Word: sleeked
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...often the private labels don't look noticeably cheaper. Consider the sleek, dark 16.9-oz. bottle of Ariel Extra-Virgin Olive Oil for $4.29. (A 17-oz. bottle of Bertolli's extra-virgin costs $9.69.) "You wouldn't be embarrassed to have that on your counter," says Bill Bishop, a retail consultant...
...presented a “space-age cocktail dress,” an ode to science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin ’51. The form-fitting, bronze stretch-jersey glittered in the Sanctum’s spotlight. While the front of the dress was simple and sleek, the elaborately interwoven black strips of fabric across the open back showed off Baird’s handiwork...
...self-proclaimed proponent of aesthetics, Shemtov has a history of decking out his rooms. His apartment in New York City is a sleek black and white creation. During his stay in Lionel freshman year, he used red brocade fabric, old prints from the 1700s, and even a chandelier to create an elaborate setting. “That was my over-the-top year,” he says...
...choice? Forget it. By offering a single brand, usually a private label in a single size, Aldi executives say they can substantially undercut conventional retailers on 90% of the products the store sells. Nor do customers have to make any trade-offs in buying private labels. Consider the sleek, dark 16.9-oz. bottle of Ariel Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($4.29). Or the 13-oz. box of Fruit Rice cereal ($1.69). "You wouldn't be embarrassed to have that on your counter," says Bill Bishop, a retail consultant...
...twisted bird, for a wingless, breathless twenty-two second orgasm in the air." Montandon paints funny, faintly sad portraits of this group. "These are the anonymous, doughy faces of obsession," he writes. Among them is Jeremy McGrane, a 32-year-old New Hampshire resident who built his own "beautifully sleek, blue-corseted rocket belt," and who speaks candidly about the all-consuming nature of his pursuit: "Most guys are dreaming of alcohol and women," he tells Montandon. "Not me. I'm just dreaming about how to make a throttle valve. It's peculiar behavior, I'll admit it, but sometimes...