Accessories The larger they were,
the harder they fell.
anticipate wearing Glenn Close's bustier
look to the office?
AIDS Taking the greatest
Braces Not for the teeth but for the trousers.
toll in the field of the
creative arts: Perry Ellis,
Halston, Patrick Kelly,
Franco Moschino, Carmelo Pomodoro,
Giorgio Sant'Angelo.
Bullitt Bras Madonna's "Blonde Ambition"
Armani Luxurious fabrics and superb
tailoring...Men's looks are "The Untouch-
ables" and women's, just the opposite.
Audrey Hepburn She wasn't the Marilyn
Monroe, blonde and buxom type of the '50s,
but her trend-setting costumes designed by
Givenchy have become today's classics.
Azzedine Alaia Lycra spandex bandages.
Wrapping great bods — like Alicia
Silverstone's in Clueless.
Absolutely Fabulous ... Not!!!
Backpacks No longer for hiking
in the Alps, now for shopping
on Madison, Melrose and
Washington Street in Royal
Oak.
Barbie She's still dressing up,
but now as a doctor, a lawyer, and a designer
groupie: wearing Nicole Miller in 1994 and
Donna Karan in 1995.
Barbra The Designer Barbra Streisand, the
wearer of the 1968 tush-revealing Scassi (at
the Oscars), now became Donna Karan's
new best friend and co-designer of her
million $$$$$ tour.
Baseball Caps Cheaper than going to the
game and more "in."
Black Is Beautiful Models: Adding color
to shows and print, although fashion
magazine covers have surprisingly eluded
them. Clothes: They lower cleaning bills,
slim unwanted bulges and work with
everything.
Bustiers Movie trends that translated easily
into street clothes: Crawford's shoulder pads
and the Annie Hall look, but Dangerous
Liaisons? In our wildest dreams could we
tour resembled a '50s Buick exhibit— Bras
courtesy of Jean Paul Gaultier, Paris.
Bye Byes Bonwit's, Altman's, Magnin's,
Connoisseur, Lear's, The "Old" Mirabella.
C
Calvin Ads Doesn't the FBI
have anything better to do?.
Catalog Shopping Nuff said.
Coco Loco In 1954 Coco
Chanel reopened her
business after a 14-year hiatus. Her
comeb a ck collection included quilted
purses with chain straps, costume jewels,
and the forever classic Chanel Suit: Worn
today by ladies who lunch and everyone
else.
Comebacks The Pucci conspiracy...Those
wild '60s prints appeared simultaneously on
the cover of Vogue and in all of Bergdorf s
windows in 1991. Pucci power!
Court/Copies/Controversy Copycat: Ralph
Lauren vs. Yves Saint Laurent over an
original dress design. Expert: Victor Costa,
the copy king, pontificating that copies
never hurt anyone. The Winner. The Judge
whose attire was described daily in the
French Press.
II) Denim
Everywhere, on
everyone, at everytime of
the day or evening ... the
denim vest becomes "The
look," summer 1995.
Diana Defrocked and dethroned —just what
will the Brits have to talk about?
The Dins Returns Although Calvin sometimes
disguises it as a slip.
Dumping At Dior 1960: Dior dumped Yves
Saint Laurent because of his youthful
designs — hired Marc Bohan. 1993: Dior
dumps Bohan because of his not so youthful
designs — hires Gianfranco Ferre.