Word: tunic
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Dressed in an austere gray tunic, Premier Chou En-lai, 73, moved along a line of respectfully silent visitors in Peking's massive Great Hall of the People. Adhering to strict alphabetical order, he shook hands first with the Canadian table tennis team, then the Colombians, the English and the Nigerians. Finally he stopped to chat with the 15-member U.S. team and three accompanying American reporters, the first group of U.S. citizens and journalists to visit China in nearly a quarter of a century ... Probably never before in history has a sport been used so effectively as a tool...
Brands like J. Crew and Gap are turning out plenty of board skirts, pajama pants and sarongs, but this summer's blockbuster trend in cover-ups is the tunic, a variation--beaded, embroidered or printed--on the Indian kurta. It's a look that started on high-fashion runways for spring 2005. Designers as diverse as Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors and Narciso Rodriguez all showed embroidered tunics inspired by favorite destinations like Santorini or St. Bart...
...reasons I love the tunic look is that it's more forgiving than a tight little T shirt or tank top," says Pam Fink, owner of Gatsby's, a popular specialty store in Great Barrington, Mass. "Especially if you have a bit of a stomach, it's a great alternative. And they're cut longer, so you can wear them over low-cut jeans...
Savvy shoppers know that you don't have to pay big bucks to get in on the tunic trend. Brands such as H&M, Banana Republic and Liz Claiborne offer stylish versions at affordable prices. But nothing beats the real thing. At Gatsby's, Fink stocks up on Indian kurtas from labels like Royal Sari and Lotta ($39 to $169). She even travels annually to Bali to select her own line of beachwear--printed cotton pants and tunics. "The Balinese have an amazing sense of color and pattern," says Fink. "So when it's too hot to wear jeans...
...With his jaunty, Bollywood-style haircut and white embroidered tunic, Mirwais looks as though he would warble like a pretty songbird, but his singing is forceful and worldly, as if he has already seen it all. And he has. Tonight, he croons folksongs of impossible love, betrayal and heroism that flow from the depths of Afghanistan's tragic history. Under a nebula of hashish smoke, two men leap up to dance, circling each other like angry cobras. They turn aggressive and are pulled apart?even the boy's mesmerizing song cannot keep Afghans from fighting for long. When performances...