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...press and buyers the most were those of Gabrielle Chanel. Her colorful, classic "little suits" were once more the high-fashion hit. It was hardly a surprise: for the past 40 years a large share of the history of feminine fashion has been tailored by slim, dark-haired "Coco" (Little Pet) Chanel, 78, the designer's designer who never learned to sew. Her own modest formula for success: "We don't need genius, just a lot of skill and a little taste...
...Coco acquired taste when a rich young socialite discovered the pretty, apple-cheeked, orphaned peasant girl in the Auvergne, took her away to share life on his estate and the society of his wealthy friends...
...stayed there several years, then set out to try her skill at hatmaking, opened a shop in Deauville. Her hats sold so well that in 1914 she moved on to Paris. Before long, her customers clamored for "little, dresses" to go with Coco's hats...
...threshold of the '20s and the new era of uncorseted freedom for women. The simple clothes Coco wanted to make were exactly what women were waiting for. She introduced the tricot sailor frock, the turtleneck sweater and the pullover, shortened skirts and heels for comfort, flattened chests to create a lithe, boyish look...
Sentries & Showers. But SAC rarely runs an alert beyond Alpha (crew in the cockpit) or Bravo (engine run-up), never beyond Coco (takeoff position on the runway). SAC does not fly cocked aircraft. Reason: any change in a plane's ground alert status is regarded as "uncocking" and lessens the alert capability. Alert planes returning from a practice mission would be in no shape for a real-life turn-around to actual war missions: if they were in the landing pattern when the klaxon sounded the real thing, they would have to be refueled and their crews would need...