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...advice: there's money in muck." Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young Pakistani on the dole in London, takes these words to heart as he aspires to the comfortable status of his assimilated (and sleazy) uncle and pursues his own commercial dream of "a laundrette the size of the Ritz." With the assistance of his gay lover, Johnny (Daniel Day Lewis), an ersatz National Front hoodlum, Omar dreams up "Powders," a designer cleaning service replete with neon signs and high-style furnishings--even a fish tank...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: Good Clean Fun | 4/4/1986 | See Source »

...store chains are now getting more than bad news in their monthly bills. Stuffed in with the statements are paper advertising inserts that contain samples of eye shadow. By brushing a fingertip across a colored strip, a woman can try out this season's shades from Charles of the Ritz, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advertising: Shadows and Substance | 3/10/1986 | See Source »

...scene: a suite overlooking the Public Garden at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Boston. Interview with Cary Elwes and Helena Bonham Carter, stars of the new film Lady Jane opening February 7 exclusively at the USA Copley Place. Tea is served...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Afternoon With the Stars | 2/7/1986 | See Source »

Puttin on the Ritz: Starlight Rooftop, 575 Commonwealth Ave., Friday and Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: October 17-23 | 10/17/1985 | See Source »

...which markets items ranging from Charlie perfume to Tums antacid tablets, eluded Pantry Pride by accepting a buy-out offer of about $1.7 billion from Forstmann Little. If the deals go through, Richardson-Vicks and Revlon will join General Foods (Jell-O, Maxwell House coffee) and Nabisco (Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers) on the list of consumer-goods titans being taken over this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jousting for the Top Brands | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

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