C3 - Sunday, May 29, 1983 - North Shore News:

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IN THE FASHION WORLD

By TERR Y MERCER

One of the nicer seasons
has finally arrived and
Summer is just around the

corner. Now’s the time to
Start thinking about the
newest fashion looks for

Spring and Summer.

The word is narrow, it’s
the new shape of things to
come. This month’s issue of
Vogue Magazine _ says,
‘*Narrowness is a
predominant theme in the
New York summer
collection, in the world of
sports-clothes dressing, and
in the more recent couture
collections.”" Narrowness
can be found in everything
from the new tighter skirts,
which are a little bit shorter
for Spring, to the tapered
suit jacket with a broader,
squarer shoulder. Watch for
clothes that are slimmer,
more close to the body or
body revealing. Capri pants
— the tight fitting ones that
Marilyn Monroe’ made
famous — have made a
comeback. Pants are also
cropped at a much shorter
length for an easy casual
look.

One of the hottest items
this Spring is the evolution of
the T-shirt. The T-shirt will
be seen in almost every
imaginable form possible but
with a lot
sophistication. There is a
new interest in the design of
the sleeve. For a different
look, dolman sleeves appear
in multi-colored layers.
Mesh and lattice work can
be found as a feature either
on the sleeves, front or
sparingly down the back. T-
shirts that are entirely mesh
are the latest flash from the
fashion industry. T-shirt
dresses with their ease,
coolness and simplicity can
be found with either round
or bateau” necklines.
Layering T-shirts, like
wearing a tank top over a
regular T-shirt, can be fun
and will quickly change the
look of a plain T-shirt. Even
T-shirts share the trend
towards the pared down
narrow look of the season —
all extrancous details have
been climinated for sim-
plicity atits best

The big news from the
tashion industry for this
Spring is the mini. Mini's
have definitely made their
comeback this year and
expect to see more of them
as the weather gets warmer.
Nancy Gattey, the = sales

manager of ladies fashions at

more .

Eatons Park Royal says, show in T-shirt and fleece

“Particulary for the juniors fabric as well as cotton
the mini is extremely strong blends, some with a fifties

““ NEWS photo Eligworth Dickson

SANDRA. (left) and Nina display some of the new
spring and summer styles at a recent fashion show in
West Van. Sandra wears a red and blue Canadian knit
suit with a pleated skirt. Nina models a sheer black and
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influence.”

When there is Summer —
there will always be dresses.
This year features not just

- ordinary dresses but the new

narrow silhouette for 1983.
Chemise dresses with the
option to belt can be found
in raw silk in all sorts of
pretty colors. ' Two-piece
dresses in natural fabric in
neutral tones and stripes are
especially nice for leisure
and weekend wear for a
more casual, carefree look.
New shapes to look for are
dresses noticeably ample at
the top, large through the
shoulders, often held at the
waist, and narrower below.
In spite of the ample top.
these clothes hug and fit
snugly to the body keeping
in line with new narrow look
for Spring. They’re mspired
by safari dressing and the
new influence of Japanese
collections. Another new
scene stealer is the drop
waist, often in 100 percent
cotton, with a sash tied
around the hips.

Skirts are either slim and
narrow with a shorter hem
line or at the opposite ex-
treme of full skirts with a
longer hem. This season
skirts are drawing attention
to detail at the
-Another 1950's influence is
the full skirt and crinoline
with a cinched-in waist with

_a wide belt.

waist.-

There is a nice variety in

the clothes for this upcoming
seaon and there’s something
for everybody -— from

is black and white and narrow

casual wear to high couture,
it'll be easy and comfortable
this season to dress in style
and with flair.

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