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  • Donning an unadorned and boyish wardrobe that itself did not "weigh heavily," she fashioned renunciation into a contrary look of simplicity, ineffability, transcendent unconcern her competitor Paul Poiret called it "poverty deluxe".

    The Enduring Coco Chanel Laura Jacobs 2011

  • Donning his signature glasses, he forewent his usual opening segment and re-enacted Beck's melodramatic sign off to a tee before moving on to three more hilarious segments dissecting all his quirks.

    Jon Stewart Says Goodbye To Glenn Beck, Mocks Him For Entire Episode (VIDEO) 2011

  • Donning bullet-proof vests, shields and machine guns, about 30 officers searched the building before realizing it was a false alarm, TribLocal reports.

    Butt-Dial Leads To SWAT Team Response In Winnetka Jen Sabella 2011

  • Donning a dark sports jacket, the founder of giant hedge-fund firm Paulson & Co. apologized for the unusual volatility of his funds and vowed to recover recent losses.

    Paulson Still a Bull After His Bare Year Gregory Zuckerman 2011

  • Donning an approximately 90-pound Kevlar suit, one technician took “the long walk” from his armored response van to the Mercedes E 300 sedan and found a carefully constructed, large vehicle bomb with a complicated fuse.

    Britain 2010

  • Donning it quickly, she checked her appearance in the full-length mirror near her closet and smiled.

    Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

  • Donning surgical face masks, bands of young people marched peacefully down Moscow's multi-laned streets with large red and black banners reading "Russia for Russians!" and "Migrant workers get out!"

    May Day protests take place globally 2011

  • Donning his well-decorated military garb and equipped with a

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Donning it quickly, she checked her appearance in the full-length mirror near her closet and smiled.

    Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011

  • Donning a Halloween costume gives us the freedom to explore a side of our personalities we usually keep bottled up—and even to imagine we have super powers.

    And What if I Don't Want to Dress Up Like a Banana? Elizabeth Bernstein 2011

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