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...American Woman, who in this year of Women's Liberation has freed herself from the tyrants of the fashion industry by refusing to buy the appalling midiskirt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 14, 1970 | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

...potholed roads, and a number of other features, such as a battery that loses little power at 58° F. below zero and warmed door handles, to cope with the bitter cold Russian winters. As an Italian journalist in Moscow put it: "A sexy Italian maiden in a midiskirt and high heels has been sent off into the Russian taiga with boots and padded jacket for a hard day's work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Into the Auto Age-At Last | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

...East and the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. So it was with some trepidation that Forbath, now posted to the New York bureau, set out to help report this week's cover story on John Fairchild, publisher of Women's Wear Daily and ardent promoter of the controversial midiskirt. "I'm rediscovering America," says Forbath. "I found the fashion world more alien to me than Africa, Southeast Asia or Eastern Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 14, 1970 | 9/14/1970 | See Source »

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