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...Mass Ave. to the Goodwill in Central Square, Chen explains her philosophy behind her creations: “I design clothes because I’m cheap,” says Chen, laughing. As Chen hustles through the Goodwill, dodging a rather large woman trying on a kelly-green floor-length coat, she proves herself to be thrifty indeed. After discarding heaps of clothing, oblivious to an errant customer singing in the background, Chen finally settles (after some heckling with the Goodwill cashiers) on a sheer white nightgown, a gold and black sweater-vest, two white table runners, two grey...
...paramilitary force, are trying to cordon off the madrasah complex with razor wire. The male students are fighting them off. "Emergency!" Hassan declares, and leaps to her feet. The teacher's lounge, a room of brightly dressed women, is doused in black as students and teachers don dark floor-length robes and headscarves that show only their eyes. Stout bamboo staves appear out of nowhere. A Sten gun flashes from beneath Hassan's robe...
Outside, male students are battling the rangers. "Emergency!" the seminary's headmistress, Umma Hassan, declares, and she leaps to her feet. Students and teachers don battle gear over their tunics and pants: dark, floor-length robes and headscarves that show only their eyes. Stout bamboo staffs appear out of nowhere. A Sten gun flashes from beneath Hassan's robe...
Everyone knows you can get a cheap suit in Bangkok. But how about a puffy frock à la Christian Lacroix, or a floor-length silk robe that looks like a find from a Parisian vintage shop? Bangkok has been undergoing a fashion renaissance - but most travelers still don't realize it's home to a coterie[an error occurred while processing this directive] of young, forward-minded designers who are happy to whip up specially tailored creations. Here are three addresses certain to please any style hound hungering for something unique. ENLEVER SES VETEMENTS: Despite its name (take off their...
...the1890s, New York City wasunrepentantly wide open. Day or night, a man with a thirst or a letch or the urge to gamble could satisfy his cravings with ease. Long past midnight, small bands played in dozens of Manhattan concert saloons while prostitutes in floor-length dresses trawled the tables. Streetwalkers divvied up the various corners in the Tenderloin, and touts handed out cards for $1-a-date Bowery brothels. Bettors wanting action could wander into Frank Farrell's crystal-chandeliered casino on West 33rd Street. Tourists could smoke opium in no-frills dens in Chinatown...