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...Harvard’s first Women’s Week (co-hosted by the Women’s Center and the Seneca, a group that has worn the mantle of “feminist” uneasily), it would be difficult to argue that women haven’t come a long way. Feminism is commonly split into three “waves.” During the First Wave—the women’s suffrage movement pioneered by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a host of other sidebars in American history textbooks—the term...
...Harvard men’s tennis team that took just slightly more abuse, losing 4-3 to Purdue yesterday at the Murr Tennis Center.The defeat came in a match that featured so many heart-thumping rallies that by its conclusion, the fans felt as worn out as the players.The match started out auspiciously for Harvard but proceeded with such riveting swings of momentum that the final turn—in Purdue’s favor—felt almost anticlimactic.That swing came in the form of a missed backhand volley by No. 3 Junior Dan Nguyen with the score knotted...
Time to toss the gilded crocodilehandbags and the flashy sequined fishtailed numbers. After enduring a one-two fashion punch, obvious luxury is looking a little frayed. On Oscar's red carpet the sober styles worn by actresses like Reese Witherspoon and Maggie Gyllenhaal had the most modern vibe. And across the ocean, on the fall 2007 runways of Paris and Milan, designers are striking a serious pose with a less-is-more look reminiscent of the early 1990s. It's a subtle shift away from the pile-it-on look of fur and python and paillettes that has defined...
...Milan the Belgian designer Raf Simons registered this change most notably with his pared-down Jil Sander collection of strict capes and coats worn over stovepipe-slim black pants. Miuccia Prada also turned her back on traditional notions of luxury, replacing last year's opulent long-haired furs with shaggy mohair coats and matted-wool twinsets. Even designers who are not minimalists at heart, like Donatella Versace, toned it down with classic black and gray coats and suits punctuated with an occasional flash of turquoise or tomato...
Once a thrifty way to mend worn clothing, patchwork is suddenly in the style spotlight. Designers like Derek Lam and Marc Jacobs showed pieced-together looks on their spring runways. And one of Louis Vuitton's hottest handbags was a mix-and-match style that evoked bits of purses past...