First, solve each of the clues:
Clue | Answer |
---|---|
bobbin | S P O O L |
book of future dates, hopefully | L I T T L E B L A C K |
cereal grain Triticum | W H E A T |
cover for a plate | C L O C H E |
don’t shoot him | M E S S E N G E R |
elongated loaf of French bread | B A G U E T T E |
feline progeny | K I T T E N |
frustrum-shaped chocolate | R O L O |
generally-accepted tenets of a political party | P L A T F O R M |
grip tightly | C L U T C H |
kiss or cut preceder | F R E N C H |
Mead Keeper | T R A P P E R |
Pinocchio’s pet cat | F I G A R O |
rigid flap to keep sun out of the driver’s eyes | V I S O R |
scabbard | S H E A T H |
solid, liquid, or solidus | S N A K E |
Spider-Man’s Watson | M A R Y J A N E |
stage in front of proscenium | A P R O N |
Stallone’s Vietnam POW | R A M B O |
the attack, decay, sustain, and release of sound | E N V E L O P E |
train transient | H O B O |
WWII-era fortified concrete military emplacement | P I L L B O X |
Each answer describes an article of clothing or jewelry. Here are the groups, in the order they appear:
Heels
Dresses
Necklace chains
Hats
Handbags
The articles of clothing can be sorted head-to-toe (as indicated by the flavortext), and the highlighted letters from each group spell the first name of a famous designer:
Article | First name | Last name |
---|---|---|
Hats | LEVI |
STRAUSS |
Necklace chains | TRINA |
TURK |
Dresses | LAN |
YU |
Handbags | RALPH |
LAUREN |
Heels | PERRY |
ELLIS |
Reading the first letters of the last names in order yields the
answer, STYLE
.