Word: fashionability
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Henley responded to the crisis in classic rock-'n'-roll fashion: a fair amount of rambunctious confusion, running concurrently with some studious dissipation, followed by the release of his own solo album in 1982. I Can't Stand Still sold well, but nowhere near what it deserved to. It was a superb album, yet the solid commercial breakthrough would come with his second release, Building the Perfect Beast. Its keynote single, The Boys of Summer, a romantic song full of nostalgia and vitriol, won Henley a Grammy. Now Henley is closing out the '80s with a splendid third album...
...Lord Jesus Christ, which evangelist Foreman helped found nine years ago. With the fighter on the trumpet and cymbals, Sunday services are rarely dull. His sermons sometimes seem directed at himself. "Once you fall, you ain't comin back," he advised the flock recently. "Make noise in a strange fashion, or God may not notice...
...time to start holding some of it in. Sales of women's swimwear have fallen in recent years, and the aging of the population is probably one reason. "Women were complaining that they couldn't find appropriate bathing suits," says Ruth Rubinstein of New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology. "Most were made for the very young who had perfect bodies." Asserts John Rogoff, senior vice president of Excelsior, which markets the Esther Williams line: "There's a tremendous trend toward modesty and conservatism...
...advent of more ample suits may also reflect a greater concern about skin cancer and other damaging effects of the sun. "The fashion suit is for a sophisticated dresser who is not interested in tanning," says Kamali, "but is being more specific about what looks good on her." Any skin-protection benefits, of course, are minimal: a few extra inches of fabric are no substitute for a No. 20 sunblock -- or a place in the shade...
...FASHION: New swimsuits offer a discreet cover...