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...revival, it should come as no surprise that an old-fashioned drug store in Harvard Square is doing brisk business catering to our collective yearning for authentic Americana. However, the attention that Billings and Stover has garnered, along with its regular customers, has made it more than a retro fad...
...generally reticent creature, Beene nevertheless reserves a vocal distaste for the followers and creators of fad. "I'd rather look at some of the horrible things you see on the street than some of the horrible things you see coming from Paris at the moment," he says, referring to the theatrics of John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. On the impact of grunge: "It was stronger than anyone wishes to admit." Beene believes the look led to an unceasing fascination with clunky, cumbersome footwear. "The one thing that could define this decade is those ugly shoes," he says. "I can only...
Many of these small designers insist they aren't dependent on a particular fad--that their labels can jump with the trends they pick up from the streets. Positano's Charles Lapson, one of the hippest designers in Los Angeles, is already looking to stay ahead of the curve, moving toward inside logos and some slimmer fits. But analyst Laurence Leeds, managing director of the Buckingham Research Group, thinks none of these companies will ever be as big as Hilfiger. "Fringe fashion is never volume," says Leeds. "What these companies do well is move fashion forward, but I have doubts...
...Most Dangerous Diet The fen/phen fad flamed out when doctors found that taking a mixture of the appetite suppressants fenfluramine and phentermine can cause permanent heart-valve damage. As the number of cases mounted, the FDA asked manufacturers to recall fenfluramine and the chemically related medication Redux...
...demonstrate love for their sons and daughters and to recognize that "generally, homosexual orientation is experienced as a given, not as something freely chosen." The bishops made clear, however, that they believe homosexual sex is wrong. There is, of course, some evidence that homosexuality is something of a fad among young people. On a few college campuses, the term "gay until graduation" is used derisively to describe those who experiment with gay sex. Gay equality has nonetheless become a '90s version of Birkenstock environmentalism for many youths. Even in certain parts of suburbia, gay is becoming more than...