The Look Of Lounge

December, 1996

From the martini bar to the nightclub, downtown is dressing up. May-be not all together, maybe not even on the same evening. But there are retro strains in the air, Zippos on the bartops and drinks with names your dad would recognize. This is a trend that's about to gel as fast as Brylcreem. The look, cocktail confreres, is lounge.The ladies are stealing style points from Sharon Stone in Casino, so now's the time to place your bets. We've made lounge sharp without the piercings, lizardly without...