They're New Wave! said designer Carlos Arias as he pointed to the two youngsters modeling Marlene Stewart's lavender nylon cire jumpsuits--one wrapped with a matching telephone cord, geometric sunglasses, and high-heeled shoes. The scene on January 10, 1980, was a fashion show in the California Mart, and Arias was about the only person who could define New Wave.
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