Like mixing plaids and stripes, celebrities and taxes often seem to be in discord.

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Mixing of different sized plaids is also a strong trend but exercise this with caution as it can be a little tricky.

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Pared-down elegance rules at this hotel, with 14 rooms decorated in plaids, a garden duck pond and a restaurant putting a gastronomic twist on seasonal fare.

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It was an explosion of neon pink and yellow, animal prints and plaids on mini dresses worn over leggings, a veritable visual feast piled over one another.

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The decor in the public rooms is still homey but now chintz-free, with geometric prints and plaids in earth tones, and scarlet and cream on the couches and wing chairs.

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That meant ditching the tired polo shirts and baggy cargo shorts and experimenting with skinnier trousers (for guys and girls) and other of-the-moment looks like color blocked dresses, boldly striped tees and fitted button up shirts in an array of plaids.

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Gregory S. Berns, a psychiatrist at Emory, is using brain imaging to demonstrate the effects of peer pressure on individual perception, with the idea of explaining the development of fads, from investment trends to the popularity of Burberry plaids and belly button rings.

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