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...dazzling but understated use of the $30,000 costume budget. The best duds of the night came in Act II, when the speakeasy clientele and the cops don camoflauge outfits and wellplaced grenades. In the night's fashion coup extraordinaire, Agent Tess Tosterone sports black leather bodice, camo cape and the most lethal weapon of all--metal breastcups with fold-out knives--better known as "Ginsu chest...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Puttin' on the Blitz | 2/22/1989 | See Source »

Nowhere has the "camo" craze been more noticeable than in Washington, where Redskins mania has been epitomized Running Back John Riggins' off-field military garb. Sales of military gear have "broken all records," according to Laura Loeb, manager of Washington's U.S. Military store. A city bus was even decorated in camouflage as a promotional stunt for the National Guard. Meanwhile in Hollywood, stars like Priscilla Barnes of Three's Company are donning camouflage and more exotic military wear. "I've sold flight coveralls to Raquel Welch," reports Jeff Stein, owner of the Camp Beverly Hills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Code Green, Tan and Brown | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

...Margaret was one of the Cox sisters of old Georgetown; Larry Benet married her after he returned as an ensign from the Spanish-American War. Best known of his family are his nephews Poets William Rose and Stephen Vincent Benet. He lives in a beautiful apartment on Avenue de Camoëns with a fine view across Paris to the Sacre Coeur, white in the sun. He is a Commander of the Legion of Honor, a Commander of the Military Order of Christ (Portuga), an Officer of Osmania (Turkey), a Commander of the Crown of Rumania. He belongs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Happy Hotchkiss | 5/7/1934 | See Source »

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