Dos and don’ts for fail

Consider these tips on how to wear latest runway trends
Carol
Crenna

FASHION STATEMENTS
WE'RE NOT saying there’s
a wrong way or a right way
to dress this sezson. Dress
codes and rules can be sti-
fling, if you let them.

Conflicting messages from mag-

azines and overly creative coordi-
nation on fashion show runways
can cause confusion about exactly
how the latest trends are supposed
to be worn.

No one wants to create clothing
clones, or curb personal style.

We know you can trust your
good judgment and won't be lost
without strict guidelines.

But to clear up any hesitation
when dressing in fall's new propor-
tions, shapes and colors, the North
Shore News offers the following
“dos and don’ts” for dressing.
® Do add faux fur trim to the cuffs
and collar of a winter-weight suit
jacket or to the hood of a heavy
sweater.

@ Don’t start wearing your bright-
colored fake furs from years past.
What's modern is real-looking
fakes or pastels.

@ Don’t be tempted to wear the
new, higher heels (averaging three
inches) with pants. Flats and low
heels are the appropriate height,
especially with wider styles.

© Do puli out last year’s evening
velvets; especially pants, narrow
skirts and simple dresses. Layer
them under suit jackets and
sweaters.

® Do shorten a classic kilt. Hf you
seldom wear your tartan, you'll get
more use from it this fall as a fash-
ionable pleated mini.

, © Don’t shorten your long straight
skirts from last fall even though
most skirts are now short. [f you
can shorten it without cutting the
fabric. do so. You can cut a skirt

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shorter, but not lengthen it again if
styles return to long.

® Do wear your shirts untucked
under jackets and vests of all
lengths and over pants and skirts.
@ Don’t wear a shirt or blouse with
rounded shirt tails untucked over a
sophisticated, fitted suit. It looks
sloppy unless it’s layered with sep-
arates.

@ Do change the buttons on cardi-
gans, jackets, coats and blouses for
an update. Military metal or richly
detailed buttons are a good choice
for full.

¢ Do layer your finely knit turtle-
necks and crewnecks under sleeve-
less dresses and jynpers.

@ Do have your looser cut and
wide-legged jeans taken in.
Straight boot-cuts are best now.

@ Do borrow a suit vest from his
closet if you don’t have one of your
own. Even better if it has pinstripes
or a tweed teature.

? Do make sure the new slimmer
jackets fit before you buy them.
The latest shapes are cut narrower
through the shoulders, back and
waist.

Check that the back doesn’t
pull when you fold your arms;
that armholes don’t feel tight;
that the nipped-in waistline sits
at your waist and the front
lies flat at your chest.

Do try the latest shades of AS
brown and grey even if

you've been avoiding them for
years.

The latest rich red-browns
and blue-greys can add warmth
to your skinione.

@ Don't buy the latest
cropped sweater styles if
you have anything to
hide at your midriff.
® Don’t wear the
popular calf-and
knee-length boots
with pants or

long skirts. The
newest way

to wear

them is

with

short,

nar-

row or gathered skirts (allowing the
top to show) and overtop of the lat-
est jodhpur-detailed leggings.
® Do wear your summer sheers and
pale, natural colors with fall
clothes. Solid colors in creams,
sand and taupes are also popular for
fall.
Make sure the tones are correct
if you're mixing. for example, a
pale summer camel with a deep fall
camel.
@ Don’t buy fall's luxurious fabrics
if your lifestyle doesn't suit them.
Some novelty-textured fabrics are
difficult to clean.
It’s not practical to invest in expen-
sive velvet Icggings, for instance, if
you only feel comfortable wearing
the style for hiking and lounging at
home.
@ Do layer the new fine knits.
Wear cardigans with
crewnecks as twin-
sets; dressy simple
cardigans as jack-

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