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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1985
Page
5
A narrator scavenges a 71 page catalog for bizarre and useless items. He riffs on crystal attache cases, talking bathroom scales, armor sizes, shower phones, name dialers, and quirky gadgets while joking about buying multiple items to mock holiday gift hype. He humorously imagines owning armor and weapons to match the impractical finds.
TV costumes from Dynasty Dallas Miami Vice shape real world style says Peggy Landers. Stars like Nolan Miller and Linda Evans influence perfume lines hair color and casual wear as viewers adopt cowboy chic and linen looks from popular shows.
A survey of television costume design highlights stars like Cybill Shepherd Denise Denise and Don Johnson for their chic looks on Moonlighting and Miami Vice while Dynasty and Cheers receives fashion jabs. The piece notes designers and color psychology shaping on screen wardrobes and how clothing supports character and dialogue.
Pam Charters of Canada, now in Aiken nine years, carves ivory miniatures taking 100 to 150 hours for a two inch piece. Average price starts at 200 dollars with 175 for earnings, ivory costing 60 a pound from Botswana. She buys legal ivory with documentation and keeps a one year drying period before carving. An exhibition is set for November 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. at a private residence in Aiken, with limited pieces for sale.
A TV cultural impact piece notes The Cosby Show as the top program shaping teen style from Matsuda pants to Champion sweats. It cites viewers in Fort Lauderdale to Fresno copying outfits, with wardrobe humor as scripts show fashion slips and parental reminders.
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