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...secure peace requires some focus from a country-and an Administration-that is largely awol on Iraq. Webb is consumed by the war, in part because his son Jimmy is a Marine lance corporal deployed in Ramadi, in al-Anbar province, the heart of the Sunni insurgency. He has worn Jimmy's combat boots every step of the way in this campaign, and last week he told me quietly, "Last I heard, Jimmy's unit was about to sweep one of Ramadi's toughest neighborhoods...
There are small, subtle signs of Wuterich's detaching himself from his military life: his boots are too scuffed and worn for a Marine. And he hasn't updated his old dress uniform by sewing on the chevron that shows his higher rank. His superiors put in for his promotion to staff sergeant last October, and it came through on Jan. 1--six weeks after Haditha. He says the jacket's too tight, anyway...
...More than a designer, Jacobs is a master of the mood. His runway is no longer just about clothes. Sure, there were plenty of great looks last night-soft, romantic pantaloons worn under over-washed jackets and layered knits-and they will all be studied, photographed and copied endlessly. Yesterday, with Pachelbel's Canon playing on the soundtrack, he gave fashionistas a poignant and gentle lift on a day where many might have easily questioned the industry's place- with all it's superficial implications - in the greater global picture. Jacobs' frayed tulle bomber jackets, patchwork laces dresses, oversized glass...
...Under Armour initially produced nothing but underwear. It wasn't long before athletes began looking for the same breathability and comfort in their street clothes, pushing the company, based in Baltimore, Md., to expand its product line, which now includes looser-fitting shirts, pants and jackets designed to be worn on their...
...ubiquitous jersey wrap dress and now also president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. On day three of New York Fashion Week, three major trends have emerged for spring 2007. There's the dress, which, according to designers like DVF and newcomer Thakoon Panichgul, is best worn short and swingy and in some tangy, Day-Glo color like cherry red or peony pink. There is the very short hemline, terrifying for anyone over the age of 30. And there's volume, which seems to appear most frequently as a kind of upside-down tulip skirt...