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...near the end. As for Katarina Witt, the 1988 gold-medal winner, she placed seventh -- again, no thanks to the judges. She had suffered through months of jeering that she was returning to competition for frivolous reasons. But her long program was the best choreographed and most stylish of the contest. Unlike the jump-and-spin fests offered by most contestants, hers had varied pacing and intricate, pleasing footwork. She deserved better than the mediocre marks she received...
Such violence is rare, but more and more athletes are being forced to deal with the warped actions of obsessive fans. Katarina Witt, the sexy, stylish German star who won Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988, had to seek an injunction at a U.S. federal court in 1992 against a man who was terrorizing her with obscene and threatening letters. He was committed to a psychiatric hospital for three years...
Have they no pride in their stylish house...
Pakula, who has proved his ability to turn paranoid suspicions into scary reality (Klute, All the President's Men), gives his movie the dark glow we have come to expect from this genre. But we don't go to movies like this in search of stylish apercus. We go to see innocents like ourselves getting swept up by irresistible tides of terror. And to have the pants scared off us. That doesn't happen in The Pelican Brief. An airplane read has been turned into nothing more compelling than an airplane...
Meanwhile, on Newbury Street, stylish clientele slip into slightly-worn Levi's, and admire soft plaid wool jackets. At Strutter's, a clean, refined boutique on the trendiest street in the city, modern track lights illuminate brilliant white walls and the expensive hand-embroidered shirts which hang there. Salespeople serve as fashion consultants, hovering near dressing rooms, offering advice on how to coordinate outfits. Their customers admire themselves in full-length mirrors, examining the cut and style of a vintage piece. An earth-toned flannel shirt and matching hunting jacket are prominently displayed together as one of the many luscious...