sausage-casing girls

[Sally Donlon]

Forget the currency of the term (which does have legs here in
Louisiana), I'm wondering who in the world believes that the fashion
industry creates clothing for the "classic hour-glass figure."
AFAICT, clothing for young women is ALL cut as if they were young
men: no hips, no waist, and practically no breasts. It's no wonder
many are hanging out!

sally


On Jul 7, 2006, at 4:41 AM, Lynne Murphy wrote:

> Has this term any currency outside the LA Times article:
>
> <http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-et-
> tightclothes4jul04,0,368397.story?coll=la-home-headlines>
>
> ?
>
>
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