Word: waists
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pointing out that it was not even raining where they were. "We had trouble convincing them that the river was even coming up," says Watson. "They'd want to know if it was coming up to here," (he touched his thigh) "or to here" (he touched his waist...
...dress in the next decade. The 800 or so journalists, store buyers and private clients invited to the lavish showing were awestruck. Some were even reduced to tears as Saint Laurent's models glided along the runway, demonstrating what many predicted would be the New New Look: narrow waist, calf-length bouffant skirt for daytime and huge, all-enveloping coat...
...arms went around her slim waist, and he felt the soft pressure of her breasts when she leaned against him. "Only a stupid hero would go away and never see the girl again," he said slowly. They lost themselves in one another's eyes for a long moment, then she lifted her lips in an unmistakable invitation. He kissed her gently, and her arms reached around his neck. She pressed the full length of her body against...
...courtroom is scanned by electronic devices; there is a pat-down search by guards who also rummage through purses and briefcases; photographs are taken of each new visitor. All the defendants (except one who is on bail) are shackled at the ankles and wrists and are chained around the waist to chairs that are bolted to the floor-presumably to thwart escape attempts. Three TV cameras monitor everything in the court, and a bulletproof, multilayered, Plexiglas shield separates spectators from judge, jury, lawyers and defendants...
...notoriously foppish young men of London's Macaroni Club (so named because of its members' love of Continental food and fashions) have also begun sporting coiffures of enormous height. Most Englishmen, however, are turning to a more natural look. The cumbersome, bottom-heavy periwig, with its almost waist-length expanse of curls, has long since given way to a proliferation of shorter, more comfortable styles...