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Layne Christensen

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COLOR MAY rule the
fashion runways this fall

but when it comes to
evening wear, a woman
knows she can always
count on basic black.
While layering — still
remains popular for day,
the look is fit and feminine
for evening. Gone are the
shapeless and sober fashions
of seasons past.
Glamor makes a
comeback this fall.
Designers on both
sides of the Atlantic
have seen to that.
At the Paris couture,
Karl _ Lagerfeld’s
Wundercorset set
women back 300
years, pushing,
compressing and

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lifting the female form into
an hourglass shape and

topping it with a curvy;
litle suit. Other designers
built the corset right
into the jacket’s seams,
showed it on its own, or
slipped it over elegant,
low-cut dinner jackets.

It’s being interpreted as
a reaction to the softer
clothing looks we’ve been
seeing over the past few
seasons — a return to
structure.

Fortunately the shapely
fashions pictured here
don't rely on a corset. lo
give them their structure
or shape —— physical fitness
is all you require!

Simon Changs black triacetate/polyester crepe evening stil,

$435, is reminiscent of 40s wartime glamor A peplam jacket ts
paired with a straight skirt that hovers Just above the knee. For
amore dramatic look, Chang’s glamorous crepe sheath, $445,
plunges to the floor. Rhinestone, pearl and sequin collar detail
are reminiscent of ‘380s Screen Goddess glamor Both outfits
from Feminella Fashions, Lynn Valley Centre.