Word: faux
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...about her prices she quips, "I want to see [the clothes] on the girls, not on hangers." Since the shop window is close to the street, Vaughn gets to take lots of mental style notes. The East Village influence is found in the attention to detail, be it a faux fur collar, a tapestry print or a funky button. Each collection highlights the basic black to which she finds her customers are strongly addicted...
...coach their kids ahead of time will be spared the temptation to correct them in front of others. Children should be prompted to excuse themselves politely from the table when they are finished, asking first their parents and then their host. The surest way to inoculate children against memorable faux pas is to let them demonstrate simple graciousness. Many a transgression has been quickly forgotten when a child sincerely thanks the host after the meal--with a handshake...
...amount of kudos or fish can obscure the glaring faux pas committed by both teams last weekend. Union, one of the league's most consistent bottom-feeders, shocked everyone by sweeping the Big Red and the Red Raiders last weekend. As a result, Cornell (1-2-0, 1-1-0 ECAC) fell to fifth place, while Colgate Colgate (1-5-2, 0-2-0 ECAC) now brings up the rear with Brown...
...this year, is certainly the only student at the school who can give an opinion about designers that includes the sentence "I really like Versace because of the way the clothes fit on me." For Friday's class, Venus, 6 ft. 1 1/2 in. tall, wore snakeskin pants, a faux-velvet, high-necked, sleeveless shirt and a tan leather half jacket. Serena, at 5 ft. 10 in., modeled a midriff-baring shirt under a denim jacket and low-riding jeans folded down over her stomach to reveal the brand-new belly-button ring that her father just freaked out about...
...Step Closer." Indeed, picking a first single must have been near-impossible, as there are no real duds on Hybrid Theory-each track offers something to hum or shout along with. At the same time, it's hard to ignore Linkin Park's packaged feel, from their myriad faux-industrial logos to their carefully coiffed scruffiness. But go ahead, pop in Hybrid Theory and indulge in some good old teen angst. You're alone in your room, after all. B -Tom Clarke...