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...hated--the Establishment. But if one looks at documentary footage of her from that period, one can still feel the spit and vinegar of the fiery peasant woman who began her fashion revolution against society by aiming at the head, with hats. Her boyish "flapper" creations were in stark contrast to the Belle Epoque millinery that was in vogue at the time, and about which she asked, "How can a brain function under those things?" Something that Chanel can never be accused of is not using her brain. Her sharp mind is apparent in everything she did, from her savvy...
...will grab you, sitting there thinking about that final paper. It is hard to be concrete because such an awakening is very personal, and from this vantage point I can only vaguely make it out myself, there in the yellow wood. With courage, luck, and a year away, the stark realities will confront me at every turn, and I will learn from their challenges...
...clothes themselves were well-chosen and in sync with the trends being hyped in this Spring's fashion glossies. In an explicit homage to Gianni Versace, the clothes for both men and women were exuberantly colored and provocatively cut. Monoyudis displayed ensembles that alternated between being minimalistic without being stark and decorative without being gaudy, though what was bought and what was designed was unclear. Another quibble: none of the models wore shoes, so even those female models who expertly emulated walking in high heels still looked like they were playing dress-up in Mommy's cocktail gear...
While employees of the restaurants offer no guarantees regarding the truth of their signs--one Jae's employee says a 90-year old customer had died while eating at her restaurant--the signs do seem to capture in stark terms the trade-off between health and happiness...
...their undying fidelity to the chain fences that protect hikers from the plunging precipices. Seventy miles of trails wind around 72 peaks, the two most majestic of which are Capital of Heaven and Lotus Flower. The highest of the mountains is less than 6,150 ft., but their steep, stark slopes impart a distinctly higher authority...