There were exceptions, of course, like the Ford Ranchero or the Chevy El Camino, first introduced in the late 1950's, or the glossy step-side vehicles popular among car buffs, with beds barely big enough to hold two bales of hay or a reclining girlfriend.
For example, glossy white stepped platforms along one wall can be used for display by day and as stadium seating (with the addition of cushions made with the same leather Shinola uses for its bags and wallets) for evening lectures.
The sets by Michael Levine have an abstract look, with dull black side walls and glossy black steps, rectangular shapes of radiant reds and greens, sliding panels deftly used to make characters disappear, and a slanted overhead mirror that hauntingly reflects the action onstage.
The sets by Michael Levine have an abstract look, with dull black side walls and glossy black steps, rectangular shapes of radiant reds and greens, sliding panels deftly used to make characters disappear, and a slanted overhead mirror that hauntingly reflects the action on stage.
A glossy ibis high-stepped through the shallow pools that had formed in hollows at the field boundary, its olive-grey legs barely disturbing the water's surface.
Just opposite us, a few-hundred feet away, a gleaming, glossy coated silverback gorilla stepped out from behind a thick curtain of trees.
The still-green leaves of wineberry and glossy buckthorn seem out of step with other seasonal cues, perhaps because they hail from elsewhere.
Their success in the US, where so many British pop idols have failed, is attributed to wholesome songs, well-drilled dance steps showcased in glossy videos and smart use of YouTube and social media.
I'd even go so far as to say that it's a step up from the glossy iPhone paneling.
Rounded front steps ascend to the glossy black front door, bordered by decorative woodwork.
