TURTLE POWER FAUX TORTOISESHELL RULES.(Home Front)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: May 25, 1997| Author: Brown, Suzanne | Copyright information

Byline: Suzanne Brown Rocky Mountain News Fashion Editor

Fakes are the subject of scandal in the worlds of art and business, but fashion loves a great imitation.

From faux furs and glue-on eyelashes to cubic zirconia and hair extensions, artifice can add glamour or elegance.

Great pretenders also win points in 1997 for being environmentally correct. It hasn't been long since such items as ivory, ostrich feathers and tortoiseshell were freely used fo...

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