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...Laurent's styles, in fact, brought back uncomfortable memories of the darkest fashion days of the '40s. Broad-shouldered jackets, high-heeled wedgies, chunky chubby coats and short skirts added up to a look variously characterized as raucous, trampy or harlotish. As his models clunked past the wide-eyed buyers, there were audible gasps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Yves St. Debacle | 2/15/1971 | See Source »

...meets her neighbor Jean, a taxi driver, and tells him her woes. Anna and Jean appear to be fond of one another; they quarrel; they settle their petty grievances in a doorway. The rain that had scattered the jubilant throng stops. Life is indeed pleasant. But there is a harlotish-looking friend of Jean who drops into his room and insists on staying for the night. All very innocent, of course, for Jean leaves, but when Anna goes to visit him the next morning, she can not help seeing women's clothing in his room. She is angry, so angry...

Author: By G. R. C., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 2/6/1934 | See Source »

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