Word: plaids
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...gosh!" moaned Secretary of State Dean Acheson's tailor. "The Secretary has never selected a suit louder than a mild-toned plaid. He's very discriminating, and such a gentleman ... a perfect size 42." But the Custom Tailors' Guild found the Secretary guilty of "sometimes overdressing," replaced him on their list of ten best-dressed men with General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other winners: Bandleader Sammy Kaye, Dance Instructor Arthur Murray, Paper Magnate Harry E. Gould, radio M.C. Ralph Edwards...
Then there are a few things that are expensive: portable typewriters, Glenn plaid suits, watches, Meerscaum pipes, and trench coats...
...wants only four A's for Christmas, you might make a slight gesture in the form of an alarm clock. The guy who is looking for a blond may find that he will cut a much gayer figure in a nylon shirt, a suede or plaid vest and a new hat. All this apparel is filling up a lot of women's Christmas lists...
Couturier Jacques Fath, in Dallas to accept a fashion prize from the Neiman-Marcus store, got all dressed up in native costume (Western-style plaid shirt by Jacques Fath, glass-studded white leather belt by Neiman-Marcus, blue denim britches by Sears, Roebuck). Concluding that the U.S. square dance is "wonderful, wonderful," he announced that Paris would hear of the sport just as soon as he got home...
...front of the house a group of soldiers were wolfing down bowls of rice. When Mrs. Hawkings appeared in her cardigan sweater and plaid skirt, the soldiers stopped eating and gazed at her with awe and affection. One young soldier started singing China's national anthem. "They're nice boys, really," said the mistress of The Limit...