Word: torsoed
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Overlaying a female torso with a world map made for a most intriguing cover image. My teenage son and adult husband were particularly taken with the latitudes around Nepal. Pun intended? An eye-opening story, in more ways than one. As a wife and mother, I appreciate the coverage. Melissa Noebes, CANTON...
This fall, your torso is the new Facebook. With the growing popularity of message T-shirts, clothing has become prime real estate for self-expression. Harvard students gathered last Friday in Adams Art Space for a T-shirt decorating get-together, where students wrote messages on various items of clothing using markers and fabric paint. Clement D. Wright ’09, an organizer of the event, discussed the cult of the identi-tee. “Its fun to grab a T-shirt out of your drawer and say, ‘This talks about...
...dress worn by daughters of Athenian aristocracy). In another version, her garment is decorated with various animals and monsters, indicating the dress to be a traditional thependytes—a garment appropriate for a goddess. The exhibit also features three models, placed side by side, of “Torso of a Warrior” where the statue from the Athenian Acropolis first appears to be nude and carved out of white stone. However, in the second and third replica of the sculpture, color reveals a lower edge of a cuirass and patterns of interlocking leaves, indicating that the figure...
Credit Colin Firth and his toned torso emerging from a fountain in the BBC adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” for ushering in an era of Jane Austen fervor. Nearly 10 years after most women with a pulse realized Mark Darcy is the most eligible bachelor in fictional history comes “The Jane Austen Book Club,” a film adaptation of the popular novel by Karen Joy Fowler. The premise of “Book Club” is refreshingly intelligent. It is a step above standard romantic dramedy fare that...
...beautifully refined show with a quartet of "cloud" dresses - from nimbus to cumulus to cyclone - all in washed and dyed silk that was literally gathered and draped to look like a cloud bursting off a model's shoulder on top of a long gown or swirling around her torso in the case of a strapless shift. It was a touch of showbiz to top off a collection that was easily the designer's best. Drawing on the simple fabrics, shapes, and nature-inspired color palette of America's early settlers, Posen showed crisp poplin dresses, blouses and vests that would...