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...tell the difference between rich women and white trash. I see women in Manhattan wearing leopard-print miniskirts, bustiers and stiletto heels, with platinum-blond hair, and the only way I can infer class distinctions is by the size of the dog they're walking. And with the ultrashort miniskirt coming into fashion, it was more pressing than ever that I find out how to differentiate haute couture from the Jersey mall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spending Money To Look Cheap | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

When I pointed out my confusion over Cavalli's $1,300 see-through pink miniskirt, Tiffany had me examine its beading and detailing. I told her that most guys wouldn't pick up on the beading and detailing when they're staring at something else. "Women dress for women," Tiffany explained. Actually, women dress sexy for men, but they usually have to do this in a place where there are other women around, so they spend $1,700 on a Cavalli white leather skirt so the other women don't think they're cheap. That's why the logos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spending Money To Look Cheap | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

...What those Tokyo girls define as kawaii can be as cute as frilly pink shirts one day and as raunchy as a vinyl miniskirt the next. A year ago, the most popular items in Shibuya were Esperanza's light brown knee-high platform boots and black face paint?the so-called "gal" look. Now it's remade clothes, faded jeans and low-heeled pumps. Why the change? "I dressed gal style because it was popular. But everyone just got sick of it and besides, this new look is much more kawaii," says salesgirl Chie Sakakibara, 22. Hiroaki Morita, head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kwest For Kawaii | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

Ever since ShuttleGirl.com changed its logo last month, a pair of legs scantily clad in a shuttle schedule miniskirt has greeted visitors looking for the next three shuttles going their...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ShuttleGirl’s Identity Revealed | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

...stretches when he's away, Zhang is bored, staying at home playing mah-jongg with other second wives and banking the $2,000 a month he gives her. "He is old, no energy," she says. "Like my grandfather." Hedging her bets, three times a week she slips on a miniskirt and heads out to the basement Moonlight Club, looking for someone a little younger and a lot richer. And of course, he's got to come from Hong Kong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crossing The Line | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

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