Word: tweeds
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...different authors will only have about 20 matching strings. "With this method we see the way authors use and reuse the same phrases and metaphors, like chunks of fabric in a weave," says Vickers. "If you have enough of them, you can identify one fabric as Scottish tweed and another as plain gray cloth." (No insult intended to Kyd.) (See the top 10 imposters...
...question remains just as pertinent. Last Thursday, Harvard’s Center for European Studies hosted a talk titled “On Genius and Geniuses in the Eighteenth Century.” At ease at the head of the Cabot Room’s oval table, a tan, tweed-clad Florida State professor delved into the religious and cultural roots of Enlightenment conceptions of “genius.” But throughout the presentation, the unspoken question hovered: Does the idea of genius still exist today...
With chiffon-decked mannequins in the front window, shoppers get a bold first glance before strolling in to check out the clothes, jewelry, and accessories inside, dating from the nineteenth century to the ‘80s. Among the racks packed with tweed jackets, three-piece suits, and poodle skirts, customers can also peruse high-end items, such as luxurious furs, Gucci shoes, and Dior handbags...
...body type. Know what shapes look good on your figure. Dagogo-Jack: Alexander N. Olch ’99 told me it’s better to go to a hip store and find conservative clothing than go to a conservative store and find hip clothes. Look for a tweed blazer at Opening Ceremony. Don’t look for jeans at Brooks Brothers. el Hebashy: Don’t take yourself seriously when you’re getting dressed. Fashion is supposed to be fun. Lonergan: Better to be underdressed fabulously than overdressed. Polino: I don?...
...been laid-off since last September, according to industry website Lawshucks.com. "I'd love to take the money and go backpack around Thailand," says David Kirchblum, who graduates from Boston College's law school next week and had the start date for his job at New York firm Milbank Tweed pushed back to January 2010. "But if I suddenly have to find a new position, that gap is going to be difficult to explain...