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...know there's more where that came from"), and lots and lots of clothes. Clothes in every color of the neon rainbow, clothes with words on them, clothes with Haringesque graffiti on them, gang clothes, dance clothes, nerd clothes, and even one or two items not made of Lycra...
...points out, "This fashion comes from the street, where young people create their own style." Tights and body stockings, topped with a big sweater or jacket, can be a cheap way to dress when a label like Lacroix's isn't attached. The average Danskin tights in nylon or Lycra blends range in price from $10 to about $13. At Barneys New York, the house line costs from $5 to $16, with designer labels from $16 to $25. At the top of the line, hand-printed Puccis run from...
...Jane Fonda struts lycra-clad through home entertainment centers and the word "creamy" becomes an insult, 10 percent butterfat ice cream has joined Spam in the gastronomic archives. But for the true purist, even frozen yogurt tastes too rich...
...technological. For one thing, a decade ago fake-fur coats were lumpy modacrylic numbers that clever designers dismissed as "mama coats," garments that conservative women bought to keep out the cold. Now refined techniques allow realistic animal patterns to be printed on more vibrant and active fabrics, such as Lycra, stretch velour and even sheer silk mousseline...
...fitting and more cosmopolitan, "classics with a European twist," as Tweeds President Jeff Aschkenes, 46, puts it. Many outfits are made of linen, this year's trendy fabric, and come in offbeat colors. Examples: pleated, prewashed linen trousers ($59) available in Moroccan brown, sage, cadet or flax; and cotton- Lycra pants ($29) in the colors of sky and palm. Tweeds' designers take about four trips to Europe each year to observe -- and sometimes borrow -- the latest Continental fashions and fabrics...