Word: silks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...King. Worth, Doucet, Callot Soeurs, Poiret: the great fashion houses are all represented with gowns and dresses that seem to challenge, in some cases even exceed, the outer limits of craftsmanship. Who would have thought it possible for a bodice to be shaped in such a way, or for silk to fall so unhurriedly, like a dove on a light wind? The clothes of this period were an exercise in sensual extravagance, not only of highflying technical virtuosity but of high-flown social aggression. A gown by Worth was more effective than a quip that silenced a rival. Its beauty...
...promotion. Then, as now, concern about prices seemed paramount. The catalogue promised nifty bargains to customers who made a $7.50 purchase-for example, a 26-piece silver-plate tableware set for $4.99. A number of other items look no less alluring. You needed garters to hold them up, but silk stockings were 78?. In pre-diet conscious America, there were 2-lb. fruitcakes selling for 49?, and 4 Ibs. of mixed nuts cost 79?. A man's cotton-broadcloth shirt sold for $1.69, and a wool sweater for $1.95. For women, black leather oxfords cost...
...1890s offered Lounging Coats, Smoking Jackets and Negligee Coats at $6.50 for those planning to entertain at home. If he chose to venture outside, the man about town sported gloves of choice skins and correct shades, each pair selling for one dollar. Other gentlemanly accessories included silk neckwear at 50 cents a piece...
...tossed head over heels by the giant hoop earrings she always wears, Hunter never belts out a song. Instead, she unwraps it, slowly and artfully. Her voice is deeper and more mellow than it was 50 years ago, not rough but grainy and textured. It is wool rather than silk and as warm and comfortable as Grandmother's blanket...
...typical programmed celebration was the recent wedding of Koji Takahashi, 26, an architect, to Kazuko Hasegawa, 23, at Meiji Memorial Hall, Tokyo's most prestigious marriage parlor. After the simple Shinto ceremony, capped by a sip of ritual sake, the groom, in cutaway coat and silk tie, and the bride, in a dazzling kimono, sat down with their 125 guests to consume a banquet, including lobster salad and ice cream. The master of ceremonies introduced important people from the couple's life-parents, teachers, bosses and friends. The guests offered presents. The current favored gift in Japan...