Word: pair
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more pair....Well, we have the cruel shoes, but no one would want...
Anna knew she had to have some new shoes today, and Carlo had helped her try on every pair in the store. Carlo spoke wearily. "Well that's every pair of shoes in the place...
...must have one more pair...
Carlo disappeared into the back room for a moment, then returned with an ordinary shoebox. He opened the lid and removed a hideous pair of black and white pumps. But these were not an ordinary pair of black and white pumps; both were left feet, one had a right angle turn with separate compartments that pointed the toes in impossible directions. The other shoe was six inches long and was curved inward like a rocking chair with a vise and razor blades to hold the foot in place...
Splashy, seductive ads have enabled Jordache to make a quick hit in the lucrative market for pricey (about $35 a pair), high-styled jeans that carry the labels of famous designers. Total jeans sales are running 10% ahead of last year, with designer jeans up more than 30%. Compared with the old, proletarian Levi's, which retail for around $20, the designer models are more form-fitting and have fancier stitching and other touches. Until last spring, the market was dominated by Gloria Vanderbilt, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and other names synonymous with class and cash. But Jordache...