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Word: bumster (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1996-1996
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...follower of fashion shows knows that the kids don't always do what their teachers tell them to. Galliano's snowy roofs and jungle walks are haute theater. McQueen has been known to moon on the runway, and his collection featuring the infamous bumster, jeans designed to bare the bottom, caused a sensation. In his latest London outing, he sank his catwalk under a few inches of water. The models maneuvered well, but when he took his bow, the maestro looked like a cat on a hot tinny puddle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: ON THE CUTTING EDGE | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

...create clothes without any reference to anything existing." She's right on target. Meanwhile the big couture houses seem to be getting a taste for the wacky. Givenchy has hired British enfant terrible Alexander McQueen, 27, the son of a taxi driver, who's most famous for his "bumster" pants--like hipsters, but much lower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 21, 1996 | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

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