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Article: PLUG UGLY; Meet the Pink Plastic Flamingos Of Fashion. They're All the Rage.
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 9, 1996
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Ugly is in.
The style of the moment combines cheesy fabrics, loathsome
colors and obnoxious patterns into a selection of spring clothes
that is likely to make a person queasy. The patterns are busy and
distracting. The colors -- lime, orange -- flatter the narrowest
range of skin tones and top the list of consumers' most hated
shades.
Much of the fashion looks cheap. Most of it isn't. To wit: An
antifreeze green evening gown, priced at about $3,500, hangs in the
window of a local Versace boutique. Ugly, once an unfortunate state
of being or a rebellious stance, has been dubbed fashionable by
exclusive designers. Ugly is everywhere. The height of chic is to
look downtrodden, poor, ...