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Friday, February 25, 2005
Robin Givhan nails it! These are exactly UD’s reasons for wearing so much black. [See UD, 10/14/04.] ' CONDOLEEZZA RICE'S COMMANDING CLOTHES By Robin Givhan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 25, 2005; Page C01 Rice challenges expectations and assumptions. There is undeniable authority in her long black jacket with its severe details and menacing silhouette. The darkness lends an air of mystery and foreboding. Black is the color of intellectualism, of abstinence, of penitence. If there is any symbolism to be gleaned from Rice's stark garments, it is that she is tough and focused enough for whatever task is at hand. ' |