(FORTUNE Magazine) – As recession fears loom, plan to batten down and settle in. It's time for stability and home cooking, and don't forget to recycle. Says Barbara Feigin, an executive vice president of Grey Advertising: ''Instant gratification is out. A sense of permanence and lasting quality is in.'' So how to have fun in these staid times? Men can dazzle with ties portraying bathing belles, flamingos, and other fanciful designs. Gangster chic is hot, thanks to Mafia movies like GoodFellas, so wide lapels are here again. Dresses are back too -- and this spring the ''in'' woman will wear them in cotton- candy pink, sky blue, and mango.

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