It's high gloss and high drama rather than an image of intense national pride, it's goofy and overwrought, as absurd and contextless as the latest meme that Tumblr users have decided to run into the ground.
The sound is high-gloss, but gone are the lapses in taste, the queasy saxophone solos and other Muzak moments; Sade has taken the schlock out of her shellac.
The screen is high-gloss, covered by an edge-to-edge reflective glass finish, while an anti-glare matte option is available in the 15- and 17-inch models in which the glass panel is removed.
It's high-gloss nostalgia: McNally assoluta.
It's high-gloss packaging around stale, thin air.
The costumes, by Isaac Mizrahi, were high-gloss gold and silver unitards, with little L.E.D. screens, broadcasting numbers, on the chests.
Underneath there are new and unique 20in alloys, and there are high-gloss black accents to the exterior.
These places — the original Aspen restaurant and lounge and the Aspen Social Club, which opened this fall — are high-gloss attempted re-creations of upscale Colorado vibe.
However, this being fashion, looks can be deceiving, so apparently straightforward shapes such as simple workaday oxfords turned out to have a subtle, metallic sheen (as at Common) or were high-gloss with elements of bright colour at the sole (at Jonathan Saunders).
In addition, laminate flooring can be high-gloss and very slippery - which may be a concern if you have young children in the house.
Moreover, the calculated average gloss is higher with the authentic than the counterfeit tablets.
