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In Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, the fortuneteller unfurls her skirts, hoists her bodice, strolls downstage and heckles the audience. Oh, she can tell the future, all right. "Nothing easier," she says. "But who can tell your past, eh? Nobody! You lie awake nights trying to know...
Back in the passenger cabins, by KAL's usual procedures the women flight attendants would now switch to native Korean dress. The bright and multicolored costumes include long skirts (chima) and short, flared blouses (chogori). They had orange juice and sandwich wedges on hand for the tourist passengers, fancy...
While the U.S. garment industry has been going through some dark days, both literally and figuratively, the early spring and resort-wear fashions for 1984 now on display in designer showrooms are the brightest and boldest in several seasons. America's fashion pacesetters are counting on the economic recovery...
Ralph Lauren, whose Southwest look a few seasons ago sparked interest in prairie skirts and cowboy shirts, is now touting a nautical line designed to make lifelong landlubbers look as if they belonged on a yacht. The centerpiece: a navy serge officer's jacket, complete with braided gold trim...
Norma Kamali, who stormed the fashion world with her sweatsuit look in 1981, is now unveiling the "super dirndl," an haute couture version of the traditional peasant dress still worn in Austria and parts of Germany. With their tight torsos and broad, billowing skirts, the Kamali dresses ($96) are sure...