Word: chicness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...before the end. As it happens, somebody did before they started editing this picture for an R rating. But all that is now playing is the decadent decor, some menacing portents and a pair of actors (Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger) looking for their motivations in various chic Manhattan locales. Adrian Lyne, late of Flashdance, directed this silliness, and three writers watched their script fall victim to the death of a thousand cuts. Maybe they should have photographed that...
...male acquaintance, finding himself in the midst of this newly chic debate, was confused, rather rightly, about why there was such a furor over SI. He asked, "whom does this issue hurt?" As a single, sans-nudity, sans-violence "tribute to swimwear," probably no one in particular. Elle Macpherson was not only willing and happy to pose; she probably made a mint. And as Mr. Zucker suggests, those who don't like it aren't forced to read...
...Thursday--Plain old horse steak no longer being chic, the Faculty Club goes bankrupt. McDonald's outbids Wendy's and takes over. New on the menu is the McH.L.T.: They keep the horse side hot and the cool side cool...
...fine eye for social comment. Her heart may belong to purists like Madeleine Vionnet or wits like Lagerfeld, but who are the most influential designers? High on her list would be Molyneux, Adrian, Givenchy and Lauren--because of the way they dressed show-biz stars. Molyneux popularized the slinky chic of the '30s with his costumes for Gertrude Lawrence in Private Lives. Adrian, a West Coast designer snubbed by the fashion establishment, camouflaged Joan Crawford's broad shoulders by exaggerating them and produced the dominant look of the '40s. When Jacqueline Kennedy brought elegant dressing to the White House...
Whether or not Afghanistan joins the "media chic" remains an issue for speculation. One thing is certain, however: What we don't hear about the Afghan struggle today will take up much space in tomorrow's history books. Perhaps, like some perpetually belated Greek chorus, the public will once again ask, "Why wasn't this prevented...