Word: silk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some scientists, while intrigued by the discoveries, preached caution. "Definite conclusions cannot be made," said University of California at Berkeley Professor Joseph Silk. "Although this is a significant breakthrough, we must examine different areas of the universe before we make definite conclusions, or many theories about the universe will be proven wrong prematurely...
Karan, 41, has earned a reputation as the sartorial savior of the modern working woman who is fed up with floppy bow ties and sexless designs. Karan's clothes are comfortable and practical, stylish and feminine. Among her trademarks: one-piece silk bodysuits, easy-fitting jackets, wrap skirts. Fashion doyen John Fairchild, publisher of Women's Wear Daily, lauds Karan as the most important American designer. Says he: "Donna understands a woman's body the way Coco Chanel did." A size 12 herself, Karan boasts the rare and eternally marketable talent of cutting a skirt or a pair of pants...
...designer's main collection, called Donna Karan New York, is in demand among an elite crowd that seldom blinks at a $1,100 price tag for a cashmere blazer or $510 for a high-neck silk blouse. But it is Karan's more congenially priced DKNY wardrobe that has struck a popular chord. Among its current best sellers: plaid wool jackets ($395), denim jeans ($85) and merino-wool cardigans...
...fake-fur coats were lumpy modacrylic numbers that clever designers dismissed as "mama coats," garments that conservative women bought to keep out the cold. Now refined techniques allow realistic animal patterns to be printed on more vibrant and active fabrics, such as Lycra, stretch velour and even sheer silk mousseline...
...model gazes serenely at the magazine reader from the country-club cool of a Ralph Lauren ad. Dressed impeccably in a tweed jacket, silk scarf and elegant suede gloves, she projects all the dreamy remoteness that is typical of Lauren models, with one notable difference: she is black...