"Television, the experts agree, is already having an impact on fashion. Moving as it does into the home, it catches the family off-guard. It reaches the housewife who would never think of attending a fashion show. And it also reaches her husband... It's most powerful influence probably comes not in fashion programs - though these are growing in number - but in dramatic shows, variety shows, quiz shows interviews and a host of others on which smartly dressed women appear... Leading designers now frequently lend their dresses, suits and hats to the stars. All they ask in return is a brief credit..."
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