Word: velour
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When we filed into the meeting room the next day, two serious Korean gentlemen dressed in black were waiting for us on red velour arm chairs. A Korean-French translator was provided. Our minders sat on the side to listen. When it came time to deliver my presentation, I stood. "I have been told that the most joyful day in your calendar is the birthday of the Great Leader. I propose a chocolate festival in every major North Korean city to correspond with this holiday. Special packaging can celebrate the various feats of your leaders. For the first two years...
True to its sensuous name with velvety smooth jazz and lush décor - think plush velour wall designs reminiscent of French brocade wallpaper and buttery leather couches with pewter and chocolate finishes - Indulj is a luxuriously classy lounge. A popular drink is the fruity, pink sparkling Nuvo, born in Paris. If bubbles aren't your thing, order your sexy poison of choice at the brushed stainless steel bar and hobnob on the sparkly, silver floor tiles. Munch on some elevated Southern-style soul food like crab corndogs. The second floor outdoor deck offers a splendid view of the Duke...
...flee our homes. We look at each other and what we're wearing, a style we have learned to call "evacuwear." One Rancho Bernardo resident, whose wife had gone ahead to a hotel, was left picking through the clothes for her. He was certain she'd want her velour sweats and deck shoes. Come to think of it, he hadn't seen her wear her deck shoes in years, but since she'd had them for so long, she obviously wanted to save them...
...Portador del Corazón,” choreographed by Joshua Legg, did not prove much better than “Untitled.” The costumes were unpleasant, unflattering, and distracting—clashing bright green and blue velour leotards matched with too-long white tulle skirts. A trio unfortunately dressed in bright blue gave a particularly sloppy performance, one of which opened with an extremely messy pirouette turn. A pair in green entered with leaps that, because of their bent front legs and little altitude, were disappointing to watch. Nonetheless, Sarah C. Kenney ’08 (also...
...that year that I routinely got bloody noses at inopportune times and started to sport a white eye-patch, which clipped on to my glasses. I was legally blind in one eye—that was my only excuse for why I also wore leggings with giant, purple, velour sweatshirts. I looked like an extremely undersized, genetically-deformed version of Deborah Gibson. I can almost never forgive myself. That’s why, approximately two weeks ago, when everyone and their mother started to wear leggings, I started to get panic attacks. I couldn’t believe that people...