In tie-dying, bundles of ramie threads are bound tightly with cotton before dying so as to produce a geometric or floral pattern when the thread is woven into fabric using a simple back-strap loom.

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By the time middle America catches on to a new style--say, slingback sneakers that slip on and have a strap in back--Skechers has a lower-priced lookalike in stores.

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While the strap on the back is an optional accessory, we see its appeal for securing the device in hand, and fully expect it'll be a popular add-on for enterprise customers.

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Hublot, which gave the world the now de rigueur rubber strap, came back from the brink with the brilliantly conceived Big Bang series, unmistakably the bastard child of the Royal Oak, only edgier and probably aimed at wearers who would choose a Lamborghini over a Bentley, or a Black Russian over a glass of Masseto.

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"When you put a prisoner in the back seat, you're supposed to strap him in, " Latorre said.

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There were hooded jumpsuits, grey marl jersey skirts split at the thigh and mullet (long at the back, short at the front) spaghetti strap slip dresses.

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He had one hand up to his armpit, tucked in the strap of a sack or something on his back.

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Smartphones prominently display the time and are already in our back pockets, so it can seem redundant to also strap a small clock to our wrists.

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He worked his arm through the other strap and settled the weight of the pack against his back.

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