Word: suit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fact that when her son goes to the beach, he is outfitted with slippers, beach bag, towel and hat, all free from the makers of Glad bags, a T shirt from Campbell Soup, a Raggedy Andy toy from Crest and a wagon from Viva paper towels. Only his bathing suit was paid for, and it, of course, was on sale...
Prices are indeed high. In the shopping meccas of Paris' Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Munich's Maximilianstrasse or Brussels' Avenue Louise, a Pierre Cardin tie costs $40, a Réty suit $440 and a Balenciaga handbag $370. Even the cost of window-shopping is steep. Hotel rooms in a smart area of a capital city can easily cost $75 a night, a good dinner for two starts at $60 or more, and a week's car rental often tops $300. Local residents, of course, avoid the stores and services that tourists frequent. Even...
...dishwashers are not considered necessities. Shopping is done carefully, with the emphasis on price and quality. Cars may be expensive, but they will be owned for nearly a decade and revitalized with new engines rather than traded in after three years. Executives may buy an expensive tailor-made suit, but it will be made to last seven or more years. Foreign holidays may be frequent but, more often than not, they will merely be to inexpensive pensions, to campsites or to the homes of friends across a nearby border...
...Gosh, no, this is an urban cowboy on Manhattan's Upper East Side. But the scene could have taken place in almost any American city, east or west of the Pecos. High-stepping city slickers everywhere are discovering that cowboy boots go just as well with a pinstripe suit, a satin disco outfit or designer jeans as they do with a pair of saddle-worn chaps and Levi's. Al Martinez, co-owner of Manhattan's To Boot boutique, has even outfitted an 85-year-old grandmother. Says he: "Sales are phenomenal. This fall will be crazy...
...Justice Department has asked the court to cut off Philadelphia from all federal funds until the police department improves its behavior. While the suit does not document the charges with specific incidents of abuse, the Government lawyers say they are armed with 1,500 allegations of police brutality if the case should go to trial...