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Word: underskirts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1951-1951
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...French styles seemed outlandish to the American eye. Jacques Fath offered maternity-like tent coats ("the green cone"); Balenciaga suits had elbow cuffs like parachutes. One Schiaparelli model looked like an oldtime Bloomer Girl (see cut) in an evening gown consisting of a short halter and harem-type underskirt. By comparison, conservative Hattie Carnegie's trim, attractive "spider web" evening gown looked just the thing most U.S. males would like to see their wives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: Goodbye, Paris; Hello, Hattie | 9/10/1951 | See Source »

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