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Skirmish #2. (Or, “The Indecisive Battle of the Department Store Windows.”) In an open attempt to make window and store dummies more lifelike, the mannequin industry is turning to big-name inspirations — among them, of course, are both Grace and Jackie.
Mary Brosnan, head of a firm that produces elegant dummies, proclaimed last year, “Our latest success incorporates Grace Kelly’s nose with Elizabeth Taylor’s lips and eyes.” Not exactly star billing for Grace to share a window (and a face) with Liz. Jackie, on the other hand, has been able to achieve protection from this invasion of privacy.
For as Leslie Lieber wrote in This Week, “One New York outfit came a cropper when they brought out a line of ‘Jackie Kennedys.’ Most of their clients turned down the idea of making the First Lady a store-window dummy.
“A Copenhagen manufacturer had the same idea, and advertised Jackie Kennedy mannequins for European display. The United States State Department lodged a polite but firm protest through indirect channels, and the mannequins in question will soon emerge as Gina Lollobrigida.”
Skirmish #3. (Or, “The Eyes Have ‘It.’”) The Princess gave the eyeglass industry a boost by appearing in public wearing horn-rimmed glasses at the Monte Carlo Opera House and while reviewing the Monaco Palace Guard. She revealed that she was nearsighted and she set a new trend. Convinced by her action that Princes often make passes at gals who wear glasses, thousands of European shopgirls for the first time gained the courage to put on their own spectacles in public.
But Jackie had already set a trend in smartness in her choice of glasses. As Dorothy Kilgallen informed her New York readers, “Now you can buy ‘The Jackie Look’ in cheaters. Midtown optical shops are doing a rushing business
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