C14 - Friday, May 18, 1984 - North Shore News

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Accessories reveal fashion personality

“IN A WORLD that com-
municates primarily through
visual signals, rather than the
spoken or printed word, the
accessories a woman chooses
to wear broadcast vividly
who she is and who she wants
to be,’’ declared Alexis Kirk,
the Coty Award winning
designer of belts and fine
jewelry.

**Accessories are the lead-
ing symbols of a women’s
true personality. She is
revealed, consciously or un-
consciously, in terms of
quality, intelligence and self-
image through those personal
adornments that also provide
the final finish to her outer
presence. As long as acces-
sories serve aS SIZNPOSts to a
woman’s psyche, they should
never be taken for granted or
ignored!”’

1984 fashion accessories
will be hard to ignore as itis a
year for big, bold, aggressive
belts and jewelry. ‘‘The
dominance of the ‘inverted
triangle’ silhouette — broad-
ened shoulders tapering to a
narrowed hem — dictates the
ever-increasing importance
of the emphasized waist-
line,’’ Alexis Kirk explains.

‘Plus, I believe the suc-
cessful, sophisticated woman
wants accessories that reflect
her status and station in life.
Her perceived image is a very
important mirror of the suc-
cess she’s achieving in the
market-place. She wants to
look rich, feminine and refin-
ed — elegant — not dressed
like a street urchin.’’

Alexis Kirk’s collection of
belts and jewelry bridges the
gap between classic nostalgia
and futurism in design. The
ethmec is redefined, mani-
fested in the boldest of exouc
woods. Blocks of precious
Makassar ebony, warm rose
woad and blonde maple are
inlaid in sculpted belt buckles
or necklaces of gleaming
sitvered or golden” metal,
carved into bold, chunky
cuffs to wrap the west: of
large oval beads mingled with
metal tubes strung oon
dramatic triple strand tribal
necklaces

The military and Colomal
North African influences are
polished and refined, cx
pressed tn neal, yet oversized ,
rounded collars and carrings
of lead-free pewter dipped
repeatedly in gold and hand
painted with ivory cnamels
Ov pairs of mock otvory
miniature tusks spear oa
traffie-stopping buckle slung
on a zebra stripe  stenciled
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THE SAFARI look is emphasized here with
these big, bold accessories. An elephant walk
belt and jewelry from the spring collection of
designer Alexis Kirk, shown here, reflect the
look. Pairs of mock ivory tusks spear the
gold-dipped peuter buckle and necklace. The
safari Suit is by Albert Nipon.

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