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Dot Dot Dash.(fashion; polka dots)(Brief article)
Byline: Michael Carl
See spots. See spots on the runways. See spots leave any nursery-school associations in the dust. Designers are pairing lively polka dots with tailored blazers and tops this season, adding a little levity to very grown-up looks. To pull them off, you'll need a refined sense of styleand humor. Louis Vuitton's conservative double-breasted jacket and slouchy silk pants with a coin-dot pattern are perfect for anyone who enjoys curling up with a good book on fiduciary trusts. Dolce & Gabbana's thigh-grazing pajama shorts with diminutive polka dots and an opulent black chiffon jacket exploding with ostrich feathers are ideal for the sophisticated sleepwalker. And Etro's wide-leg trousers, plunging top, and bold ...
- Coming full circle, polka dots are big again.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) February 3, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Polka dots have come full circle. Handbag designer...inch-high lamp with big, bold red polka dots on a white shade in its Red Hot Shop...trend in fashion. "They are not the polka dots of yesterday," she says. "We did...
- Dot, dot, dot: Polka dots are back.
- Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) March 6, 2007 700+ words
...dots are back in town. We spotted polka dots bouncing around handbags, belts...your closet. _ A red tie with white polka dots ($59.50, Dillard's) _ Pink flats and pink heels with white polka dots ($18.99 to $22.99, Charlotte...
- Penelope's polka dots.(chicken pox; short story)
- Magazine article from: Hopscotch Stewart, Jennifer J. Teichman, Carilyn February 1, 1998 700+ words
...make it worse, her pink party dress had polka dots. Sometimes it is nice to have a dress...eyes. Sara had a face full of purple polka dots; Maria had bright blue freckles, and...spots! "Now we all have chicken pox polka dots!" shouted Sara. "Now, why don...
- Hartmann Introduces Apple Green and Reverse Polka Dots to Its Celebrated Luxe...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 7, 2006 700+ words
...announced that it would offer reversed Polka Dots in Apple as well as in the collection...s heritage. The company had green polka dots in a collection from the 1960's called...be." The Apple color and the Reverse Polka Dots will be available in select stores as...
- See polka dots, stripes strong for Spring 1987. (for women's wear fabrics)
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Palmieri, Jean E. May 20, 1986 700+ words
See Polka Dots, Stripes Strong For Spring 1987 Polka dots, stripes, and bicolor influences, including navy/white combinations, will be the key elements for the spring/summer 1987 season in women's wear, according to speakers at the American...
- Purple polka dots and other random thoughts.(Collected Wisdom)
- Magazine article from: Process Heating Bennett, Dick August 1, 2007 700+ words
...small doesn't mean it shouldn't see the light of day. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Purple Polka Dots I wish waste energy were covered with purple polka dots. Then we'd have a hard time ignoring it. Low-Hanging Fruit This phrase is beginning...
- Speed read: Polka dots.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) October 29, 2009 700+ words
Byline: CLAIRE COLEMAN THIS SEASON, polka dots are big business. Marks and Spencer are on the verge of releasing...CLAIRE COLEMAN 1975 THE year the distinctive white with red polka dots jersey (or maillot a pois rouge, in French) was introduced...
- Connect the Polka Dots.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch June 1, 2008 700+ words
Connect the Polka Dots Bill Griffith Fantagraphics Books 7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle...Pinhead' comics appear in both black and white and color in CONNECT THE POLKA DOTS, providing newcomers and old fans alike with an excellent satire...
