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Word: torsos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Easy Look," others the "Airlift Look," still others the "Dragonfly Look." It accented huge, winglike sleeves and a wandering waistline. Designer Ceil Chapman's funnel-sleeved line highlighted the "pyramid waist," high in front and low in back. Designers Norman Norell and James Galanos achieved the long-torso effect by dropping the waistline well down to the hip. Designers expect that the wandering waistline will make women's figures look slimmer. Manufacturers expect that it will fatten retail-sales figures, which now top $10 billion a year for women's wear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: Wearable & Salable | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

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