And so,to the Germans of Pennsylvania, Saint Nicholas or Pelznickel was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children.Soon, people began to feel that the love and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the Christkindl, as the Germans called the Christ child.

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Once dressed in their finery, Brazzaville's Sapeurs will often head to "Le Main Bleu, " a favorite bar, where they have informal contests.

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His father, Harold, a Yankees partisan from East Harlem, once dressed young Rudy in Yankee pinstripes and sent him out to play in the Dodger-mad streets of Brooklyn.

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Now the grand tailoring houses that once dressed the likes of Winston Churchill, the Duke of Windsor and Cary Grant, have started putting some kick in their cravats, while removing the figurative starch from their trademark-enforced lapels.

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