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...wait a minute. If Madison Avenue is any indication, American women are going backward. What happened to the superwoman in the tailored suit and floppy bow tie who brought home all that bacon? What happened to breakfast with the national sales manager and racing for the 8:05? What happened to aspiring to the executive suite, to beating men at their own game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Onward, Women! | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

...City Council vowed last night to do everything in its power to save the large tree in front of the Harvard Lampoon castle on Bow St., despite a recent effort to destroy...

Author: By Michael P. Mann, | Title: City to Save Lampy Tree | 11/21/1989 | See Source »

Pull out your white gloves, straighten up your bow tie, and shine up your spats because P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves Takes Charge has arrived at the pudding Theater...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Pass the Butler | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

Karan, 41, has earned a reputation as the sartorial savior of the modern working woman who is fed up with floppy bow ties and sexless designs. Karan's clothes are comfortable and practical, stylish and feminine. Among her trademarks: one-piece silk bodysuits, easy-fitting jackets, wrap skirts. Fashion doyen John Fairchild, publisher of Women's Wear Daily, lauds Karan as the most important American designer. Says he: "Donna understands a woman's body the way Coco Chanel did." A size 12 herself, Karan boasts the rare and eternally marketable talent of cutting a skirt or a pair of pants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High Style for the 9-to-5 Set | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

Accessories in spots and stripes are big items as well. Marshall Field's in Chicago has a ponytail garter ($8) and a leopard-spotted headband ($10). At New York City's Saks Fifth Avenue a cheetah chiffon bow ($25 to $45) and a jaguar belt ($165) are moving well. Kids can get jungle-cat skirts ($30) and flannel dresses ($55) at Henri Bendel in Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: On The Prowl with Vulgar Chic | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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