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Armani has it right. Clothing has been sober and serious in recent years. The dominant figure of the late 1970s was not a Frenchman but the brilliant tailor Armani. In the early '80s the Japanese brought artistry to clothing, but very few chuckles. Lagerfeld cheered things up a bit, but Lacroix has thrown all caution -- some would add taste -- to the winds and opted for outright hilarity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Welcome to The Fresh Follies | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

...researchers suggest a daunting list of causes for such a poor showing. First, Americans tend to see math ability as innate. That, says Stevenson, gives youngsters a tailor-made excuse for not pushing hard, since the results are presumably preordained. Second, while U.S. schools tend to stress the broader creative skills of reading and writing, other countries, particularly in Asia, emphasize math burned in by persistent instruction and exercises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Bad News About Math | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

...real power of ResEdit goes beyond simple cosmetic surgery which improves the style but not performance. Editing menus and command keys allows users to custom tailor programs to fit their individual styles...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: A Handy Utility Program to Make Your Mac Shine | 1/7/1987 | See Source »

...GOLDEN CHILD is one huge golden star trip for Eddie Murphy. With his tailor-made script as his ticket, he flies from Hollywood to Tibet, makes love with exotic women and jokes around with demons. Nice work if you can get it, but what in hell can he do for an encore...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: Cinema Veritas | 12/18/1986 | See Source »

Harvard's schedule up to this point has been tailor-made for an undefeated start. The Crimson has played Dartmouth and Brown--traditionally two of the weaker teams in the league--twice already...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: An Unbeaten Aura | 12/11/1986 | See Source »

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