Word: wooled
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...suppose the point of the whole extravaganza is to show the pocketbooks how splendidly Harvard is caring for their children. And since the food is so good, I don’t really mind the not-so-subtle attempt to pull wool over the eyes of gullible junior parents. But this marks the extent of my tolerance for spin, and the College should realize it marks the extent of its practicality as well...
...brands like Fendi and Bottega Veneta, the season's minimalist mood--and requisite plain wool coats and skinny pants--seemed to provide merely a clean backdrop for more ornate (and more profitable) accessories like handbags. And ornate's the word: Fendi's new Palazzo bag, a bucket shape with gold etching, was inspired by the brand's new Roman headquarters, while Bottega Veneta's Madagascar bag is made out of vegetable-dyed crocodile...
...piste. This season Prada showed a collection as unexpected as it was aggressive. Her models came storming down the winding runway in oversize nylon anoraks and long, slouched-on black coats worn over heavy knit dresses and chunky platform shoes. There were patches of fur down the backs of wool coats, done in such an offhand way as to almost look primitive. Even some of the shoes had fur on the platform heels. The designer said the collection had been inspired by street fashion, Japanese samurai and medieval soldiers. Backstage after the show she called the mood "angry and savage...
...year and a half ago, which called for a doubling of the the group's sales to $4 billion over the next five years. "We're firing on all cylinders," Polet said. For brands like Fendi and Bottega Veneta, the season's minimalist mood - and requisite plain wool coats and skinny pants - seemed merely to provide a clean backdrop for more ornate (and more profitable) accessories like handbags. And ornate's the word: Fendi's new Palazzo bag, a bucket shape with gold etching, was inspired by the brand's new Roman headquarters, while Bottega Veneta's Madagascar...
...meet a correspondent from a major television network or a writer from a leading newspaper is when a storm has just destroyed their neighborhood. And when the big shots do vist the outland, they always dress wrong, covered in either condescending denim or some haughty blend of wool and silk. Then they call the tornado that struck the place a "cyclone," even though the place is Minnesota and Minnesotans don't use that word...