But many students choose not to embrace recession chic during their time in the hallowed halls.

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Either way, it can't be a coincidence that the brand itself turns a chic 50 in two years' time.

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Most remarkable of all, property prices in many parts of South Central have been rising throughout the 1990s, at a time when prices in chic areas like Bel Air have been falling.

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They also made their ideological pilgrimages through the chic ideological and spiritual shrines of the time: est, the New Age movement, etc.

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There are those gorgeous silk trousers, this time with micro prints, the chic separates in stunning color combinations, bejeweled knits and tailored coats.

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