waspwaisted

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The master of another kind of excess, Christian Lacroix, toned down his Baroque opulence, turning out a collection of (relatively) simple, perky cocktail dresses, cocoon coats and clean-lined, waspwaisted suits in gray tweed.

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  • The master of another kind of excess, Christian Lacroix, toned down his Baroque opulence, turning out a collection of (relatively) simple, perky cocktail dresses, cocoon coats and clean-lined, waspwaisted suits in gray tweed. —  Centredaily.com: Local
  • And once again, Galliano proved that after more than a decade the helm of Dior, he can still dream up new variations on Mr. Dior's famed Bar jacket: Enter this season's hard-boiled Bar trench, the sophisticated, waspwaisted cousin of the Sam Spade staple.
  • _ (From a corner the morning hours run out, goldhaired, slimsandalled, in girlish blue, waspwaisted, with innocent hands. —  Ulysses
 

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