The two men stood awkward, stiff and apart.
Impossibly high-waisted, cloaked entirely in black, with boxy hips and awkward lines, it stood primly erect on the shop floor, a lonely figure amid seductive shapes.
Suddenly, silver-haired Polly Mellen, the legendary longtime fashion editor of Vogue, who is now at Allure, comes over to examine the outfit through her owlish glasses, casually adjusting the jacket and skirt on Chloe as Chloe stands, slightly awkward, unused to the intimate anonymity of being a professional mannequin.
After she makes some loose gestures that are supposed to buy her an out from the conversation, Jamey tries to get Sierra to talk to his brother and she stands there, awkward and still, until she and Dan walk away.
Its Italianate architecture, experts said, stood in awkward contrast to the surrounding buildings.
Not only does it avoid awkward stand-offs; it helps foster the impression that you are moving towards "the rule of law".
In one foster home, I was beaten with a paddle, denied food, forced to stand in awkward positions, swallow hot sauce and run laps in the blistering sun.
Detached, slightly petulant, gloaming with fabric and conditioners, they stood in awkward poses, their heads cocked at odd angles to perceive a world beyond the one that kept perceiving them".
"We're talking about people being made to stand in awkward positions, have water put into their nose and into their mouth.
