Cut-rate couturiers: the new vogue in L.A

It's the social butterfly's worst night mare: you flit off to a charity ball in a ready-to-wear designer dress, only to find two other partygoers wearing identical frocks. What's a woman to do? In the past there were two alternatives: endure the mortification or mortgage the house to...

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Published in:Newsweek 1988-02, Vol.111 (5), p.42
Main Author: Miller, Annetta
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Clothing and dress
Fashion designers
Innovations
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Summary:It's the social butterfly's worst night mare: you flit off to a charity ball in a ready-to-wear designer dress, only to find two other partygoers wearing identical frocks. What's a woman to do? In the past there were two alternatives: endure the mortification or mortgage the house to buy a one-of-a-kind creation from a big-name couturier.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X