Word: stillings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They never asked me if I was a voter," he said. Although he swore an oath to the Democrats, he was still a Canadian citizen...
Walls of fashion crumble, but it still survives. How long can it still manage to be relevant...
...world of fashion seems to be the one place left where a designer can rake in the millions while still satisfying his starving artist sensibilities. But "starving artist" should not imply a lack of talent, but a vision so fantastical that it remains impractical (both aesthetically and financially) for the girl who just wants a nice black Calvin Klein dress for a dinner party. So how do fashion designers manage to survive? With perfume, cosmetics and second-rate lines...
...many, blessed with the insight that "Banana" is not a designer, and damned with a masochistic willingness to bear the underworld, still head for the designer labels of Filene's Basement. Originally established as a wholesale repository for excess merchandise from the department store upstairs, the Basements "Vault" is a treasure trove of designer clothing. It's all here, gold and Gucci, if a few seasons unfashionable...
...Whereas Ilana's narrative is laden with folklore, Sashie, the second narrator, sounds equally fictional, for her story is an unoriginal interpretation of growing up as a first generation American. Still, the absence of lingering discussions of goblins makes Sashie's account is much more believable. Sashie feels the tension of assimilation; in one instance, she appeals to her hair for assistance in cultivating identity-- "There was a black coating on my hair but I could see out of the corners of my eyes that it was golden underneath, if they would only look." Yet even this typical immigrant assimilationist...