As he writes in The Nation: "It's showing in cities everywhere: the NYPD 'white shirt' coating innocent people with pepper spray, the arrests of two student journalists at Occupy Atlanta, the declaration of public property as off-limits and the arrests of protesters for 'trespass.'".
"It's all about the duck spaetzle here," proclaimed Mr. Muhly, the young classical composer, his long white shirt-coat flapping behind him, as he barreled into Blaue Gans, an Austrian restaurant in TriBeCa.
Equally strong were his evening option of slinky black pants more like a ski pant with a simple chiffon T-shirt coated with feathers at the front.
Although Ms. Prada called them "very simple" T-shirts, coats and jackets, the clothes were basic only in the way that the white invitation was a shiny, malleable meld of paper and plastic.
LANDS' END is one retailer that increased inventories for the holidays, buying more of its classic turtlenecks, dress shirts, coats and other popular items than last year -- although apparently not enough of popular new ones like the moccasins and reversible jackets.
His company, Inventory Procurement Services, specializes in selling the shirts, coats, jeans and dresses that retail shops want to get rid of, usually because they want to make room for new styles and more seasonable clothing.
For the afternoon wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana in 1981, Reagan smartly eschewed her primary color palette of red, blue and green for a soft peach silk blouse and skirt by Galanos, with a matching shirt-coat and chiffon scarf.
As for limiting oneself to long sleeves only -- blouses, dresses, sweaters, t-shirts, coats, jackets, bathrobes, beach robes -- I'm a coward, but you don't have to be.
