Along the line of this " synthetics hype " sprung the defiant, break-the-stereotype mode of clubwear adornment : feminine-looking Cleopatra-ish silver ( or otherwise ) neckbands for guys; military trousers for girls; tattoos and body-piercing everywhere; nail polish for men; rough-looking country boots for women; and gothic-inspired crossdress articles.
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Those awarded the Graduate Diploma ( by the Royal Academy and Royal College ) are entitled to use the post-nominal letters GRSM ( London ) and to wear the appropriate academic dress : black bachelors'gown with scarlet silk hood of full Cambridge shape, the cowl part-lined 3 inches and bound 1 / 4 inch with royal blue silk, the neckband fully lined and bound 1 / 4 inch of royal blue silk.
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The Inventor proceeded to claim for the invention the latest version of a 1930s 1950s product line from former concert violinist Joseph Less, Iowan brothers Walter and Louis, and son-in-law W . Emmett Thiessen evolved to be identifiable as the modern clip-on " a novel method for making up the tie . . . [ eliminating ] the neckband of the tie, which is useless and uncomfortable in warm weather . . . [ and providing ] means of attachment which is effective and provides no discomfort to the wearer ", and in doing so achieves " accurate simulation of the Windsor knot, and extremely low material and labor costs ".
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Gubbio is home to the Corsa dei Ceri, a run held every year always on the 15th day of May, in which three teams, devoted to St . Ubaldo ( the patron saint of Gubbio ), S . Giorgio, and S . Antonio, run through throngs of cheering supporters ( clad in the distinctive colours of yellow, blue and black, with white trousers and red belts and neckbands ), up much of the mountain from the main square in front of the Palazzo dei Consoli to the basilica of St . Ubaldo, each team carrying a statue of their saint mounted on a wooden octagonal prism, similar to an hour-glass shape 4 metres tall and weighing about.
