Word: sleekness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Just as the mention of Coco Chanel conjures up the essence of French style, so does the name Cristobal Balenciaga evoke Hispanic style. The legendary Spanish designer, who died in 1972, reigned over high fashion from the 1930s to the 1960s with his sleek chemises and pillbox hats. Among his students were Adolfo, Oscar de la Renta, Givenchy, Ungaro and Courreges. Herrera calls Balenciaga the "greatest designer of all time," while De la Renta traces his use of ethnic accents to the master's influence: "Balenciaga made the most beautiful folkloric clothes ever made...
Have you noticed that baseball players are getting better looking? The old style -- paunchy Babe Ruth, ferrety Bob Feller, the sunken Dust Bowl visages of players in the '30s -- has surrendered to today's sleek, chipper California look. Keith Hernandez, Dave Righetti, Jose Canseco, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro and a hundred others have the handsomeness of soap-opera stars. And their fine swagger italicizes the sexiness of contemporary sport. These guys know they're the studs of summer...
...accounts, Jobs' new machine is an engineering marvel. People who have seen prototypes describe a sleek, black magnesium cube with a space underneath where a keyboard can be neatly hidden away, a stereo sound system that rivals the crisp tones of a compact-disc player, and a jumbo 17-inch black-and-white display screen capable of visual pyrotechnics that are often characterized as "drop dead...
...with its established models. Last month it introduced the Probe, a sporty two-door hatchback that may turn out to be nearly as successful as the Taurus. For a base price of $10,459, the Probe offers front- wheel drive, a zippy but economical four-cylinder engine and the sleek, aerodynamic look of a European or Japanese import. That should not be surprising, because Ford designed and developed the Probe in a joint project with Mazda, the Japanese company in which Ford owns a 25% interest. Mazda's plant in Flat Rock, Mich., will be turning out 600 Probes...
Onstage, City Ballet justified both the sentiment and the celebration. Jerome Robbins' brilliant Glass Pieces seemed as sleek as it did at its premiere five years ago. McBride swept through George Balanchine's The Man I Love looking half her 45 years. Company Director Peter Martins came out of retirement to honor his ideal partner, Suzanne Farrell, 42, who had a new plastic hip, performing with her in his version of Sophisticated Lady, set to the Duke Ellington song. The finale, danced like fireworks by Kyra Nichols, came from Balanchine's ebullient Stars and Stripes. It was just like...