34 - Sunday, November 15, 1987 - North Shore News

CHRISTMAS shopping often re-
quires the stamina of an Olympic
athlete.

For weeks before the big holi-
day, gift-givers compete in the
buying events, including the 50-
store dash, the parking space
sprint, the salesperson tackle, the
grab-the-last-one-left run, the
check-out counter hurdle and the
return-it relay.

But, women don’t have to go in-
to training to find gifts that will
please their favorite man on their
holiday shopping list.

With a little planning, you can
find gifts that will give him a fresh,
fashionable look for the New Year

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— and reduce your shopping to
one store.

Here are some suggesticns to
keep your Christmas spirits high:

Send him — and everybody else
in the house -~ out for a few hours
to wherever you send them when
you want to be alone.

When the coast is clear, grab a
piece of paper and a pen and make
a preliminary shopping list with
headings for items that need
replacing, things to fill in obvious
gaps in his wardrobe, and new
pieces to give him a fashionable
new look.

Add columns for his favorite
colors, the colors in which you
think he looks best and a list of his
sizes.

Now, head for his closet. Go
through what he already owns and
fill in your list as much as possible.
Be sure to check out his style pref-
erences. For example, do his
favorite dress shirts have button-

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Now, you're ready to finalize
your shopping list.

Check off the things you wish to
replace or add to his wardrobe.
Then make a note of style choices
and several color options for each
item, keeping the following tips in
mind.

The easiest way to update a
business suit is to purchase a shirt
of different color. Even the most
conservative guy can add pink,
seafoam green or maize to his col-
lection of white and pale blue dress
shirts.

Another quick update is to give
him a patterned shirt. Newest for
the coming season are those with
strong two-color stripes or narrow
— from one- to 1%-inch wide —
repeating patterns on a white or
pastel background.

Spread collars will be the most
fashionable in 1988, and you'll be
seeing a lot of solid white collars

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on contrasting color shirts.

The more fashionable man will
be wearing relaxed fit shirts, a sil-
houette which is slightly larger and
looser over all.

Thinking about sportswear?
Bold colors like royal blue, red,
jade, gold and purple will lead the
way, followed closely by pastel
combinations like pink and laven-
dar.

Sportswear styles are oversized
and comfortable. Rugby or henley
collar shirts in bright solids or bold
stripings will please just about any
guy.

Sweaters, in either solid colors
or the latest contemporary mixed
patterns will really spice up his
wardrobe.

For a final touch of newness,
think about adding a shirt in one
of the new fabric finishes. Add to
your list a shirt of chambray,
flannel, corduroy or one of the
new garment-washed shirts that

have the look and feel of being
comfortably worn,

Be flexible. Give yourself several
alternative selections for each item.
Then when you begin shopping,
you won't have to run all over
town to find something in one ex-
act style or color.

If you've planned completely
and flexibly, you should be able to
do all your shopping for him in
one session in one store.

Select a major department store
or men’s speciality shop that has a
large selection of merchandise in
styles and sizes that suit him.

List in hand, head for the store
you’ve selected. Once there, go
straight to the men’s department,
no matter what else catches your
eye.

Work methodically through
your list until you are done, and
you’ve won the Christmas shopp-
ing Olympics.

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