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SURE, YOU'VE got personal style. You know how to wear clothes. And

your wardrobe reflects the facets of

your muld-dimensional tife. But for those
male individuals who bluff their way
through dress codes and clothing trends,
we provide answers you never ask
because you feel you're already supposed
to know.

Dori Willett), designer/co-owner ot
Trevenen Apparel in Park Roval, gives
point-blank answers to the folowing.

Question: How do vou supwest success
withoul using something as ostentatious
asd moposane?

Answer. Monograms were OR in the
pretentiags Os but in the 90s hand-fir-
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the jacket lapel aed pant thy are the mark
Oban attlueat tan.

Q: How peputar are cuttlinks now, and
When bat appropriate to wear then

Az They are very fashion-forward now,
Cunfinks an chosen as a persenal state-

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By Garol Crean

ment similar to jewelry, however gold and
silver are passé, Novelty looks are popular
in large, tun, unusual shapes which may
give a messaze. Some shirts have French
cults with buttons as well as link holes so
vou have the choice, but cufflinks can be
worn anytime you wear the shirt.

Q: Haw do vou make shirts wrinkle
Tree after washing, especially thease mace
tron silk anc linen?¢

Ar Many shirts dom? need ironies tt
vou pull them out of the dren berare
completely dried and hang them fast iron
the cuffs, pleats and collar. Don't et any.
thing sitidly in the dover am! don't even
inv droning a cavore shirt at home. Yourtl
always have to iron a linen shirt

Qi How do vou piake a stocky butted
Jook thinner in a suit?

A: Choose a fang. fone jacket wath
Slightly forer shoulders for more or an

inverted triangle silhouctte. I doesn’t mat-
ter whether it is double- or sinule-breast-
ed, but it should definitely not have a vent
since it will pull open. The pants should
have double or triple pleats.

Q: The newest men’s trousers are
made of microfibre. What is it?

Az It is recycled polyester, but it is top
quality, super soft and machine washable,
Japanese microtibre is stanewashed to
look dike polished cotton. A cheaper
copy, made in the Oricet, wrinkles very
badly and isn't durable, fo tell the citer.
ence, read the label or arab a handful of
the Mbric and scrunch it tor 10 seconds,

Q: Are vents in jackets surmething to be
concerned about?

Ar Vents are gone in chissic suits: bat
QPeVery Tess ia fashion forward, vounver
atvles such as those by Britisin desipner
Poul Smith, He cuts the jacket saper-long
and the vent almost becomes tails. Vents

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