Word: lacing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...through--what she calls "stroke-the-author time"--and visited the set, where she fell in love with the costume people and their meticulous work. "The fabrics they had!" she exclaims. "They had boots from Italy with the buttons up the side. And the underclothes with six inches of lace on the skirts, the likes of which you have not seen. How many people had been blinded making these things...
...diverse selection of leather jackets covers a wider price range. For the next "Leather and Lace" or "Boogie Nights" theme party, one can find cheap (around $30 to 40) vinyl-looking jackets to pair with tight rayon shirts. Bomber jackets and motorcycle styles hover in the middle price range, selling for approximately $100. `Black and Blues' rescues the more fashion-conscious client with two chic coats from Kenneth Cole's 'Reaction' line, $255 and $275 respectively. But leather isn't just for jackets anymore--a wild leopard-print zipfront leather dress hanging behind the cash register is quick to catch...
...assortment of "sumptuous panties, basques and stockings in beautiful colours, all designed and made just for men...from bank managers to builders." In the "Apres Noir" showroom, there is even a British to American English glossary to eliminate confusion when mail-ordering; apparently many men, when ordering a black lace merry-widow for that special occasion, do not realize that "gusset" and "crotch" mean the same thing. Despite the goofiness of it all, there is no denying here in these two male-oriented porno/home-shopping sites, we have an essential principle of noir--the conflict between the rough and the pleasant...
After graduation in 1995, McCartney launched her own small line in London, building it almost entirely around sensuous collections of lingerie-modeled dresses and swingy silk skirts. "My mom always collected thrift-shop stuff--especially Italian slips," McCartney recalls. "I've always loved underwear and antique fabrics and lace for all their soft texture." Her famous surname did inevitably create buzz. Supermodel friends wore her clothes, and before long, a McCartney frock became a must-have item for the in vogue everywhere...
Indeed, McCartney's spring '98 collection, her Chloe debut, features garments that could hardly be described as age-insensitive. There are exquisitely cut wide-leg pantsuits (one of her trademarks) and delicately patterned knee-length day dresses alongside lavender, lace-trimmed slip dresses, spaghetti-strap tops and diaphanous minis. McCartney's clothes bespeak a mature knowledge of flirtation. "We've done the feminist thing and beaten men down, and now we want to lure them back," McCartney, a tall, cheerful redhead, explains. "I think there's a danger in being too girly though...