Word: sheathe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Italian Designer Emilio Pucci's non-wrinkle silk jersey sheath that weighs only four ounces and helps to keep Italy, along with California, in the leisure-wear vanguard...
Lest anyone have any doubts that her East-West blend can stand comparison with Hollywood's well-known brands, company flacks have already hastened to announce that under her high-buttoned cheongsam (the Chinese sheath with the slit skirt), she is the equal of any Occidental. But Nancy promptly corrected the claim that she has "the ample bosom of the Nordics." Said she demurely: "It is big for the Chinese, enough for the English, maybe small for Italians...
...call "wearability" (sensible clothes that fit in pretty well with any style or season) and "packability" (fresh emphasis on lightweight and non-crush, drip-dry convenience fabrics). There was a smart swing to dresses made from printed scarf material, dresses with matching jackets, and two-layer "tunics," i.e., a sheath ending above the knee, with a longer sheath of matching or different color underneath. There was a slim look in hats, a chunky look in jewelry and a gentle look in the spring colors-notably beige, bone and white...