While the message of each season is usually defined by the biggest houses (which command attention and standing-room only with advertising), this time smaller companies were unfettered by financial handcuffs.
In most other Chinese cities the dominant buildings belong to the Communist Party, but in Wenzhou it's the churches which command attention; many of them as big as cathedrals, adorned with extravagant domes, turrets and spires and each topped by a red cross etched against the encircling mountains.
Among a long roster of uneven dishes, the dim sum selections, which command the attention of their own dedicated chef, stand out.
In a long roster of uneven dishes, the dim sum selections, which command the attention of their own dedicated chef, stand out.
But the works which have the biggest impact in the Biennale's wide open exhibition spaces are those which command immediate attention, such as "The Men's Bathhouse", a multiple video installation by the Polish artist, Katarzyna Kozyra.
But what truly makes her a Power Woman is her annual state of the web reports, which command global attention for insights into what's next for tech and investing.
Both were adept at finding other ways of projecting themselves which commanded the attention of the media and persuaded voters to reconsider their parties.
The linebacker, a 2012 Heisman Trophy finalist who last month became embroiled in a media feeding frenzy over an imaginary dead girlfriend, was deemed by most observers to have performed disappointingly on Monday, the third day of the four-day pre-Draft scouting camp which commands forensic attention from press and fans alike.
World of Warcraft, for instance, which commands the attention of 10 million players worldwide, has become a profit geyser for Irvine, Calif.-based Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games.
While only a minor hit, Netsky dramatically dialed up the energy to 174 bpm on his remix, which commanded immediate attention by many a DJ in the dubstep and drum and bass circuits.
He would ask for my advice as to whether the institution should make the investment to place Northeastern football on a par with Boston College, the only school in the Boston area which commands national attention.
