| It is a piece of staging that exactly catches the lewd tattiness of small-time cabaret and makes total narrative sense in that it explains why Adelaide is so determined to escape into marriage. |
| Despite their undeniable tattiness, the Confessions films still enjoy an ardent fan following. |
| It looked nicely atmospheric, very clean-lined, almost too modern next to the checkerboard tattiness of its neighbors. |
| James Esber's high-color portrait of a morphing female figure catches a sense of the prevailing tattiness. |
| There is a forthright vitality to the detailing that manages to sidestep judgements of tastefulness or tattiness. |
| But much of the 1960s furniture, in its tattiness, looks pretty real. |
