Word: trimly
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Langes-Swarovski argues that crystal should not be considered a mere pedestrian trim. "It's more of an expressive element than a zipper or a button. In all the various creative disciplines, whether it's fashion or interior design, crystal has a role of amplifying creative expression," he says. "With Liberace or in the late '90s, crystal was sometimes a metaphor for superficiality because of this bling-bling element." Today, however, company executives talk about the "poetry of precision" and how to take founder Daniel Swarovski's original ideas to new levels...
...gold baroque heels (Miu Miu boutiques, 888-977-1900); Bottega Veneta antique sterling silver enameled and rock-crystal cuff bottegaveneta.com) This page, from top: Hermès Surun Tapis Volant silk scarf hermes.com) Dolce & Gabbana Motorazr phone (Dolce & Gabbana boutiques, 877-703-4872); Prada vintage Notebook bag with Saffiano leather trim (Prada boutiques...
...Finally, the bosses want to trim the fat and the inventory. At a time when studios are wailing about box-office flatlines (though this year's take is up from 2005) and insufficiently ballooning zillions from the DVD cash cow, Paramount figured that committing to another long skein of expensive movies from the erstwhile boy wonder...
...eight-week getaway, Glen and Carol Mowatt, from Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., are "dead-set fishers." They've camped at Eighty Mile Beach before, and are hoping to fill their portable freezer with goodies such as the delicious but hard-to-catch threadfin salmon. Glen, a tanned and trim 62-year-old who still works as a carpenter, keeps an eye on the charts, goes to fish two hours before full tide, and stays for an hour after its peak. When the tide is out on this shallow coast, he'll walk 3 km over the wet sand to cast...
...With his graying hair, trim moustache and park-ranger look, Boyle is a soothing presence. The one-time carpenter and technical college teacher has been at Yiyili for nine years. Although many first-year graduates have passed this way on an adventure, several experienced teachers have made long-term commitments to the school of 60 students. The word is that Boyle's longevity, persistence and calm temperament-together with the leadership of board chairman Norman Cox-explain much of the school's success. Boyle, who witnessed a long, slow decline, senses that things may have turned around for indigenous people...