The 300's last major redesign, in 2011, introduced more refined, subtler styling — a nice but misplaced effort, considering the car's entire appeal rests on its
over-the-top ostentatiousness.
He adds that he believes this shift away
from ostentatiousness to value is all part of the New Normal lifestyle.
At first I laughed to myself at
the ostentatiousness of these comments.
Glam style tends to be more statement oriented and some might even describe it as a bold look with hints of
ostentatiousness.
Their ostentatiousness is more off - putting than aspirational and, frankly, it feels deliberately exaggerated for the camera's benefit.
And then the impact of Vegas; we built that penthouse as large as we possibly could —
the ostentatiousness of it, and that colorfulness and energy seemed like such a great backdrop, because once we get into that part of the movie it's such a huge shift from the intimate, bland setting up front.
I guess, from the perspective of technical expertise, I can see the win, but as a vessel for storytelling, I find
the ostentatiousness of The Revenant to be off - putting and exhausting beyond the first 45 minutes or so.
If there is a mindset that is getting on my nerves more and more as it becomes steadily more prominent, it's the idea that a work (especially a film) possessing a certain level of either style or
ostentatiousness is in and of itself worthy of praise.
European Bureau Chief Georg Kacher drove an M5 prototype three months ago and wrote, «Not only does this new M5 curve and carve through radii at whatever degree of
ostentatiousness that appeals to you most, it also slides and swings out of corners with raw urge and determination.
Was his comment a display of
ostentatiousness?
While the car is shown from an optimal angle, parked at a diagonal as one might see on a car lot or in a showroom, the artist's pose is one of humble reserve, and stands in sharp contrast to
the ostentatiousness of his new car.
Was his comment a display of
ostentatiousness?
But if money is no object, and you want a laptop that's backs up every single piece of
its ostentatiousness with sheer, unadulterated power, the Acer Predator 21 X is the desktop replacement for you.