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...fashion industry shop talk, writers have said that Pucci’s mod geometry is to Italy what Burberry’s plaid is to England, and what Lilly Pulitzer’s pink and green is to the good old U-S-A. In addition to being sold at Saks, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom department stores, Lilly’s collections are sold in retail venues bearing storefront names such as Tickled Pink, Color Me Pink, The Pink Pineapple, Pink on the Green, The Pink Petunia and Pinkalicious. Perhaps troubleshooting a possible East Coast/West Coast elite divide...
...vote in 1999, raised doubts about Megawati's prospects in July's presidential poll. MEANWHILE IN THE U.K. ... Flying Fowl A parliamentary committee revealed that eight Chinook helicopters bought by the Ministry of Defense at a cost of $475 million can't fly in cloudy weather. Since the MOD cannot check whether the choppers meet British safety standards, they are restricted to flying above 150 m in clear skies, and have not been used in Afghanistan or Iraq. The committee chairman said the MOD "might as well have bought eight turkeys...
...jackets challenged the postwar uniform of white shirts and gray flannel suits and became the threads of choice for the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who. Stephen--a classic dresser himself--opened his first Carnaby Street shop, at No. 5, in 1957, and by the mid-'60s, his mod designs were being sold across...
...than H&M's. By comparison, Gap's minimum turnaround is three months, though almost all the merchandise is produced in nine.) As a result, H&M can add looks that weren't in its collections or increase quantities if an item takes off. For example, last fall, when mod miniskirts began to sell, H&M tripled the original order on a black wool mini and distributed it to all markets instead of just a handful of key stores. "But we needed to have our customers' response," says H&M design director Margareta van den Bosch. "We don't trust...
...Guest rooms come with all mod cons expected by the cashed-up jet-setter, and bathrooms are the same generous size as the bedrooms-a lovely touch for those who like spacious expanse for their ablutions. In the evenings, the Park bar will beckon with the convivial promise of an aperitif or two, after which a meal of innovative Italian cuisine in the Park restaurant will be hard to resist. Is your sharpest Armani jacket required? I should think...