Word: heels
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dancing, like jazz, is part of deep-rooted black culture. Slaves hoofed on bare dirt to silent rhythms; eventually stuck metal plates to the toe and heel of flat shoes. Tap's heyday came during the Harlem Renaissance of the 20s and 30s. Later, popularity spread when tap giants John Bubbles and Bill Robinson starred in Hollywood movies...
...what's Out, compiled by Washington Post Fashion Editor Nina S. Hyde. Among this year's Ins: plain white sheets, Mickey Mouse, new rock, Judith Krantz, squash, grapefruit juice, Jessica Savitch, bright pink lipstick, Oxford shirts, marriage, Paddington Bear, diaphragms, Ansel Adams, cone-heel shoes, Meryl Streep, cotton undies, gay waiters, wood-burning stoves, Bruce Springsteen and brown eye shadow. Out: living together, Billy Joel, disco, blue eye shadow, Elvis Costello, the Pill, basketball, Diane Keaton, stiletto heels, Irving Wallace, T shirts, crock pots, Snoopy, cowboy boots, Jane Pauley, nylon undies, open shirts and Mork...