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Special Story: American Wealth in the 1990s
Images of Elle and baby from Hello magazine, May 1998.  Shown for commentary purposes."So what...?", Repr. Henry Hyde says over and over to the U.S. Senate. "So what...?" the Dow says to the financial crisis in Japan and Brazil. "We're doing great!" American stock is hot, the Internet is sweeping the world, and fashion is fur-ry again. Heck, even the young people are gettin' some of the glittery action. Astronaut outfits as wedding attire. The Los Angeles Times says, "casual, civilian space travel is coming soon." What do you say let's get off of the planet before it all catches up to us! "

Smile! How to buy Cover-Girl Teeth", "Modern Diamonds", "Flashes of Fur", "The 50 Most Fashionable Gifts". Times are changing. Just forty short years ago families were working months to put that new gadget, the television" into the living room. Meanwhile, American submarines were sharking the world's oceans tracking Russian counterparts and taking the first steps toward global law enforcement. Those same subs were testing technologies that led to incredible leaps in America's ability to create and market goods; cut to the 1990s, where a hill-climbing public stock market has transformed the country into the wealthiest society in the history of mankind.

And there are no signs of slowing down. The greatest barrier to wealth creation is ideology; from California to New York to Texas the days of stubborn ideology are numbered. Citizens want tools and food choices and vehicles, and lots of them. The thirst for material choices has finally out-stripped collective identities. Capitalism and democracy in America have created the first "sprint" society, sprinting onward to ever-more sophisticated lifestyles. What's the magic? Just say, "So what?"
(Cover and image from Vogue Magazine, November 1998, people illustrations from Los Angeles Times, 1998)
 
AMERICANA- 1990S PROSPERITY
Elle MacPherson Self Magazine Famous Female Celebrities MacPherson Australian Business Leaders Fashion Industry Lingerie Australian Clothing Businesses1980s Fashion Models defined the The Face of Prosperity
In the late 1990s, America is seen as the land of prosperity. Even with the prospect of economic crisis in Asia, Russia, and elsewhere, U.S. stock is strong. Shown here on the cover of Self Magazine from summer 1998 is Elle MacPherson, supermodel, businesswoman and recent new mom. Elle's face and figure have been synonymous with the prosperous 1990s American. Australian by birth, and American through celebrity, the face of Elle is the face of prosperity. Even Self proclaims, "Biggest Issue Ever!". And why not Elle to grace the crowning cover? After all, she's wealthy, mature, independent, beautiful, and, now, motherly.
 
Spring 2000 Fashion Design Trends and Sketches (©2000-2001 Metrofashion.com)
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Bill Blass Spring 2000 Bill Blass Tour Bill Blass' contribution to the Spring 2000 prettiness trend is a beautiful and quiet set of pretty designs, from a soft, red sheer that encompasses while caressing, to the brilliant cruise dress with floral and natural patterns worked into a flawless white sheet (see image).

Peek at Blass' cruisewear pieces on the Bill Blass Cruise 2000 page, or see the Bill Blass Tour page for coverage and photographs of the Spring 2000 Blass collection. More Bill Blass Pages: Blass Chic Spring 2000 Designs | Blass Elegant
 




 
 
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