Word: mohair
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sensual suffocation of these grand clothes was modified and ventilated for outdoor wear. The looseness of a mohair duster, the easy lines of a woman's blueserge bicycle suit, even a white wool polo coat from Brooks Brothers, all prefigure a less restrictive notion of sophistication. The summer whites of Newport are as dazzling to a contemporary eye as a violet satin costume brocaded in gold and silver, supposedly worn by Sarah Bernhardt...
...match for this year's $39.95 portable AM-FM that also carries the audio portion of TV channels. Still, the misty veil of nostalgia only enhances the appeal of a Lionel electric train set ($12.79), all-steel coaster wagon ($1.98), 26-piece doll-house ($1.98) or 15-in. mohair Teddy bear...
...Hastings came to Harvard in 1952 with blue suede shoes and a blue suit. It was his first trip East after 18 years in Austin, Minn., and he didn't know what a mohair jacket was, much less that it was considered in vogue among the Ivies...