Word: satin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...military uniform), and formally opened Britain's most evenly divided Parliament in 40 years. The King walked slowly into the House of Lords, his head held stiffly under the weight of the heavy (2½-Ibs.), jeweled crown of state. Queen Elizabeth, impressive in gold-embroidered white satin and pearls, walked by his side, her white-gloved left hand held high in the King's right...
...routine, sweaty melodrama about one of those good-hearted bad girls who have been kicking around the cinematic South Seas ever since Gloria Swahson's Sadie Thompson. The plot, over-involved but lively, concentrates on showing off Shelley Winters to her best advantage in skimpy costumes of feathers, satin and sequins...
...fenders, and a new point for argument by amateur designers: a vertical chrome strip that broke the flowing lines of the body just ahead of the rear fenders. As an added eye-catcher, Cadillac was showing a $32,000 yellow convertible with upholstery of leopard skin and grey nylon satin and leopard skin floor rugs. Oldsmobile had a hard-top convertible with seats trimmed in green alligator hide, while Buick displayed a salmon-colored "Riviera" with a shocking pink interior trimmed in simulated broadtail...