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Article: Dresses develop into hot area for hard times.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- November 13, 1990
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Dresses Develop Into Hot Area For Hard Times
NEW YORK - Retailers and manufacturers agree: 1990 is winding up as the year of the dress.
They say fresh directions in dresses - including the little black dress, the loose and easy chemise and the revival of Sixties-inspired looks - have heightened consumer interest.
Dresses, too, they say, fit the uneasy times because the dress is easy to wear, less complicated than putting together a sportswear ensemble and, perhaps more importantly, can cost less than a comparable sportswear ensemble.
Manufacturers say the dress resurgence will help pick up what otherwise might have been even a tougher ...