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their lives.
The variety of fashion
options for this spring begins
with the many lengths of
skirts and. pants. High-rising
pants, skirts, and dresses are
turning up in full, blouson
shapes as well as in slim
silhouettes.
Hemline length varies
from below the knee up to
mid-thigh for both skirts and
dresses. :
In pants, it rises from the
new : mid-calf cropped trou-
knickers, and then on up to
Bermuda’s and the sexiest of
short shorts.
Easy dressing
_This year’s version of last
year’s over-sized tunics are
the easy dresses that just
reach the top of the knee and
are bloused over a wide waist
sash. or are belted with low
slung wraps that make the hip
the focal point. $ ;
Proportion plays an impor-
tant. part in this spring’s
relaxed mood, with the sim-
plicity and comfort of a
longer tunic over a short, slim
skirt: :
Soft-falling, unconstructed
tops or jackets slide over the
hips to mid-thigh and are
worn over knee-length nar-
row skirts.
The shapes are fuller when
short is shortened to mid-
thigh or more, and. silky
sweaters or neat, waist
cropped jackets complete the
proportion correctly.
What this trend towards
shorter lengths means is that
we’ll be seeing more and
more legs bared. There will
be a reappearance of the
decorated leg, in flocking or
fishnet in the brightest of col-
ors or in pristine white. ’
And, almost-flat shoes are
almost always worn with
cially those with low-cut
vamps that further lengthen
the leg.
Other great fashion options
are the long, loose pieces —
skirts and culottes — that fall
in gentle pleats from the waist
to mid-calf or longer.
There are also loose and
flowing jackets that stretch to
finger tip length to complete a
lovely long-over-long pro-
portion.
Pants, too, .make an
appearance in new, graceful
shapes, and almost look like
skirts, especially those that
fall to somewhere between
the ankle and the knee.
Featherweight fabrics
In spring, 1982, designers
will be using featherweight
fabrics; luscious linens, silks,
cottons and cotton poplins,
even ultra-thin wools and
gabardines.
There is also an easy mix-
ing of texture, such as a silk
dress wrapped at the hip in
suede or a smooth silk skirt
topped with a nubby linen
jacket.
Colors range from either
bold and bright to earth-toned
water color washes, grays,
rich red clays, and subtle
golden tones.
© Patterns are paired, com-
bining stripes and dots with
floral prints to further expand
the wide range of choices for
today’s woman.
Spring Fashion
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