Rather, what is being described here is a backpacking culture, replete with its own language,sartorialnorms, popular music, and modes of socialization.
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The counterpoints to the mutability of style were the legal constraints designed to curb the fashion impulse, bridling thesartorialambitions of non-elites.
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Spirited young noblemen defied tradition and rejected the formalsartorialtrappings of their birth.
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The poet lamented the administration's lack ofsartorialwisdom.
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Private speech became subject to state surveillance; family life became politicised; matters of personalsartorialpreference were transformed into hotly contested political issues.
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Suchsartorialromanticism, verging on circus costume or military display, was frowned upon by the smart set.
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In this way, rather than being revealing of meaning,sartorialaspects masked politically significant modes of distinction within the scene.
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As a new technology, the bicycle demanded a new corporal, hencesartorial, etiquette for women.
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Again, this self-construction is particularly visible in theirsartorialdebates.
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However, it was the case that a certain flattening of stylistic variation, a restraint on upper-classsartorialsumptuousness, and a widening access to the concept and practice of fashion occurred.
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Throughout the sheet, the 28 figures are identified by labels and the same profile is used for each place of origin, thereby setting thesartorialcharacteristics into relief.
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Headgear was a key social marker in this society ofsartoriallaws and hierarchical ranks, denoting one's religion, brotherhood affiliation, rank in administration, military regiment, and so on.
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Will thesesartorialelegancies increase the medical or surgical efficiency of the officers concerned?
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As it happened, it was necessary to make certainsartorialadjustments.
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He must have been rather surprised at thesartorialappearance of his guests and must have had a very noisy dinner indeed.
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