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Conservative but functional fashions forecast
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The fine art of dressing is no
longer restricted to women
with sufficient wealth to
make trips to Paris for
personal consultations, as
they did in the 1920 s and
19305.
Most Americans - both
men and women - can get a
feel for the flow of fashion,
even if they have never
traveled beyond the limits of
the continental U.S. So says
Dr. Eleanor F. Young,
Extension textiles and
clothing specialist at the
University of Maryland in
College Park.
With style trends for Fall
and Winter now fairly well
established and forecasts for
Spring already on the
fashion pages, any well-read
persons should be able to
pick up clothing items
during special-purchase and
after-Christmas sales which
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For example, one will
probably want to avoid
buying a coat which doesn’t
have plenty of room in the
sleeves to accommodate the
padded-shoulder suits and
dresses which are a part of
the current fashion scene.
Similarly, a person should
keep in mind the trend
toward narrow legs when
shopping for pants.
And, when you’re
Christmas shopping for a
friend, remember that the
layered look is still around -
but it may not be in fashion
too much longer. So a
moderate-priced vest would
be a better gift choice than
an expensive one intended
for long usage.
Some basic points
describing current styles are
these:
Fashions for both men and
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of the 19505. This “return to
conservatism” implies long
skirts, high heels, and an
emphasis on dresses for
women. Also narrow lapels
and ties for men; padded
shoulders for both men’s and
women’s clothing.
One should keep in mind
that today’s fashions
maintain an emphasis on
being functional. So one
probably won’t see a return
of hobble skirts that some
women wore in the 19505.
Today’s women are also
sticking firmly with pouchy
shoulder bags for daytime
wear because they are
functional. Similarly, long
evening skirts are being
superseded by shorter, more
body-revealing dresses for
partying and disco-dancing.
There is really a two-way
trend in women’s fashions
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about the soft, feminine
look; but there is also a
tailored - or corporate - look
favored particularly by the
growing numbers of women
business executives. This
latter trend has been
spurred by John Molloy’s
best-selling book, Dress for
Success.
Elaborating on the func
tional theme, Dr. Young
declared that modern
fabrics are here to stay.
“Who wants to go back to
the days of untreated, all
cotton fabrics that required
so much ironing? Or the
untreated woolens that at
tracted moth damage?” she
asked.
The Maryland Extension
home economics specialist
noted that treated cottons
today require little or no
ironing, and many woolens
now are treated with a moth
resistant chemical. Then
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there is a wide array of no
iron and manmade fibers.
These were only in their
infancy in the 19505.
There are probably two
shortcomings which must be
considered, however. One is
that manmade fibers absorb
some stains more readily
than their natural coun
terparts. So they require
some special care, such as
pre-treating prior to laun
dering.
Another drawback could
be discovery that some of the
chemicals used to treat
modem fabrics are car
cinogenic; i.e. cancer
producing. The chemical,
Tris, used to make children’s
clothing fire-retardant, has
been removed from the
market for this very reason.
Turning to the college-age
scene. Dr. Young agreed
that co-eds today are more
fashionable than their older
sisters of five or six years
ago. For one thing, more of
them are wearing kinky or
curly, shoulder-length hair
in contrast to the straight,
waist-length hair which had
become so universal.
And she noted that dresses
and skirts are now outselling
women’s pants for the first
time in five to 10 years. Also,
woven fabrics have finally
regained their popularity
over knits.
The color trend is reflected
m muted tones and soft
colors' for both Fall and
Spring fashions., Dr. Young
observed. Earthy tones are
again popular this Fall - but
more muted than in past
years. And soft pastels
appear to be setting the
fashion tone again for
Spring.
Plums and purples are
prevalent this Fall, but they
may not be around much
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longer, the Maryland
specialist predicted.
Most of the fabrics
nowadays are textured. And
corduroy, fleece and wool
flannels appear to be “in” -
rather than the hard denims
typified by the long-popular
blue jeans.
On the business scene,
many tailored “corporate”
women are carrying
briefcases instead of hand
bags. With subdued colors,
their jackets will be padded
and well-fitted at the
shoulders but slightly loose
at the waist. In this milieu,
blouses will have scarves to
emulate neckties.
Despite the overwhelming
accent on dresses, women
will still be wearing pants,
too, because they are so
function for sports and in
formal wear. But they are
becoming more narrow
legged. And they will be
getting shorter.
Already, fashion writers
are forcasting a literal pants
explosion for Spring in a
wide variety of lengths -
including pedal-pushers,
burmudas, and short shorts.
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