Word: suit
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...sure, fabric can't talk or cause a scandal or convulse the blogosphere. And maybe there is something fusty and old hat in caring too much about the provenance of a silk shantung or getting all weak-kneed about a suit made of cellophane-backed wool. But the art of couture glamour is ultimately about the connoisseurship of material, and there have always been designers who knew this and obsessively attended to the fabric of fashion...
...general who led Thailand's first coup in 15 years, Sonthi Boonyaratglin is projecting a deliberately civilian image. Dressed in a dapper dark suit and yellow tie, Sonthi eschewed his usual army uniform for his Feb. 27 meeting with TIME's Hannah Beech and Robert Horn. But a suit, no matter how handsome, cannot suspend the reality that a military junta, called the Council for National Security (CNS), now runs the country. The CNS ousted elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last Sept. 19. At first, the overthrow of the billionaire P.M. was greeted with much public acclaim. Today, however...
Once again epee was their strongest suit, with a 5-4 success story thanks to sophomore Maria Larsson’s three and senior Jasmine McGlade’s two wins. Sabre fell 9-0, and foil...
...years ago, he took his wife Christine down to their local pub in Cambridge, England, and popped the question: Would she go with him? It took a few pints, but she said yes. "What's great about Virgin is it's not the classic astronaut in a space suit. The point is to make it simple so regular people can go into space," says Christine. "I want to look at the stars. I don't want to study astrophysics...
...Welcome the Night,” and if not revive their pop-punk roots, at least do justice to their alternative makeover. “Welcome The Night” comes off as a strained attempt to create a new sound that doesn’t suit a band that once wore spiked bracelets and bleached-blond hair. Perhaps Roe should have followed his own advice from the band’s 1999 anthem, “Losing Streak,” when he belted out so innocently, “Don’t ever compromise what you believe...