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...have decided that the summer of '97 is the season for romance. They're offering up delicate feminine frocks and fluid wide-legged pants that caress the body like a breeze. Pale tones, cool watercolors and neutrals are popping up all over in soft materials such as light wools, chiffon, crepe de chine and jersey. For the more daring, there's the citrus palette, with all its variations on lime green, orange and yellow. And for the downright bold, sheer fabrics are moving into daywear--although they're usually doubled in thickness, lined or worn with a body suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COOL SUMMER LOOKS: THE LIVING IS BREEZY | 5/26/1997 | See Source »

...played Flynt's formidable and doomed wife Althea, a druggy ex-stripper, Love won the New York Film Critics Circle Award as Best Supporting Actress. Last month the same woman who used to apply lipstick the way toddlers mash crayons was demurely turned out for the Oscars in a chiffon Versace gown. It was the most thorough transformation since Eliza Doolittle met Henry Higgins. If Courtney does become the next Audrey Hepburn, don't say we didn't warn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1996? | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

...delectable pink skimmer. a sinuous little suit. A shiver of cocktail chiffon. An international parade of pretty clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A NEW TOUCH OF CLASS | 4/17/1995 | See Source »

...skirts made of rayon or rayon-cotton-blend fabric from India -- but they also may be deadly, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. The thin material can be consumed by fire in less than three seconds. Do you own one? The skirts have a layer of sheer chiffon over a gauze underskirt with an elastic or drawstring waistband. Consumers are urged to stop wearing such garments immediately and return them to the store for a refund. Questions should be addressed to the toll-free hotline set up by the CPSC...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLAMMABLE FASHION | 8/12/1994 | See Source »

Kelly's entrance into the movie remains one of the most memorable scenes in film history. She enters Jeffries' apartment, coming down a small flight of entrance stairs. We see her in her full glory, a chiffon A-line flouncy dress appliqued with fronds which emerge gracefully from the waste band. She slowly and gracefully takes off her wrap and walks towards the camera, leaning in toward Stewart. Suddenly the angle turns and shows Kelly bending toward Stewart who is seated in his wheelchair. In slow motion, their lips touch. The camera returns to regular speed as she lifts...

Author: By G. WILLIAM Winborn, | Title: Look Out For 'Rear Window' | 7/22/1994 | See Source »

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