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...think being around costumes so much has ruined Halloween for me,” says Christine I. Moore, saleswoman at Harvard Square costume shop Hootenanny, minutes after ringing up a pair of black spandex hot pants and bag of feathers purchased by a customer. ‘They’ll cover you. I mean, I think it’ll be enough?...
...We’re trying to attract a lot of attention to biking and make people think of it less as spandex-clad speedsters and more as a way to get around,” said David M. Watson, executive director for MassBike...
Some students direct their energies into maintaining the appearance of an intense workout rather than actually exercising, Every time I go to the gym, I brace myself for the scrutiny. As soon as I get on my elliptical, an energetic, spandex-clad girl will inevitably take the one next to me, her high ponytail bouncing along with her quick pace and absent resistance. She is clearly more focused on her appearance than actually exercising, and the pleasure she derives from running at her quickened tempo is immediately apparent from her almost pitying glances in my direction...
...Onscreen, she's lush and full: any woman who has breast-fed will recognize the source of her Duplicity cleavage. Her Claire makes Owen's Ray even more swoon-worthy; we know he appreciates a real woman. If you're nostalgic for the pretty woman in pink-and-black spandex, too bad. Roberts isn't shoehorning herself back into a prostitute's work outfit. She's too sensible to even try. All the more reason to hope she's still a trendsetter...
...such inventive theme ideas as “the 80’s” and “the 90’s.” Of course, when the party inevitably dies at around midnight, you’ll be stuck wandering around the River in spandex tights and a side ponytail, but such is the price you must pay for a few hours of “fun.” Instead of mingling with the class of 2012, why don’t you break through the Harvard bubble and check out that expansive, unexplored land...