Word: pleats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...century -- that the pastoral mode was harder to decipher than religious or historical painting. There is not much narrative precision in Watteau's fetes galantes: these little societies of the elect, privileged folk in their shining taffetas are not exactly allegories; they are elaborations of mood, in which every pleat of fabric on a woman's turned back seems to carry its aura of psychological subtlety. And in Giorgione's Tempest, to this day no one really knows what the nude woman, young soldier and lightning flash are doing there...
...mysterious death of anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood on November 13, 1974. The film carefully weaves together Silkwood's sheltered life as a technician at a nuclear power plant, her relationships with her boyfriend, lesbian roommate, and fellow workers, and her burgeoning disgruntlement with the safety conditions of the pleat...
...return to suspenders has also been spurred by changing fashions. Designers of more traditional men's clothing such as Ralph Lauren and Alan Flusser have popularized pants with a double front pleat. Explains Allan Ellinger, president of Alan Flusser Inc.: "The only way to make pleated trousers drape properly is to use braces...
...which could fit into the corner of a suitcase. The perfect gift for Miss Radcliffe '55 was a mixed and matched set of cashmere and tweed. This classic outfit, sold for under $35, consisted of a long-sleeved cardigan and a skirt boasting a "kick-pleat to aid that mad dash to class...