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Leave it to the fashion world to make bikinis out of leather. But these sexy little swimsuits are cut from a material that's more apropos for water wear than you might think: tanned, dyed salmon skin. Soft, smooth and lightweight, this particular form of "sea leather" has a natural elasticity that won't sag after a dip. It also gets the green seal of approval; it's made from commercial fish skins that usually get tossed or turned into chicken feed. The suits are part of a full line of fish-leather apparel (including jackets, skirts and sandals) introduced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions: In The Mode | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...bird's-eye view of marine life gliding beneath you with the new transparent Napali kayak. Made of a clear plastic that allows for spotting sea turtles and dolphins, it folds into a bundle the size of a backpack. The plastic shell is soft and flexible like a shower curtain yet tough enough to resist punctures from sharp sticks and rocks. The stiff carbon Kevlar frame helps keep the kayak's shape, and at 26 lbs., the craft is just half the weight of some fiberglass models. The narrow, one-seat design is good for long-distance solo touring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions: Out of Doors | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...week, worldwide dash to keep up with her. At this point there is no sign of impending illness, but it's clear something isn't quite right. Fidgeting in her chair, doing her best to force a smile, she seems irritable, almost frosty, her normally cottony-soft drawl showing sharper edges. "I don't want to talk about my private life at all," she coolly commands, evidently reversing her long-held policy of discussing absolutely anything with the press, no matter how intimate (like chatting in W magazine last August about losing her virginity to Timberlake or, last week, sobbing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Eyes On Britney | 11/16/2003 | See Source »

With those soft words, the Crimson field hockey team’s season came to a very sudden end. For Harvard’s six seniors, their collegiate athletic careers came to a conclusion...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Snubbed by Selection Committee | 11/12/2003 | See Source »

Thomson isn’t the only Bush functionary with a soft streak. When Tom Ridge, the head of the Homeland Security Department, was asked, “Are you a happy fellow? Often times you look very stern in your pictures,” his feelings seemed genuinely hurt. “My family still loves me,” he retorted, “my three Labrador retrievers always seem to be happy to see me regardless of what anybody says about my picture and life is good.” (If you are feeling underloved Secretary Ridge...

Author: By Eoghan W. Stafford, | Title: Guess Who's Running the Asylum? | 11/12/2003 | See Source »

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