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...President, accompanied by Jackie, who was stunning in a gown with a white satin skirt and a raspberry beaded top, arrived later than most of their guests, went table-hopping for an hour. Not until most of the diners were leaving did Jack and Jackie retire to a side room for their own meal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats: The $1,000 Understanding | 1/25/1963 | See Source »

...disappeared as she climbed over the windshield and onto the roof. More people began stomping on the roof, and as it started to cave in, Larrazábal climbed out a window and onto the roof to try to calm the mob. A fat woman in a tight skirt nearly squashed him in a bear hug. Larrazábal frantically leaped down, fled to another car, and finally managed to get away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venezuela: Welcome Home | 1/25/1963 | See Source »

...traveler arriving by plane at any of six major U.S. cities from St. Louis to Houston need only dial a phone number and within minutes a sweet young thing in a tam-o'-shanter and tartan skirt will pick him up in a station wagon, drive him down the road a stretch, and hand him a key. The key is for one of Thrifty Rent-A-Car System's 1962 or 1963 model autos, and the net rental is about 20% below the rates charged by Hertz, Avis or National, the Big Three of the billion-dollar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Services: Discounting on Wheels | 12/7/1962 | See Source »

Next time you pass Elsie's, notice the window of Sak's Fifth Avenue next door filled with things for women. In its new Boutique, Sak's is showing "a world of witty fashions" selected in New York. There are tailored wool skirts in solids and tweeds, mohair and bulky knit sweaters and proportioned wool slacks. Sensible, stylish and comfortable all at once is Sak's grey flannel wraparound skirt sporting brown suede pockets. If your size is not on hand, Sak's will gladly order it for you from New York immediately...

Author: By Susan M. Rogers, | Title: The Clothes Horse | 12/7/1962 | See Source »

...worn over a nightgown, and 2) costs more. But the price of hostess gowns is dropping as swiftly as their popularity is rising; last week Gimbels in Manhattan showed models costing less than $15 in its store windows. Fast catching up is a two-piece version-a full-length skirt worn with its own top or mixed and matched with something else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Out of the Bedroom | 11/30/1962 | See Source »

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