Word: tailoring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Radical or not, Guinier's writing is tailor-made to be selectively used against her. Conservative groups and other critics circulated copies of her writings to news organizations, highlighting portions that were purported to take far-out positions. In her appearance on Nightline, Guinier argued that the quoted passages were out of context. She insisted that she was giving "a description of other people's views" in the Michigan article when she contended that "authentic leaders are those elected by black voters," thereby suggesting that black politicians elected by white majorities are not legitimate. Even in context, it is unclear...
...affair, and he did get something invaluable out of it: a friendship with the most powerful banker in Las Vegas, E. Parry Thomas. Wynn came to his attention partly because he stood out in the Las Vegas of the late '60s: he was young, fit, wore understated tailor-made suits, had the vocabulary of the English major he had been at the University of Pennsylvania, and had a wife so pretty she had once been voted Miss Miami Beach...
...review. One well-known TV reviewer, according to a studio source, often calls to ask for guidance: "What do you want me to say?" No one accuses these critics of changing an opinion to help advertise a film, but it is clear that they are increasingly willing to tailor their quotes in order to get their names into the national...
...sewing rooms are teeming with the work that remains to be done at the last minute, which in the couture industry means virtually everything. Seamstresses are hunched over exquisite embroidery. Bodice? Belt? So far the delicate pieces have no discernible shape. The designer, a robust, immaculately tailored figure who seems to be everywhere yet remains cool amid the hubbub, warns two tailors not to put so many stitches in a vibrant aqua trench coat. "Every stitch can pull," he sighs. "Silk is a very hard fabric to tailor...
...were generally higher. Translation: fewer tickets sold. Small wonder, considering such predictable bombs as Far and Away (Cruise with a dreadful Irish accent in 19th century Oklahoma) and Newsies (Disney's appalling revival of the movie-musical) and surprising failures like The Distinguished Gentleman, featuring Eddie Murphy in a tailor- made role as a corrupt Congressman. Apparently his biggest fans won't accept him as anything but a sassy inner-city cop named Axel Foley...