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| | 55. The Eighties Look (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | They could be easily identified by their jargon -- "totally," "gag me with a spoon," "I'm sure!" -- the offspring of hippie and surfer slang, and by their attire, which almost always consisted of minis and short denim jackets adorned with patches, beads, lace, etc. |
 | | Yet another innovation in women's fashion was Calvin Klein's 1983 introduction of feminine underwear based on men's briefs and boxers, ribbed tank tops and T-shirts. |
 | | On the business front, the U.S. textile and apparel industries faced a growing threat from overseas, as factories in places like Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Bangladesh exported clothing that would appeal to the increasingly fashion-conscious American male and yet were priced to undercut domestic product. |
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