Word: soberer
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Time to toss the gilded crocodile handbags and the flashy sequined fishtailed numbers. After enduring a one-two fashion punch, obvious luxury is looking a little frayed. On Oscar's red carpet the sober styles worn by actresses like Reese Witherspoon and Maggie Gyllenhaal had the most modern vibe. And across the ocean, on the fall 2007 runways of Paris and Milan, designers are striking a serious pose with a less-is-more look reminiscent of the early 1990s. It's a subtle shift away from the pile-it-on look of fur and python and paillettes that has defined...
This adjustment in fashion's focus--a marked return to rigorous tailoring and basic colors--might be a reflection of our sober times. At many runway shows it seems as if designers are suggesting more refined dress codes as an antidote to the cacophony around...
...stucco painted "Yves Klein blue," the dark blue patented by the French artist. Depending on how you think about it, those disks can look like sequins or coins. Either way, for a department store, that's an apt association. But Kaplicky, a soft-spoken man with a very sober disposition, likes to cite another, very unsober inspiration, a Paco Rabanne "chain-link" dress from the 1960s. Disco fashion as the point of departure for a sizable building? Take that, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe...
...uplifting, it’s this honesty that brings power and weight to her music. As a result, it’s not always an easy listen, but it’s a satisfying one. This eighth album in her 37-year career is marked by a darker, more sober tone than many past offerings, most strongly resembling 2003’s “World Without Tears.” The album’s generally downbeat vibe is reportedly inspired by both her mother’s death and the turbulent end of a love affair, and both...
...Phil Donahue Show in 1992, the former lineman nearly met the same fate as Burke. He turned to petty theft and prostitution to support his drug habit. But after getting a diagnosis of HIV, Simmons tackled drugs and was baptized, and he says he has been celibate and sober for several years...