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...what must have seemed like an Eastern Mountain Sports convention. (Understand that when we arrived at Harvard, each FOPer was individually deloused and all his or her worldly possessions were put into storage. The most important of these items was jeans. Thus we were garbed in long underwear, wool pants and the item most indispensable for all crunchy people: the fleece pullover.) Over dessert some FOP members pondered whether it might be better to be locked in the store's marine-themed "vault" for a week than go on the nature outing originally planned...
Everyone knows World Cup matches have been sweltering -- everyone, that is, except Iranian TV viewers, who are shown pictures of crowds bundled up in wool overcoats, mittens and boots. Censors did not dare show scantily dressed fans in America for fear of corrupting Islamic morals...
...anything that might go before a jury, even demanding to see the resume of one witness, Michele Kestler, assistant director of the police crime lab, after he challenged her authority to say the prosecution required at least 100 of Simpson's hairs to match them against hairs in a wool ski hat found at the ^ murder scene. The defense offered one hair; the judge ruled that prosecutors could have between...
...designers are operating at their very best -- among the established masters, Bill Blass and Geoffrey Beene; among newcomers, Han Feng and Byron Lars. Blass made some sense out of the current fad for bright colors by working in wools that were vibrant, with pretty, harmonious dyes. He used tweeds and wool jersey with an ease and fluency that mark a seasoned tailor. Beene also favored wool jersey, which he considers "the perfect material." His outfits, which came in all lengths, had the homely virtue of actually looking like winter clothes, garments that would keep the wearer warm...
Also be prepared, at least in New Delhi, for things which look pretty familier to those in America. With CNN and MTV now available on demand, even the most dyed-in-the-wool Larry King or Beavis and Butthead fan need not despair...