Word: pantsed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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In fact, the novelty of having women appear in pants suits has headwaiters across the country in a swither. Chicago's Maxim's and Manhattan's "21," for instance, maintain a rigid ban, while other top restaurants allow them, provided that the suits are sufficiently dressy. Beverly...
Changes Beyond Belief. Those women who own them now swear by them. Their appeal is based, first of all, on comfort. Short skirts have made even knee crossing an ordeal; pants allow lounging any old way. Nancy Sinatra, who owns half a dozen pants suits, thinks they are ideal for...
Variety, too, contributes to the vogue. Whereas men, in 150 years of pants wearing, have managed to add little more than cuffs and a crease, women in the past few years have rung changes beyond belief. Trousers come belled or straight, hip hugging or waist level. Materials range from daytime...
From Armor to Albatross. Pants suits still meet resistance from males who feel that a masculine prerogative has been suborned. Not that pants cannot be sexy; they are, after all, the costume of the harem. Nor are precedents lacking: one of Joan of Arc's first requests to the...
Where the rub lies is not with the style but the figure beneath. In suits, hourglass figures turn dumpy, short girls appear midgeted. If the suit is too tight, it bunches embarrassingly; too loose, and the wearer looks like Mary Martin in a sailor suit. The triumphs, when they are...