Word: dirndl
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...CLARA KROELL, 19-year-old German at Oktoberfest, after a middle-aged woman criticized the miniskirt on her dirndl...
...Girls, the Harvard Stadium was simply filled with thousands of those wonderful Harvards this afternoon," wrote "Lavinia Dirndl;" in a guest column for The Crimson. "You've never seen so many crinkly tweeds in your life...
Norma Kamali, who stormed the fashion world with her sweatsuit look in 1981, is now unveiling the "super dirndl," an haute couture version of the traditional peasant dress still worn in Austria and parts of Germany. With their tight torsos and broad, billowing skirts, the Kamali dresses ($96) are sure to turn heads. To go with her clothes, the designer has come up with perhaps the most eccentric item of the season: pigskin high-heel shoes encased in vulcanized rubber that lace up over the ankles ($45). Kamali may give new life to the old rock-'n'-roll...
...explains Designer Basha Johnson, 22, "I don't design for the pregnant woman. I design for myself." Miss Johnson's waistline measures a reedy 24 inches. Nonetheless, her clothes will accommodate an extra foot or more of girth. There are gaucho pants and bathing suits ($21), jumpsuits, dirndl dresses ($42) and hot pants ($10), all with expandable waists. Actress Mia Farrow, prior to twins, picked up the Victorian midi, Mrs. Dustin Hoffman bought the fringed suede mini, and Singer Diana Ross, Supremely pregnant, has toted home $700 worth of Madonnas...
...midi-dress and the maxicoat, harem pants and bolero jackets-all are credited to Adolfo. His lace and or gandy blouses, gingham dirndl skirts and big-brimmed straw hats have turned teeny-boppers into minor Elvira Madigans. This spring it was the patchwork look-on full-length skirts and matching shawls-that put new life into quilting bees and earned for Adolfo a Coty Award. Last week he presented his fall collection: jeweled vests with fringe to the floor, blown-up fur berets and scarves, including everyday kerchiefs, monogrammed boas and a nine-foot muffler of patchwork mink...