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Article: Makers trying new twists in bold prints. (legwear and bodywear manufacturers)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- August 16, 1990
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Makers Trying New Twists in Bold Prints
NEW YORK -- As bodywear and legwear manufacturers look further into spring, they say they'll continue to give a lot of play to the bold prints that have made fashion headlines for several months now and brought the name Pucci back into prominence. However, the vendors are also looking for a new slant, turning to such ideas as Pop Art and variations in geometrics and paisleys.
"We're not considering our 10 new bold-print styles as copies or knockoffs of Pucci," said Stephen J. Becker, vice president of Dolci Calze, a Milan-based legwear firm with offices here. "Instead, the firm is interpreting a trend that was big in ...