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Since silk was being diverted to parachutes, weendured thick cotton lisle stockings instead ofsilk, unless we had a boyfriend who could buy ussilk stockings at the PX. Most of us opted forsaddle shoes and bobby sox. We wore genteelknee-length skirts, with tailored white blousesand baggy wool sweaters. Never were...

Author: By Aida K. Press, RADCLIFFE CLASS OF 1948 | Title: Alumna Recalls 'Best of All Possible Worlds' | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

Happily, Duke's aesthetic dovetails with Halston's. Like his predecessor, Duke is comfortable with knits and fabrics that drape the body in what he calls a "neo-Grecian look." His clothes are glamorous and luxurious but not outre. They have an American smartness and good sense about them without...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Boogie Nights Are Back | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

Burlington Industries v. Ellerth asks if unwanted sexual advances constitute sexual harassment in the event that those advances result in no tangible job detriment. Burlington Industries employed Kimberly Ellerth, whose supervisor was Theodore Slowik. Ellerth accuses Slowik of unwanted advances, such as telling her to wear shorter skirts and to...

Author: By Thomas B. Cotton, | Title: Repoliticizing Politics (and Sex) | 4/22/1998 | See Source »

The narrow cobblestone paths girded by simple stone walls ring with the sound of mountain waters rushing through ancient canals. The scent of wood fires fills the air as villagers begin to stir. A woman dressed in traditional colorful skirts leans out to check the street. Above her, mysterious Incan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Slow Climb | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

Here's a little item out of local news: a group of four high school students in my native Connecticut was suspended from Middletown High School last week after showing up for school in dresses and skirts. One Bryan Giles had been previously suspended for his choice of attire, and...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: Skirting By | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

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