Word: pappagallo
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...shown with the fall resort-wear collections in Manhattan and Paris. The mini with the most has been Paris-based Kenzo's design. Made of suede, leather or printed cotton, Kenzo's flat half-circle with a snap-down flap has sold millions in copies by Miller, Pappagallo and others. A made-in-Colombia macrame necklace pouch by Kathy McKeany ($5) is expected to be a sellout when it reaches stores across the country this week. More ornate minis include Bagatelle Creations' snakeskin square with bow-tied front flap and shoulder strap ($45), Fendi's burgundy...
Such tactics produce mixed reactions. Many a woman considers a visit to Rome a failure without a pinch from a pappagallo. But others are outraged, or at least profess to be. "I'm sick of it," says one American girl. "Some of these Italian men are so puny and pathetic, they have to do something to prove they are men." Many girls have taken to wearing girdles for protection, only to have bottoms painfully bruised by girdlesnappers...