Word: skirted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course, Mother Ginger with her many toddlers sheltered under the breadth of her skirt. The under-two-feeters ran around the playgroundstage and paused to dance. Clap, turn backs to one another, and bump. Clap and bump...
When Zuttermeister was young, the ancient, traditional hula -- hula kahiko -- had nearly died out. Islanders with Hawaiian blood took little pride in their ancestry, and cellophane-skirt-and-ukulele imitation hulas were staged mostly for tourists. But her husband Carl, a German immigrant, was proud of Kau'i's Hawaiian blood and persuaded her to learn what her uncle had to teach...
...Jean Patou, and this summer he introduced his first private collection. And what a collection it is. Inspired by his native city of Arles in Provence and by his university studies in art history, it features such figures as a traditional Arlesienne in crisscrossed lace shawls and striped silk skirt and a French cowgirl to round up the horses for which the region is famous. "I'm a nostalgic, naturally turned toward my roots," explains Lacroix. "A first collection establishes one's identity. It's like a first novel, almost always autobiographical...
...ethic palatable, and even attractive, is the underlying sense that the American, divinely sponsored, is inherently fair. If fairness is guaranteed, why get exercised about the fine print? Ollie North believes that the overarching justice of his projects, such as funding the Nicaraguan resistance, legitimized his efforts to skirt the Boland amendment...
...like fashion, education undergoes fads. While this season in fashion has witnessed the comeback of the mini-skirt, academics have seen the return of ethical education...