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Warm Front.(leg warmers)(Brief Article)

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It's a "Flashdance" flashback. Leg warmers, thankfully not seen outside the ballerina set since the bleakest days of the '80s, are suddenly popping up everywhere--from cheap-chic stores like Urban Outfitters to the haute houses of Chanel and Imitation of Christ. Like any fashion risk, it's a tricky look to pull off. "First, you gotta have the legs," says celeb ...

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