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Does your Saturday night uniform consist of jeans and a t-shirt? Too bad. In a world of leather, fur, and jeggings, you really have no excuse. Let some of Harvard’s most fashionable students show you the way to all things chic. Meet the experts at our round table discussion. Lucy W. Baird ’10, a social anthropology concentrator in Pforzheimer, is director of public relations for the Vestis Council. Her designs have been featured in a number of student fashion shows (and in the pages of FM).When asked about his fashion credentials, Sokiente...
...Luckily for the Crimson, two fresh faces were on scene to make sure that their first game in a Harvard uniform did not end in disappointment. Seven minutes after Gobeil’s goal, freshman Scott Prozeller linked up with classmate Brian Rogers to even the score...
Instead, other historians speculate, the origin of the no-white-after-Labor Day rule may be symbolic. In the early 20th century, white was the uniform of choice for Americans well-to-do enough to decamp from their city digs to warmer climes for months at a time: light summer clothing provided a pleasing contrast to drabber urban life. "If you look at any photograph of any city in America in the 1930s, you'll see people in dark clothes," says Scheips, many scurrying to their jobs. By contrast, he adds, the white linen suits and Panama hats at snooty...
...After graduating from Amherst, where she was the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine, Powell self-indulgently undergoes a turning-30 crisis. Ephron cuts Adams’ signature long auburn hair into an unattractive shag-mullet-bob hybrid and dresses her in the 20-something’s uniform of Anthropologie skirts, ripped Levi’s, and slip-on Vans in an attempt to make her post-graduation crisis seem relevant. The result is a character that might be relatable but certainly isn’t likeable. She complains to her patient husband about hating their apartment...
...small, their effect is wide. A Cincinnati study, in which Kennedy participated, found that "street groups" accounted for three-tenths of 1% of the city's population but are connected with 75% of its homicides. Kennedy estimates that of the 14,831 nationwide killings counted in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, half are driven by these groups. "Street code says if you're disrespected, you have to hurt someone," he explains. "That is the most powerful influence out there...