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néo-BCBG [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
  • Fashion and Styles (Clothing)
OBS

Preppy, preppie: n., a student or former student at a preparatory school; adjective, designating, of, or like the fashion in clothes associated with preparatory schools.

OBS

Preparatory school: a private secondary school for preparing students to enter college.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence
  • Mode
DEF

"Bon chic bon genre" de la seconde génération (se caractérise par une apparence vestimentaire et l'appartenance revendiquée à une bourgeoisie aisée).

CONT

Les modes qui s'opposent au pop sont au nombre de trois: punk, rétro cinquante-soixante, et néo-BCBG.

Spanish

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