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...Thornton Arnold ("T") Wilson, 59, certainly is that. Eight years ago, when he became chairman of the board, he did not bother moving out of his noisy office to more elegant surroundings down the hall. Each morning he sheds his suit jacket and conducts business in a navy blue sweater. When the temperature gets too cold, he can even be seen working in his hat and overcoat. And despite a yearly income in the million-dollar range, Wilson still lives in the same house he bought 30 years ago and drives himself to work in a Honda Accord. Behind...
...rumble and squeal down the runway like the sows at the ranch, flouting nature by moving so much weight so fast. A handsome, twinengine Beechcraft Aztec wheeled out of a hanger, its tall pilot walking behind it in the drizzle. He was dark with a bulky, wool sweater, and brown pants that tapered down to pointed shoes. He had a Gallic look, a black lock folded back from forehead like a bird's wing. I made my approach. He grinned slightly and motioned to the co-pilot's seat...
...Cooling of America" [Dec. 24] chilled me so much that I put on an undershirt and a sweater and resolved to dig out my flannel pajamas and get a blanket for the bed. If you send any more issues like that to Hawaii, I may have to close the windows...
...shapes spinning like a crayola volcano dancing the twist. The Electric Horseman, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, is not scheduled to start for ten minutes yet the balding accountant three seats down already has his right hand in bucket of popcorn; his other inching up his wife's sweater, his eyes aimed at the screen. The color pattern repeats itself on the black screen, revolving twice with a one and a half twist like a lasarium with hiccups. Everyone in the theater, not just the accountant, watches the screen as if something were about to happen, as if these...
...York's high-fashion circles, it is known as Chilly Chic. In less trendy zones, people call it common-sense clothing. Either way, fear of goose bumps has struck: like squirrels gathering nuts, Americans are collecting cozy clothes for a low-energy winter. Department stores report record sweater sales, up as much as 50% over last year. Quilted down coats and jackets have descended from snowy mountains to urban streets. A mannequin in a Los Angeles store window wears thermal underwear -and spike heels. "Anything that even looks warm is big," explains a Chicago fashion executive...