Word: pillows
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stocking super-sheets. Macy's in Manhattan has some by France's Porthault that have hand-sewn scalloped edges and are made of 100% cotton, but might as well be gold: a queen-size set costs $645. Uptown at Bloomingdale's, a set of cotton sheets, pillow cases and comforters by Italy's T&J Vestor goes for $5,000. Big-ticket bedding is "a fashion statement," says Bloomies. It could also serve as a bank statement...
With bulging pockets, shoeboxes, shopping bags and even pillow cases, a throng of students, housewives, executives and pensioners last week crowded into the waiting room of the Empire Diamond & Gold Buying Service on the 66th floor of the Empire State Building. Outside Jonathons Coin in Los Angeles, 250 people waited in line. Noted Vice President Richard Schwary: "With gold selling for about $600 an ounce, an old watchband is worth a lot. We have really got a panic here. The stampede is on. A decent sterling silver tableware set will go for $3,000 to $5,000. I gave...