First, there was The Limited. Then there was the Limited Express. Then, at some point in the eighties, Limited Express became Compagnie Internationale Express, which was all ersatz French and awesome. This ad describes it as "a dynamic and whimsically French shopping environment", which is accurate enough as far as it goes. Still, I vastly prefer this description from an old Los Angeles Times article, which describes the store decor as "a Robert Palmer video shot at the court of Versailles."
Express dropped the "Compagnie Internationale" part of their name years ago. They no longer play French pop songs whilst you shop. They make perfectly nice clothes, but it's just not the same.
Kim Alexis, you are a vision and a goddess, even whilst wearing a blue plaid suit.
I'm not at all sure about "elegant", but at least this ad has the good sense not to make any claims about "natural-looking."
She looks like she's a step away from clawing his throat open with those talons.
Fantastic. No era pulled off androgyny as well as the early/mid-eighties. The only element that tips this photo more into the "female" category are the earrings (and possibly the gloss), but other than that, everything--her hair, her face, her clothes--hits right smack on the gender divide. And she's gorgeous. Like, a stone-cold knockout. Were she a boy, she'd be no less gorgeous.
Where "Great Attitude!" means "smiling tolerantly while waiting for the adults who dressed you in this godawful unflattering combination of bulky layers and whimsical accessories to take the damn photo already".
Hang in there, kiddo. You're adorable; I'm just sorry those adults did this to you.
Holy crap, those shoulders are amazing.
