Word: garment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...betrayed my ethnicity. Once I tell you that a barong is a stiff cotton shirt that Filipino men wear on formal occasions, you know about as much as I do about the culture of my father's birthplace. Every now and I happen upon that never-worn garment or a few photographs of relatives I barely know, but the paucity of my celebrations suggests that I deserve no prize for my embrace of my Asian-American heritage...
...woman's pants, $1,350 for a man's wool crepe suit). Then there is the exploding DKNY division, which showed other designers how to sell chic women's sportswear at relatively modest prices ($450 for a woman's wool blazer vs. - $1,100 for a comparable collection garment). Now DKNY has been expanded to include clothes for children and men. Karan also has licensing deals to make hosiery, a line of intimate apparel and eyeglasses. And a few months ago, she took the plunge into the highly competitive, celebrity-glutted fragrance market with the launch of her Donna Karan...
WHILE BILL CLINTON HAS YET TO BE SEEN CARRYING his own garment bag, a la Jimmy Carter, he seems just as eager to prove that he is Just Folks. Dubbed "American Reunion -- New Beginnings, Renewed Hope," the five-day Inaugural festivities begin on Jan. 17 with the Clintons and Gores riding their tried-and-true bus caravan from Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, in Virginia to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Inaugural organizers have invited the general public to join the motorcade...
...longer just a regular guy, except perhaps to Hillary, and even she may want you to act presidential now. A little toasting your own English muffins and carrying your own garment bag go a long way. The costs of the White House are fixed, and few people begrudge you the luxury as long as you don't go around complaining about the problems of life in a fishbowl. When most Americans have company, they put on airs, and so should you. Just as only Nixon could go to China, you can get away with serving fine cuisine and vintage wines...
...further protection, the Iceman wore a woven grass cape over the garment similar to those used by Tyrolean shepherds as late as the early part of this century. His well-worn size-6 shoes were made of leather and stuffed with grass for warmth. Last month an Italian expedition turned up an additional furry piece of the Iceman's wardrobe, probably...