20 - Sunday, December 22, 1991 ~ North Shore News

FASHION

Trend of
is lasting

EVEN WHEN times are tough,
some fashion-conscious women
still think nothing of spending as
much money as it takes to look
stylish.

But the real secret to buying
clothes without blowing your
pocketbook is to choose items
based on qualiry, durability and
classic, long-lasting style.

The concept to keep in mind for
the 90s is investment dressing.

This means spending the money
for quality clothing. Maybe you
don’t have a fortune to spend on
a new wardrobe but you can stilt
inject style and quality into your
wardrobe by adding a piece that
will make you look modern and
stylish. .

Rather than spending your fash-
ion dollars on fots of trendy
clothing that will go out of style
after one season — or fall apart
after one dry cleaning — look for
one piece that will make
everything else you own look
smashing and new.

It could be a quilted bomber
jacket with faux fur collar or a
flippy skirt with pleats that end in
points. Or how about a work-
tight jacket in a new = shape,
Jonger, leaner with couture pocket
detaiis?

Some items to look for this
winter that will add mileage to
your wardrobe:

@. Patent leather: It’s not just for
Shoes and belts anymore, but
‘turns up in parkas, fitted jackets,
and short skirts.
@ Faux fur: On collars and cuffs,
it adds a touch to jackets and
comes in many colors.
@ Stretch: The new generation of
stretch clothing is dressed up and
ready for a night on the town. It’s
stretch satin, puckered stretch

the ’90s
quality

velvet, even stretch gabardine.

@ Trench coats: No longer the
boring old standby, today’s tren-
ches come in gleaming satin,
double-collared microfiber and
faux fur.

@ Quilting: Jt shows up as
couture-inspired diamond patterns
In velvet, microfiber, silk and

- suede.

Quilting can be body-conscicus
in stretch velvet, or sporty in
parkas and blouson jackets, even
Jeather. Quilted prints show up on
satin blazers and velvet jeans, or
covered with sequins.
© Zippers: Why hide them? Out
in the open, they add zip to
shaped jackets, dresses, bustiers.
Slightly asymmetrical or straight
up-and-down, they show up on
everything from sporty blousons
to proper tweeds.

@ Chenille: No longer just for
bedspreads, it adds new texture to
woven plaids and checks.

Chenille gives a new dimension
to knits and is just the right
weight for tunics and pullovers.

For work outfits this year,
details count.

Shapely suits are made for a
woman’s body. New colors on
collars can make you stand out
from the crowd. Beautiful buttons
and contrasting colors on collars
and pocket flaps add allure to
jackets and coat dresses.

For weekends, look for colorful
patterned sweaters that are long
enough to be worn over con-
trasting tights and ribbed turtle-
necks to wear over leggings with a
wide belt to pull it all together.

For evenings, think all-out ex-
citement. How about the artful
impact of a shapely color-blocked
dress in black and scarlet?

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