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...rayon-cotton-blend fabric from India -- but they also may be deadly, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. The thin material can be consumed by fire in less than three seconds. Do you own one? The skirts have a layer of sheer chiffon over a gauze underskirt with an elastic or drawstring waistband. Consumers are urged to stop wearing such garments immediately and return them to the store for a refund. Questions should be addressed to the toll-free hotline set up by the CPSC...
Like many other clothes from the late '50s and early '60s, the trapeze still looks easy and contemporary. It is only by lifting the hem that the intricacy of its high-fashion construction is seen: the organza underskirt with horsehair lining in the hem covering a tulle layer and another of silk. Saint Laurent's loose outline for daytime wear turns up repeatedly in his work over the years: the famous Mondrian skimmers of the '60s, the chemise in his latest collection, which has been installed by the fashion press as the silhouette of choice...
...they're twelve inches above the knee," wags Gernreich. Actually, he will ship them five inches longer than that-which is a good idea, since a skirt much shorter is no skirt at all. And, to be on the safe side, Rudi recommends double skirts-a longer underskirt for ordinary streetwear, which can be slipped off in more casual surroundings, leaving the mini-mini...
Better Than Most. When Saturday came. Giuseppina Mettlica's working neighbors were free to visit her. Astorria Alessi was led to bed No. 33, where Giuseppina's chart hung. But the woman looked different. Besides, protested Astorria. "my friend came in a pink underskirt." At mention of this garment, one of the volunteers recalled: "The patient who died in bed No. 19 was buried in a pink underskirt." Now at last the volunteers understood why the woman in bed No. 33 had muttered protests when they called her Giuseppina. She was in fact Anna Bianca Battachi...
...bricks on a Russian construction project. Designer Gehringer's clothes were as good-looking as his model. Samples: a trim, black & white silk print afternoon dress with a detachable overskirt that can be removed and worn as a shoulder cape; a white organza evening gown with a taffeta underskirt, hand-embroidered and studded with rhinestones (see cut). Although the clothes were brought in duty-free and for exhibit purposes only, it looked as if the Germans would have little trouble selling their designs...