Word: leatherizing
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...informal abandon give yourself to a vivid shirt knotted at the high waist. Cover a bare midriff with tiny checkers of color in cumberbun style. Slacks are passe, but pedal pushers of black or red, and longer too, will find you bizzaire but in taste. Wear sandals of plain leather with no ornaments...
...velvet and fur--with an uncompromising elastic backing which allows the wearer to breathe a little while it nips her waistline to its smallest possible circumference. "Cinch" will probably become a generic term, however, for any belt playing a prominent role in costuming, including the classic brass-buckled leather belt as well as the shaped belt which tucks in at the waistline and spreads out to cover part of the rib cage above and emphasize the hips below...
...plushly modern Burdett Secretarial School. In the main room, about 100 by 50 feet, around fifteen people wandered about or scribbled postcards telling "All good Democrats" to register. All about, the flexible-bracket fluorescent lamps hummed busily. In the adjoining room, a cluster of men reclined in leather chairs watching baseball on a television set. We consulted with the Publicity man's secretary who promised to swamp us with handouts as soon as the printing presses began grinding them...
Each boot is a leather "saddle" which supports Ferrer's thigh, knee and upper leg when his knees are bent. The boots themselves are supported by a canvas shoulder harness, which pulls the calves of both legs tightly against his thighs. Fitted to the bottom of the knees are fake shoes. Obviously, only camera angles which do not show Ferrer's real feet (i.e., front and close-up views) can be used. Since the boots are tight and painful-pressure on his kneecaps cuts off blood circulation-Ferrer wears them for only 20 minutes at a time, keeps...
Still relentless in the effort to adopt all male garb to female garments, this year's long coats are simple overcoats with the shoulder pads on the hips. Leather has risen from the ranks of shoe, belt and glove material to decorate wrists, necks, pockets, hem-lines, and hats...