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Word: fishnets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dare call them the Spice Girls. First of all, they're women, not girls, and they are anything but bubble-gum pop vixens. Aside from their aforementioned bare-it-all costumes, the flygirls plan on doing the scene where Jesus comes before Herod in dominatrix-chic, complete with fishnet stockings and rhinestone brassieres (the scene was often treated in previous productions as a cross between a vaudeville soft-shoe and soft-core porn as envisioned by the cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show). In the scene where Jesus is flagellated prior to his crucifixion, the flygirls re-enact what...

Author: By Ankur N. Ghosh, | Title: Jesus Christ Superstar: A Work in Progress | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...entrance, massive commercial displays push Halloween masks, Southern Belle wigs, feather boas and fishnet body-stockings at prices comparable to Urban Outfitters': $14 for a "'70s Afro Wig," $10 for glittery sunglasses...

Author: By Carol J. Garvan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Garment District: Heaven in a Pile of Clothes at Cambridge's Vintage Mart | 10/20/1999 | See Source »

...Helen Murphy-MacDonald-King, a pub singer and feisty accordionist who gave birth to 11 children fathered by various husbands and boyfriends. In her signature miniskirts, fishnet stockings and spiked heels, Ma is an unmistakable Southie presence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pride and Prejudice | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

Feeling kinky? Make weird fantasies come true with magic metal handcuffs, fangs, bull whips, fake body parts, garter belts and fishnet stockings. More than 250 different styles of wigs and 300 different masks can make you whoever you want to be. Jack's has all the right equipment for an undercover operative, stocked with dark-tinted spy glasses and sunglasses with rear-view mirrors. In order to add mystery and look the part, amateurs can pick up an authentic Sherlock Holmes-style pipe...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: jack attack | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

...unblushing brides. The Chicago Bulls star decided to marry himself in a wedding gown at a Manhattan bookstore as a publicity stunt for his confessional, Bad As I Wanna Be, while the British bull artist shaved his beard of 30 years and donned a wedding dress, veil and fishnet stockings to celebrate the launching of his latest venture, the Virgin Bride boutique in London. "I've always had good legs," said Branson. Good taste is another matter entirely. The nerve of either of them to wear white...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WORST PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF 1996 | 12/23/1996 | See Source »

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