Word: wearers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most principles of shoemaking. Instead of sloping downward to the toe the heel of the Earth Shoe is approximately one-half inch lower than the forward part. The rubber sole, in turn, gradually thickens in the direction of the toe elevating the front of the foot and leaving the wearer balancing on his heels. "It's like walking barefoot on a soft, sandy beach," says Raymond Jacobs,' U.S. distributor of the footwear...
...corkie platforms are now just taking up room in the closet." Frank Palermo, 27, of Rye, N.Y., notes that his Earth Shoes did what four years at the Air Force Academy in Colorado could not do: teach him to stand up straight. The curious, heels-down construction forces the wearer to lean backward more, and thus to tuck in the belly and bottom and straighten the spine. Some fanatic converts claim that Earth Shoes cure bunions and even stimulate blood circulation. Podiatrists have yet to weigh in with a verdict, but Earth Shoes seem far less dangerous than platforms, which...
...sparks. They are festooned with rhinestones, sequins, silver threads, gold sparkle dust and paint. There are abstract designs in the Art Deco vein. Another line stresses the representational (Bette Midler's face in sequins, flowers and animals in sparkle dust). A "words and numbers" series allows the wearer to advertise her home town ("Palm Springs: P.S. I love you") or favorite athlete's numeral. For the most part, the tops are priced for the jeans wearer's budget (usually between $11 and $20). But there are other versions like Right Bank Clothing's "America...
Those who fear fainting spells might like the necklace that contains a small oxygen mask. Another necklace, this one trimmed with peacock feathers, monitors the wearer's body temperature. An ornate gold and silver bracelet carries an electronic gadget that measures pulse rate. Perhaps the farthest-fetched item is an enclosed vehicle, with "legs" in back and wheels in front. It carries one rider and is powered by a small motor. Called the Madison Park Stroller, it is supposed to be a piece of art as well as a conveyance...
...persona to sell cosmetics must have a much more subtle appeal than one hawking dresses, furs or bras. Garments speak for themselves, and the wearer must simply show them to good advantage. Makeup is something else. It blends with the face, and the potential customer cannot distinguish the product apart from the package. So Revson bought the exclusive advertising rights to Hutton's image because she has a "reachable, nonremote" quality. "She is a symbol," he says, "of the ability of the American woman to achieve beauty despite isolated features not in themselves beautiful...