Perhaps the arty fashion priestess and the reticent homemaker bonded over the perception, in elite quarters, that the wardrobes that the one designed and the other wore paid too much lip service to conformity.
They make us more worried, more uncertain, and more spiritually reticent; they bring down, over everyday life, an atmosphere of worldliness and irony; and they push us toward busyness, shallowness, and practicality.
In fact, so reticent has Stephen been over the years that his son Francis, 62, has only just learned the full story of his father's wartime experiences – including his role in the assassination of a German officer.
Ditching for a while the suits and ties that helped him win over more reticent, conservative voters during last year's election campaign, Mr. da Silva reverted to his working-class roots, touring shantytowns, embracing an AIDS-afflicted child here, comforting a poverty-stricken widow there.
At least Brent's heart was in the right place and he took the time to help out the reticent accountant, ticking the "Don't Know" box over and over again.
Amnesty International UK's head of policy and government affairs, Allan Hogarth, said: "UK officials have been far too reticent for far too long over Saudi Arabia's horrendous human rights record.
When she played Koko and the Roundhouse three years ago, normally reticent London audiences were falling over themselves to interact with the singer and participate in her complex call-and-response games.
Albert Kresch is a painter's painter, almost indecently reticent about showing his work over the years, so that at the age of 79 he is just getting some recognition.
The reticent, generally unrevealing Ford opened up over those years, Woodson said, and an enduring friendship developed.
