Word: gown
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...chandelier-lit salon on Manhattan's East 65th Street, sees considerable variety in his clients' current styles. "We have very elegant women and sporty women," says Monsieur Marc, stroking Tanya, the German shorthair that has the run of the place. "They might arrive in an evening gown or they might come in an exercise suit. They behave like ladies." Adds one of his colorists, Alain: "They set high standards. After all, what else is there...
...Russell and Screenwriter Barry Sandier have thrown every visual, verbal and sexual excess at the viewer. A played-out stripper dances while men masturbate at peepholes and a deranged preacher (Anthony Perkins) imagines her dead on the floor. The hooker dresses up in a tiara and a blue satin gown to play a beauty-pageant contender with an unusual talent. Neon flares like a headache in hell, and the screen seems caked with guilt and sweat...
...worship at the gray stone Hope Park church in St. Andrews, Scotland. Said Pastor William Henney as the service started: "We give a special welcome to Jim Nelson, who starts a probationary period with us. We wish him a happy time among us." Clergy Candidate Nelson, clad in black gown and clerical collar, showed barely a trace of nervousness as he began his duties by reading the Scripture lessons from Luke 12 and Acts...
Last but not least is the town-gown crossroads Charlie's Kitchen on Eliot St., where yuppies, preppies, and townies can mingle over Cheeseburger Specials and a cheap glass of beer. It's almost like a touch of reality right here in Cambridge
...image makers during his entire European visit. Wherever he went, Reagan treated audiences to large doses of his fabled charm. He met his first challenge at University College in Galway, Ireland, a self-designated nuclear-free zone. While the President stood garbed in a scarlet-and-purple academic gown, preparing to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree, some 2,000 faculty, students and other protesters staged a demonstration about half a mile away. Unperturbed, Reagan displayed his own gift for Irish gab, mixing praise for Irish literature and culture with applause for efforts to find a peaceful solution...