16 - Sunday, February 9, 1992 - North Shore News

FASHION

What’s hot and what’s not for ’92 |

Carol
Crenna

FASHION STATEMENTS

What i iS hot and what

AFTER A month of careful con-
sideration, the decisions have nuw
been reached and the votes are in

— so here is a complete list of dos

and don’ts for 1992 that sums up
the trends for the year ahead.

You have probably heard it be-
fore — an annual list of who’s

WOMEN —

has had it in fashion?

Ta:

> the '70s

® Eva Gardner and Rita

Hayworth inspiration

® native culture and native flair,

particularly. by designers D’Arcy

Moses (Toronto) and Dorothy

Grant (Vancouver)

» the 50s silhouettes

® romantic colors in pastels such

as apricot, lilac and pistachio for

spring and deep reds and blues for

autumm .

® menswear influenced ladies’
‘wear — fabrics, suspenders, ties,

white collars and shirt stripes,

which are mixed with feminine

lingerie, accessories and separates

YOUNG NATIVE designer
D’Arcy Moses Is in.

® wedding dresses that are long,
draped, sleeveless and very simply
cut

® sarong skirts, skirts above the
knee and skirts that reach close to
the ankle

» Canadian designers Brian
Bailey, Comrags, Lida Biday and
Alfred Sung (Toronto); Feizal
Virani, Ron Leal and Catherine
Regehr (Vancouver)

& lycra added to street’ wear
fabrics for fit and ease

» wrapped, lightweight
layers

® the new Chanel look by Karl
Lagerfeld

» classic handkerchiefs,

knitted

scarves

- and fabric with scarf prints

> personal style

- ™ catsuits

® slits on long skirts

® platform shoes (a mix between :

the °40s and the ’70s)

® long over short

® matching shoes and handbags
have returned

® bareness — showing cleavage,

arms, midriff and legs

> jeans in denim, silk, satin and
leather

® dressed-up black
motorcycle jackets

® sheer anything

® feminine Wild West looks

» lingerie worn in private and in
public

® black and chocolate brown

ad black fishnet hose

Out:

> the ’60s influence — including
colors, patterns, shapes and
details

leather

old,
worn,

though
and

» shoulder pads

> unnaturally . worn-out
such as acid washed

® being a fashion victim
». Brigitte Bardot

denim

"| sexy fitted knits
’ ‘> patched jeans
& plastic clothing
” »' rap music and its trend

> Elizabeth Taylor

» bright skiwear and snowboard
. gear

& bright aerobic wear

> skirts that touch the knee, or
anything that sweeps between the
knee and the low calf
> gold. loafers a
Jackson .

> knock-off "watches such as
Rolex or Gucci

» baggy jeans

» micro mini skirts and short

la- Michael

knitted skirts’ -

> wearing all Gesigner labels and
not mixing ina few eclectic pieces
> large purses

‘What’ S done, what’s undone for women?

>. fake tatoos

® ponytails and chignons

» red hair and natural blonde
hair :

» natural, enhanced cleavage —
falsies and the new stay-put
backless. strapless push-up bra,
polyurethane moulds that . are
slipped into bra or adhered under
the bust to add fullness (Paris de-
signers have ordered thousands to
help out models)

® glamor girl ‘beauty influenced
by runway models who are donn-
ing *40s and ’50s Hollywood
starlette looks — it consists of
“‘done’’ hair, sculpted eyebrows,
liquid eyeliner and bright painted

> > soft, healthy, mature skin, and
even natural wrinkles

» luscious lips that are natural or
ruby red, and long lashes that are
mascara-ed or fake

_™ rollers and hair sets

® long hair

© muscle tone

Out:

& bangs”

» bleached blonde hair

» hair colors and styles copied
from Linda Evangelista’s moods

® silicone bust implants — they _

are too dangerous and do not
look natural

worrying about wrinkles

» no makeup

> wigs .

® powdered complexions

What’s de rigueur, what’s passe in lifestyles?

In:

» being read by a psychic

» a must for women is Reader’s
Digest New Complete Do-It-
Yourself Manual — an all Cana-
dian guide, published by Reader's
Digest -

® giving your
massage

» manners

® marriages, but allowing him to
propose

man a_ back

® having babies and staying
home with them for. the first few
years

® using cloth shopping bags

» Dr. Seuss

™ parents, and dealing with
parental problems then and now

m alternative birth control
methods to the pill

» spiritual retreats

® computer ease

» Faith Popcorn and her book
The Popcorn Report on today’s

market
» romance

Out:

» taking more than half of, or
more of the divorce settlement
than is actually yours

& divorce

saying ‘‘we’re just friends’’

» restaurants that feature small
servings

> nouvelle cuisine

coming and who’s going, what’s
now and what’s then, what’s siz-
zling and what’s fizzling.

It tells you to throw away the
it may
invest
though it does not suit you. it.

You may think
frivolous fashion fanatics who
give you these wacky guidelines to

that it is

live by, and you are right. So take

be hardly
in the new,

it in stride, don’t take it seriously
and keep your personal style.
Simply read it and then destroy

What is happening and
what’s been in fashion?

®& corduroy anything, especially
shirts
» sideburns
» plastic surgery
» snowboarding and body surfing
and its gear
® ecological concerns as inspira-
tion for colors and fabrics — nat-
ural fibres in earth colors such as
greys,. blues, greens, orick, ecru
and white; and floral patterns
® natural shoulders on jackets
and suits

» longer. suit jackets and re-

. interpreted safari-style jackets

® knee-length trench coats

> single-breasted three “button
suits

> country,
gone-mad looks
® bright colors — citrus shades,

rich hues inspired by painters and.

primary brights

® secondhand and retro ties, siik
boxer shorts

» cool wool as the business wear
fabric

® unstructured jackets and pants
® micro patterns. (smal! patterns
‘all over) and overcheck patterns
(checks on checks)

® jeans, but not necessarily in
denim — shown in jersey -and
other types of cotton weaves

®» denim, but not necessarily
jeans — canvas and burlap fabrics
are ‘denim-dyed and ‘are worn-
looking, cut into shirts; trousers
and jackets

® black biker jacket worm dressy
®» Dr. Marten shoes and similarly
styled versions for casual wear
and fine Italian lace-ups with suits

Out:
® skateboards and skateboard

clothing
> thin ties and high top runners -

’ » haircuts that are long in the

back and very short: on. ‘top,: » long

Chair,
Ralph Lauren-

jackets to the office « 7
& torn fitness gear -

>. fanny bear

- » shiny lycra boat

> artsy ~ looks”. 7
mustard from head ¢ to toe or. head . .
to toe ¢ black - “ 7

» fencing
® bobsledding
» velcro jumping

‘® rollerblades

» the men’s movement

> young black America

» homespun values

» men that are rugged, self, suffi-
cient and have heart

» ‘wild man weekends’? — get-
ting away with other men to
discover your roots

® intimacy

™ parents and dealing with
parental problems then and now

> safe sex as much a habit as
brushing your teeth

® seeing Canadian movies

© motorcycles, especially Harley

Davidsons, driven. to: or orto |
the beach

» buying local art

> recycling everything including’ :
clothes and furniture ut
& eating fresh food;

Out: |

& bungee jumping *

» surfer lingo, locks. and lethargic
attitude. .

> cruising

®& running

» men who can’t cook

> long hours of weight training

® cellulars in public

> call waiting . ae
> a totally unindulgent diet +a)
» faxing everything | “including® ° ”
personal messages
» The Simpsons