Word: gucci
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...movie moguls and businessmen at the opulent mansion of Lew Wasserman, board chairman of MCA Inc., a show biz conglomerate. Later, accompanied by California's Governor Jerry Brown, Carter starred at a reception given by Actor Warren Beatty at the swank Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Waiting to play Gucci-footsie with the Georgia peanut farmer were the likes of Diana Ross, Louise Lasser, Peter Falk, Carroll O'Connor and Faye Dunaway. Responding to Beatty's flip comment that the guests were "pinkos, leftists, Commies," Carter quipped, "It is a real thrill to meet the famous people here tonight...
...less insistent. Brooks plays on our prejudices, particularly about blacks and black sexual prowess. He revels in bawdiness of all varieties--no one else has been quite as successful in eliciting the comedy inherent in a fart--and in incongruities--outlaws slugging horses and old women, black cowboys with Gucci saddlebags...
...Manhattan's trendy Henri Bendel: "There are some dressy suits that can be worn to the theater. We have them in black and strawberry velour just for that." The summer Olympic Games will give the warmup suit free saturation promotion on television. After the Chanel suit and Gucci loafers, it may just be the next elite uniform to take...
...their customers are as enthusiastic. Prices are generally high. Italian factory workers, like their U.S. counterparts, occasionally produce shoddy merchandise. Some of the salespeople-particularly at Gucci-have been accused of arrogance in their treatment of shoppers. But the clients can also be fickle. "We have had to stop making shoes to order," says Ferragamo's Nuti. "We got stuck with too many purple shoes with gold tassels that people decided they didn't want after...
Dolce Vita. Despite such problems, many of the Fifth Avenue Italians have found the vita so dolce that they are expanding to other North American cities. Gucci has long been established in Palm Beach, Chicago and Beverly Hills. Rizzoli plans to open ten stores in the next five years, starting in Chicago's Water Tower Place next month. Di Camerino opened in Dallas last October and immediately seized on the Texas style. It bought an antique Rolls-Royce to chauffeur clients to and from the airport...