TECHNO THREADS; DRESSIN' UP BEATS GETTIN' DOWN THESE DAYS.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Daily News Fashion Editor Fishnet stockings, stiletto heels and feather boas. Those staples of the '70s disco scene are back, but this time the dancers are moving to computer-enhanced tribal music that's filling clubs with new couture. Parents may find the new scene at dance clubs quite similar to those of the mid-'60s - including go-go dancers - but dancing talents are not nearly as important as wearing the right ensemble, dance fans say. ``The great thing about techno dancing is that unlike the '60s, you don't have to be a great dancer - or have a partner,'' said Gabrielle Gross, 24, a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. resident who attends American College American College is the name of:
``It's part of the rave scene in which everybody just gets out and dances to the music, doing their own thing.'' Gross and her friends Kelli Lee, 19, of Topanga, Diana Rokhberg, 20, of Hollywood, and Naomi Bokman, 19, of Sherman Oaks, pulled their dancing garb out of their closets to model for us. Lee wears Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifschitz on October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive. Life Ralph J. Lauren was born in the New York City borough of The Bronx to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants Fraydl (Kotlar) and Frank Lifshitz, a house by day and fishnet and plastic by night. ``It's not a pickup place, you can just get a workout like in aerobics,'' she said. ``And all that vinyl makes you sweat a lot.'' Rokhberg says the best part of the techno trend is the fantasy of the fashions. ``It's the next level of dressing up like you did when you were a kid. You can go to extremes, being the `bad girl' you always wanted to be ... if only for the night,'' she said. As dance clubs spring up with provocative names like Velvet, Club Fetish fetish (fĕt`ĭsh), inanimate object believed to possess some magical power. The fetish may be a natural thing, such as a stone, a feather, a shell, or the claw of an animal, or it may be artificial, such as carvings in wood. and Sin-A-Matic, dress-up opportunities abound. ``Velvet, for instance, is what is called `hardcore techno' with go-go dancers on the stage and lots of sophisticated yuppies on the dance floor in high-heeled patent leather boots, black leather or vinyl, stripes of purple hair, real tattoos and plenty of rings on their fingers Rings On Their Fingers is a British television sitcom, written by Richard Waring. It ran from October 1978 to November 1980. Plot It concerns a young unmarried couple (Sandy Bennett and Oliver Pryde) played by Martin Jarvis and Diane Keen. , nose and navels,'' said Gross. ``For this club scene, you'd also wear Vamp nail polish, liquid eyeliner, and put your hair up in an `I Dream of Jeannie' ponytail, or slicked back like the bondage look.'' But there's also a cleaner-cut look. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bokman, younger techno-music lovers (those under 21) like to go to Florentine Gardens and Arena, where you'll see girls with pastel nail polish, baggy pants and tiny tops worn braless and fake tattoos. And they dress in themes, with everything matching.'' ``The whole look of techno-dressing is based on a theme, and it's often a '40s pinup pin·up n. 1. a. A picture, especially of a sexually attractive person, that is displayed on a wall. b. A person considered a suitable model for such a picture. 2. or a cartoon character,'' added Lee. Like all fads, clubs and clothes go in and out of popularity quickly, so fans need a constant supply of dance fashions. Mom's closet, thrift stores, boutiques like Rampage, Contempo and Betsey Johnson are all good venues. Most of the shops along Melrose Avenue will have something suitable, but there are a few underground culture specialty stores like Groove Riders on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. You'll recognize it by the wild colors on the exterior and the loud clothes and music on the interior. Store manager Aura Bogado says the styles change constantly. One month it's miniskirts and hot pants, and by fall everybody will be wearing long polyester retro print skirts with a slit up one side. At this one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. , you can buy the music of the moment as well as stock up the necessary accouterments ac·cou·ter·ment or ac·cou·tre·ment n. 1. An accessory item of equipment or dress. Often used in the plural. 2. Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons. Often used in the plural. 3. such as coin purses with fuzzy, shiny plastic tinsel-like material that looks like a shaved cheerleader's pompon. Oh, and there are snow-bunny hats and backpacks to match in pink or blue. They team up with slinky slink·y adj. slink·i·er, slink·i·est 1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. 2. Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. one-shouldered dresses in clingy polyester jersey, silvery alien-eye sunglasses or maybe '50s style cat's-eye shades with pink velvetlike frames and a nonshiny vinyl jacket. As Bogado gives a mini-tour of her inventory, it's clear this is teen territory. There are no Donna Karans, David Darts or even Liz Claibornes here. Instead, trendies ask for the latest by Lucky Wang, Incognito in·cog·ni·to adv. & adj. With one's identity disguised or concealed. n. pl. in·cog·ni·tos 1. One whose identity is disguised or concealed. 2. , Serious, Doll House, and Mecca. Guys shop here, too. According to Bogado, ``The track look is hot, especially by Adidas. They'll put the complete warm-up suit and the shoes ... and the idea is to look like an athlete. But they'll also buy Mecca nylon cargo pants that unzip To decompress a file in the .ZIP file format. See Zip file. 1. (tool, compression) unzip - To extract files from an archive created with PKWare's PKZIP archiver. 2. to baggy shorts.'' Now all that's needed is a dance card, nothing like the ones used a century ago. These are glossy, highly-colored, palm-sized, poster-like invitations to the underground clubs, which aren't listed in the Yellow Pages. You'll need one to get inside. That, plus $20 and a rave-worthy outfit. DANCE-CARD COUTURE Fishnet stockings Tattoos - fake or real Choker necklaces Big plastic rings Stiletto heels Micro-miniskirts Vinyl/patent leather Athletic warm-up suits Belly and brow rings Feather boas Body glitter CAPTION(S): 4 Photos, Box Photo: (1--2--Color) Part of the fun of techno dancing is the bad-girl fashion stance accented with heavy eyeliner and street-wise styles. Gabrielle Gross, top, dances with feathers flying in an ensemble from Contempo; while friend Kelli Lee goes for the edgy look of fishnet hose, vinyl skirt and halter halter the simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of the nose band together under the mandible. Made of leather or cotton or manila rope. top from Primadonna in Santa Monica. (3--Color) Dancing queen Gabrielle Gross dolls up with lavender eye shadow and fake lashes. David Crane/Daily News (2--Color) no caption (Dance card) Box: DANCE-CARD COUTURE (See Text) |
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