ahead in Anbar Province, where U.S. forces suffer the highest casualty rates in Iraq. Indeed, I saw my first dead U.S. serviceman as I touched down in Ramadi, a shapeless form in a black body bag waiting in the dark to leave on one the Chinook helicopters that had brought me. The image was fresh in my mind as I introduced myself to McClung, the public affairs officer who had arranged my trip...
...kind of place where any self-respecting Muslim would normally be found. But on this occasion, drably dressed, bearded Muslim men rubbed shoulders with stylish women in revealing outfits, the latter drinking plenty of alcohol. Meanwhile, Muslim women wearing long, shapeless dresses and head-scarves stood around in small groups. I spoke with an elderly, bespectacled imam from Somalia who wore a large woolen shawl over his shoulders and a colorful, pointed cap, embroidered with ancient-looking but unfamiliar shapes and symbols. His limited knowledge of English did not prevent him from repeating the words "peace, peace, peace" over...
...final piece of the first suite, “Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies,” the band already seems to have lost steam, even as Harris tries vainly to provide locomotion with his consistently stellar playing. The lean, muscular feel of the first tracks has deteriorated into a shapeless wash of strings and flute, a tone which blurs many of the remaining Ellington tunes, illuminating the danger of re-orchestrating the work of jazz’s most masterful arranger...
...AMBIENT LOUNGE Ditching the "dodgy, shapeless" look, this British company combines old-style comfort with sleek new contours. Curved backs and reclining loungers ("sofas that just happen to have beans in them")?plus 283 L of polystyrene microbeads?make for a blissful way to enjoy a chilled latte or a DVD thriller. ambientlounge.co.uk...