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Every Sunaay featuring great heath for good tiving.”. ° studded, red leather pump with stiletto heels. Wearing this sexy pair is like saying, “don’t mess with me” but with a big smile on your face. A great compliment to this season’s exciting shoe is Chanel’s PVC belt with grom- mets from beginning to end. ‘It is great to wrap around jeans or a light chiffon dress. The right accessory stands on its own and will ransform your outfit into brand new! The ankle strap is popping up in a variety of expressions. A great way to give a modern, and at times feisty, owist to ladylike dressing is by showing - ankles bound and decorated. Some of the best versions are more reminiscent of dog col- lars, using © wide studded bands to eff the leg, while others have fine straps of deco- rated leather. Colored exotics, metallic leathers and rhine- stones are worth keeping an eye out for. Pumps are big news in shoes for fall. Because the power suit is back, shoes need to match. Go with sassy femi- ninity of spiky heels and well cut trousers. Or Louis Vuitton’s printed version with a sexy open toe. Narciso - Rodriguez’ ’s new shoe line is “elegant and sexy mostly due to the unexpected mix of black and pink which makes this _pump young and chic. The retro ladylike style fol- lows through to the longer NOW CLOSED. "MONDAYS Effective October 30, the Good Stuff Connection will. no longer be open | “Mondays kirts with a graceful swing to them and to the accessories which include open-toed ‘40s pumps with old-fashioned back-seamed stockings and tiny fur tippets at the neck After a summer of delicate mules and sling-backs, the fashion crew will be jumping into boots this fall. There is a wide range of boots to choose from this fall. Armani’s ultra fine suede boots are calf length to be worn with knee length skirts. Gucci’s super sexy two tone with a princess heel is one of the hottest. The famous manufacturer of the classic desert boot, Clarks, have become some- thing, of an icon for minimalist design. In the past five decades, professor types, beat- niks, mods and hippies around the world have made the shoe an integral part of their look and their philosophy. Fur trim is a great way to wear fur. Sergio Bossi has designed a very chic snakeskin and fur beot. Balmain’s bright stockings and stiletto boots in satin or crocodile ooze sex appeal. Gucci’s sole accessory is a large costume brooch to miacch bejeweled shoes. Luxurious, confident Italian dressing, at its sharpest. If you’re looking for fab footwear, seek metallics, ani- mul prints, motifs, crystals, beads, leather and of course, high sculpted heels. The best accessories usually hit the stores before the clothes, so be sure to make your picks early. There is a mouth-watering display of potential must-haves. The main theme of the season is flash. Everything sparkly, bead- ed, feathered, fur-trimmed and decadent will continue to be hot news. It is not surprising that the ankle has become the new ¢rogenous zone. ‘The verdict is: go for glam. - This trend is set to last. : - Send your ucts Sor Mattie Johnstone c/o the News. The new hours of operation will be ' Thursday-Friday 10am-dpm Shirts from Hawaii B The Aloha Shirt, by Dale Hope, Beyond Words Publishing 211 pages, $69.95 : GRASS skirts, leis and brightly patterned shirts are all ima; that come to mind when thinking Of 28s) Hawaii. They are cultural i icons that have withstood the test of time. It is uncertain who created the first Aloha shirt, but it is known that the first records of bright fowered, patterned shirts being made comes from the early 1930s. Ellery Chun, Koichiro Myamoto and Ti How Ho are three of the °30s tailors who crea ed this new style of shirt. During the 1930s, the Hawaiian Islands were rece! . enormous increase in visitors. Their purchases returned with them to the mainland U.S. and helped spread the word on this new sta- ple for the tourist. Business blossomed for this fledgling industry’ and the future seemed assured until the fateful day in 1941 when... Pearl Harbor was invaded and the islands were plunged into the’. Second World War. Seamstresses were asked to produced camouflage clothing and ° ‘the demand for the Aloha shirt was réduced to local consumptio: After the war, the industry revived itself as the tourist trade : _ returned, and the shirt-makers never looked back. For The Aloha Shirt, Hope has collected a huge selection o images for this colourfitl book. Early photographs of designers; seamstresses, shirts, labels, even period advertising all combine to help tell the story. With interviews, research and samples ‘of the many shirt designs, the author provides a detailed and interesting tale of how a. ‘concept ‘grew into an internationally. recognized