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FASHION STATEMENTS

He took out a pile of shirts and
began throwing them one by one,
be, fore us, Shirts of sheer linen and
thick silk and fine flannel, which
lost their folds as they fell and cov-
ered the‘table in many-colored dis-

‘array, While we admired, he

- ‘brought more, and the soft, rich
heap mounted higher — shirts with
stripes and scrolls and plaids in
coral-and apple green and lavender
and faint orange, with monograms
of Indian blue. Daisy bent her head

into the shirts and began to cry

Stormily. ‘They're such beautiful ;
‘ shirts,” she sobbed; her voice muf-

fled in tie thick fatds. “lt makes me

~-sad because I've never seen such — :

~ Sitch beautiful shirts before.” — F.

‘Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great

“Gatsby (Copyright renewed 1953,
‘ances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan).

JAY GATSBY isn’t the only
man to have a fixation for
fine shirts. Men with style

often cling to favorite shirts
within their extensive collec-
tions.

Designer Dori Willett of
Tsevenen Apparel understands the
philosophy of men’s shirts and cre-
ates styles which suit the individ °
ual's personality and frame.

She knows that men want to
took as if their clothes were theirs
and theirs alone. They will deter-
mince just how: good a shirt is only
after it is worn. by its weight, the
way it drapes and its feel to the:
touch, :

For this reason, cach one of her

“three dimensional” shirts is impec-
cably sculpted in the finest silks in
unique designs of consummate.
taste and quality:

She explains, “I look at shirts as
architectural designs. When you
look at a person, you do not sec
them in only one ‘dimension.

“L create a three-dimensional |
look using the fabrics and sculpting
each to fit the individual body
type.”

On her custom- designed shirts,

‘different colored silk fabrics are

combined, layered together in
accent areas such as beneath the
buttonholes on the placket or
tucked into the pleat down the
sleeve. With the wearer's move-
ment, the accent color is revealed.
Willett’s designs incorporate

“many subtle details which are not

always discovered by the, weurer
until he ‘has had onc on a few times.
These may include a collar

. Which can be worn as mandarin-

style or folded down. handstitched
buttonholes with real mother-of-
pearl buttons, double or single
French cuffs, a personal mono-
gram, softly gathered back. yoke
and a box pieat down the centre of

Day marks famous debut
“THIRTY-SIX years ago to ‘the
“day; the wonderboy of Paris
‘fashion; Yves Saint Laurent, held
;_ his first major show in Paris —at

the age of 22.
~ Saint Laurent was apprenticed

Christi 2 Dior at 18, and at the
‘death of Dior. in’'57:.became the
“head designer at the House of

: ‘Dior. ;

.Dior’s romantic New: Look.

ewhich he debuted - after the

"Second World War, revitalized

Paris fashion with its fong, full

“skirts, padded shoulders and

hipssand wasp waists.

Saint Laurent had a different
vision of couture, looking instead
(9 the future. He foresaw the end
ci’ the one-off individual creation
and the‘emergence of a new,

wider market for couture fashion

aicreasonable prices,” particular-
ly inthe United States.

: _ NEWS photo Mike Watetietd

por! WILLETT of Trevenen Apparel, who just completed t three suits’ f
shirts like the ones pictured here for Gene Hackman, isn now receiving orders from: Satisfied | cus-

tomers around the world.

the sleeve.

Fifteen collar shapes are : also:
available.

Willett uses dozens of different

"types of silk, from soft, sueded tex-

tures to nubby, raw fibres. finely
waven jacquards and slippery crepe
de chines, and all are completely
machine washable and dryable.
The fabrics aré. prewashed and

preshrunk by Willett, who says she

“destroys the fabric by washing it”

_ with old jeans and running shoes”:

before she cuts it, This makes the’
weave become very dense and.”
therefore durable.

Whiat type of man pays from
$150 to $300 for one of Willett’s
shirts?

“Most of the time, it isa woman
who buys the first shirt for aman
because he is not tikely to spend
that much on one initially.

“But when he tries it on and it
feels great, and there’s nothing to

| Personalized] | |

- the-rack and made-to-order styles,

“she will be iaking her desig

worry about because it’s so éasy-
buyers in ‘Eas m Canad:

care, he comes back by himself: and |
asks for another.” . .
Willett, who just completed ©

three suits for Anthony Quinn and

six shirts for Gene Hackman, is ©

now receiving orders from satisfied
customers around the world,

*” Famous businessmen and fi Im

stars from L.A., New York and _

Toronto have become private

clients and some buy.10 or 15 |

itemsatatime:

This type of enthusiasm, has. °
given Willett.the confidence to’
expand itci’ business, and she is.
now venturing into the wholesale
market.

Trevenen Apparel has closed its

' Caulfield store to make way for the”

designer's newly expanded studio...
nearby. *
While her clients visit the Park

Royal south mall store to buy off-. ,

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