Word: chic
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...Cliffies) write offers to come over and read aloud to us your illegible remarks--we can (officially) read anything and we may be married. Write on both sides of the page--single-blue-book finals look like less work to grade, and win points. This chic, shaded calligraphic script so many are fond of affecting lately is handsome, and is probably worth a good five extra points if you can hack it. But above all, keep us entertained, keep us awake. Be bold, be personal, be witty, be chock full of facts. I'm sure...
...GRIDLOCK CHIC...
BUSINESS For big-name clothing designers, cheap chic...
...collections, known in the trade as bridge lines and costing about half as much as top-of-line labels, still sell. Armani is betting that a whole chain of boutiques -- to be called A/X Armani Exchange -- can capture $60 million in sales next year from this miniboom in cheap chic. A/X units will open in department and specialty stores across the U.S. in March...
...markets $185 sarong skirts and $105 chambray shirts. Kors anticipates that sales this year will reach $15 million. Ungaro's Emanuel line includes a $360 houndstooth dress and a $195 gabardine skirt. Declares Ungaro: "A woman doesn't need a lot of money to be elegant. She can be chic with clothes bought from a supermarket chain." In the men's market, where the move toward lower- priced lines is less pronounced, second collections include Versace's V2 and Armani's Mani...