Word: snugness
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...below swirl the icy black currents of the rushing St. Lawrence River. Snow-laden Arctic winds whistle past, and for an instant, at least, the feeling is that of being atop a giant, jagged iceberg floating downriver past Montreal. Inside the iceberg, though, all is snug and warm; a baroque symphony dances across the huge living room while the champagne bubbles and the soft lights glow. This is Habitat, the magnificent living complex designed by Israeli Architect Moshe Safdie and built on the tiny Cité du Havre peninsula for Canada's Expo '67. For a surprisingly long...
Violetta by Erich Hölle. 39 pages. Harvey House. $3.95. A svelte Belle Epoque horseless carriage rolls down through the century, from snug childhood as a famous racer to old age in a vintage car museum. Automotive anthropomorphism at its most arch, but well preserved...
...undergo annual changes. "When I find a good basic idea," she says, "we stick with it, just changing the sleeves, collars and accents." One popular outfit is her polyester knit Nancy Pants, and an other style is the Tom Jones blouse, which has a full sleeve with a wide, snug cuff. She makes gold lame pantsuits, gaucho pants, knickers and patio dresses, and refuses to rule out any particular style for her customers-except for "anything tight" and numbers with buttons all the way down the front (they may gap and pull open). Nancy Austin believes that her clothes make...
Phony Bras. Snug as the new sweaters may be, this fall's sweater girl goes braless and presents a considerably more natural effect than the Lana Turner model of yesteryear. Says Adrian Garland, of Beverly Hills' Mr. G. shop: "The new sweaters go well with the new woman. They're honest because they're tight. But they don't depend on the old, phony bras...
...Deceivers. There are many reasons for the new sweater enthusiasm. Selections in both color and style are wider than ever. In both London and New York, a big seller is the dolman (or batwing) version, which has long, wide sleeves growing out of its wide waistband. There are snug, armless sweater tubes and long sweater dresses. Many sweaters now sport knitted-in portraits of people or animals. Betsey Johnson's "ecology" line features trees and fish; Giorgio di Sant'Angelo portrays a plane taking off. Stan Herman's trompe 1'oeil sweater dresses have fake belts...