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Generally, Sun recommends thrift store treasures and color as possible means of making small or cheap spaces more unique and pleasant. But what of the aesthetically “aged” undergrad who wants a chandelier and a polar bear rug? For those such as Stephanie J. Sverdrup Stone ’06, who “sees a lot of Louis XVI in [her] future,” Sun suggests estate sales as a way to explore the Harvard Club aesthetic while on a tight budget...

Author: By Emily T. Sabo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stylize Your Life | 4/29/2004 | See Source »

Generally, Sun recommends thrift store treasures and color as possible means of making small or cheap spaces more unique and pleasant. But what of the aesthetically “aged” undergrad who wants a chandelier and a polar bear rug? For those such as Stephanie J. Sverdrup Stone ’06, who “sees a lot of Louis XVI in [her] future,” Sun suggests estate sales as a way to explore the Harvard Club aesthetic while on a tight budget...

Author: By Emily T. Sabo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stylize Your Life | 4/28/2004 | See Source »

...sleek, sexy ... and affordable? When the newest model from the British sports-car maker arrives in U.S. showrooms in late May, the base sticker price will be $39,985. That's less than half the price of the Lotus currently being sold, the Esprit. With the shift to thrift, Lotus hopes to attract a broader customer base, including women, by competing against sports machines like the Audi TT, Honda S2000 and Porsche Boxster. Lotus thinks it can rev its U.S. business, now idling at about 125 Esprits, and sell up to 2,400 Elises a year. The Elise has scored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Briefing: Mar 22, 2004 | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

...summer prior to freshman year, students anxious to stand out among their illustrious peers zero in on a way to differentiate themselves: shopping. From Bed, Bath and Beyond to thrift shops, Crate and Barrel to Urban Outfitters, pre-frosh scour through dozens of packages of extra-long twin sheets...

Author: By Laura H. Owen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Room Raiders | 2/12/2004 | See Source »

...lets girls pick up the tab on a date.” Jones sees herself as transcending the Harvard stereotype. “I’m just a little more off-beat than that. I love rugby, James Bond movies, poker, feminism and finding great old clothes at thrift stores. I don’t have a perfect manicure or one of the matching pearl necklace and earring sets that seem so abundant here. The date went all right, but I don’t really see a second one in my future...

Author: By Laura H. Owen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Room Raiders | 2/12/2004 | See Source »

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