Word: garments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...still buoyed by the evening's mood of reconciliation when Leonard Garment called at my White House office the next day, Saturday, April 14. What he told me shattered everything. Garment's title, Special Consultant to the President, was grand enough, but without a specific area of responsibility. His emergence into prominence was usually a signal that Nixon was in some distress and required a steadying hand; and in recent days Garment had spent an increasing amount of time with Nixon...
...male homicide victims. Central to that evidence are tiny synthetic textile fibers found on each of the twelve victims' corpses, which forensic experts say were very likely picked up from Williams' bedding, rugs and cars. Yet it is impossible to trace any fiber conclusively to a particular garment, and none potentially from the victims' clothing was found clinging to Williams' belongings...
...women have worn animal skins since clothing was invented, but leather clothing was never considered high fashion-unless the fur was left on. Nowadays, however, leather and its nappy obverse, suede, have been transformed into glamorous materials that can be used for any garment, from bikinis to evening wear. Thanks to new techniques, stiff, bulky skins can be cut almost paper-thin and butter-soft. And they are dyed almost any color. As a result, leather will be ubiquitous this spring. Says Vogue Editor in Chief Grace Mirabella: "Suede is the fashion. It is the star of the season...
David Trask, whose opulent The Leather Club boutique in Beverly Hills sells nothing but skins, points out that a well-chosen leather piece can be a pivotal garment. He explains: "Women can work with their old wardrobe by buying one pair of leather pants or a suede T shirt, and update their look for the next year...
Indeed, a well-made leather garment will last ten to 15 years. It travels well and does not wrinkle easily. And leather seldom if ever has to be cleaned. Exults Arleen Sorkin, a Manhattan actress-model: "When I was wearing silk, the dry cleaner loved me. When I was wearing white cotton, the Chinese laundry loved me. Now I have a $300 chamois dress and, you know, it's hand washable. It's also great for cleaning records." Some leather buffs use an art gum eraser on stains, while others maintain that leather should be permitted, like...