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Word: bocher (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week brought proof, if proof were needed, that the WAVES are a built-in, war & peace feature of the U.S. military establishment. The Navy approved for WAVE officers an all-out braid & fixings evening uniform. Designed by Main-bocher, it was intended to be "feminine and official at the same time." To the civilian eye, the outfit looked from the waist down like an 1890 Gibson girl; from the waist up, like a chorus girl in tails...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Officially Feminine | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

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