Word: upmarket
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...martial. Kaffee's life is all softball, brewskies and smart remarks -- evasions of his grownup responsibilities, his large lawyerly talents and the long shadow of his great- man father. To him, principles are merely things that interfere with cozy plea bargains. He is, in fact -- neat balance here -- an upmarket version of this case's victim, a goof-off in need of some kind of Code Red himself...
Novelty is king in high fashion. From the unexpected to the outrageous, it writes the rules of the upmarket game. This season, boutiques are full of dressy clothes in bright colors -- limes and lemons, oranges and magentas. Nothing new there. But wait -- the surprise element is that the costumes are made of that old standby of working clothes and off-duty wear, denim. A humble cotton twill, typically a weave of indigo and white, it has always meant durability and comfort. Now it also means class...