HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1959-01-23, Page 18sweaters and:. :the first real 'active
•rports.;:shoesin volume •tennis
types, ; barefoot sandals, low ••cut
canvas sneakers,. many new; tip,
styles. tin and foxing patterns: with
brogue details The "boys'oxfbrd"
for- girl. became - theva''gueli-Jiu~
the high school crowd;. Another
fashion notewas theappeariaiice•
of the "spectator" ';•styles. with
white combinations.
Roy ,Scout and Girl •'Scout move=
nients• really'.' got under way at, y
this time• and becarrie'utrong" nflu
ences' on clothes for outdoor;;wear.
New .Scout'oxfards were designed
and manufactured.._. ..
'The saddle oxford, worn Joy 'boys r
and, girls in, the late .'20s• 'reached
a• peak of popularity by f
1932 --Winter ..sports activities I
were` introduced in the inid.thirties
,bringing -in,, a new type of:
ski suit which was 'adapted for
children's winter wear.- Therewas',
also a tremendous interest in the.
sun ' cult=with: great emphasis on
outdoor vacations at the :,beach,'
mountain and 'lake resorts-. A 'neiV
concept of clothing and footwear`
Was''.brdught about by -sun-bathing
sandalizing of: shoes, for in
stance.
19427 't6r • time restrictions and
limitations on' materials and. styles
helped to popularize -,.the 'sloppy:.
leek" ' for boys and girls.' Only, the
younger generationescaped the
sloppy joes.. washed:out blue.
leans with frayed collar, tattered.
hen's' shirts. Most important wick
ter'' garb for small 'children was
the snow' -suit. taken from -skiwear
-and-now .made, in .treated,mater-
i'als . and water-repellent cottons
such -,as the, -famous Byrd' cloth.
Boys were now wearing long
pants, universally. Girls sometime
wore , siackS with sport shifts and
pull -over :sweaters. T.+shirts .start:-
ed Its become- popular -, :.
Most important : influence :on lit-
tle' this'
it-tle'girls' clothing was'the clothes
worn by the two royal sistera,• Mar
garet' Ito''s• and her sister Eliza-
beth. There, Were Beautifully ,cut
princess'coats, _velvet collared, leg-
ging.". sets, tailored and .dress -ftp.
cotton dresses, smocked dresses', in.
challis and printed cottons, of the
Liberty". type: e. ,
Shoes • were rationed -during` the,
war and the '` favorite boys' 'types
were' the straight tip and. wingtip
ostfords, ghillie variations; - bluch-
ers ppredorninated oyer bals.. All
types •of barefoot sandals; for girls.
Unrationed -fabric shoes in slip:
lastand platform cotistruetions and'
irk ,a whole new gamut of color hi
printed materials,„.,Printed stripes
and multi -colors never before avail;
able, were popular for girls. -
1952 ---Sportswear '.• of all` types'
took a More itiportant place. in all
children's wear and influenced the
clothes they; wore: every day. The
new Italian influence, came in with
Itsh rts, striped -tops and all varia=
tions of slacks and. •sweaters,
shorts and, shirts '
'Little girls of all ages started
to wear sheets and T,shirts tuVed
play suits• and suit, sniffler babies
and little girls were very popular.
New designing Itispiratton fir 0is':
clothes .starrted at the m 11..:v�itl
new and special "materiaafs;atid ell'
ed ,at the retail store with Wen,
derful' neveppromotional techniques
for all children's -wear. .'
OSImali,;. $44k'OR11I ONT.
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We appreciated thp privilege of co -.operating
with
hr the construction of Cupboards, :ro'
Racks ,and 'Bins forthe plant
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Congratulations1
- LAMITEn•
on your New Factory and the contribution
it makes to the Seaforth Community
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andkirt.
' e �. ,': 'blouse s
sey:diess
s se u,
outfits worn with' cardigans
th'es e "ere 'a11 Dart of `the new-.
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fashions This •was:tle period -when,
short Eton jackets"'andknee length
shorts eame;'in for::'younger boys
Blazer jackets v+ere'; revived friom,
the '84x4 r':,=boors._and-girds -a1ike..
any c,assres in taored.woallens;•
devel - el1 at this• period :are -still.
being worn. •
. Pleated, skirts:. and` tailored .jack
ets Were,.'the, style note. for girls:
Doublebreasted and'ainglebreasted
ATULATIONS
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OItTW_OES LIMITED
''e are proud td -have i eeirgeieeMd to -Tiro -vide
and install certain of the ,urnishrngs in-
`Seafortn's modern factory.
House Furnishings Floor Coverings
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overcoats in reefer,' styles: :ie ei°e ; :. The: enbrm(us' growth:popula-
r" . resented °b the increasing.
fi'on ; ep ,. , Y
birth ' rate; accelerated, interest. in
pz'oducfng and` styling`;: children's
-uear -Thegreatest innovation carne
in boys' clothes. Special `new styles
for school and Ores slip .,-were intro -
`.e
duced in all age ^groups,There wre
no Iiinits.. on the imaginative",. ap
prnach�to the sCyliilg- of••_allcloh—
iig ' for': children. Booming? sales
figures 'and increases, .:'specifically
in the,.sales of children's aware,.
.created:' further enthusias:h,forthis-
`division. Special styling centers
came into pronkinence, :not only
"New,York but'in inany,of- the large
pop} ar far 'ioys. ,A7auy of ;these
'had been adapted from.• etassic',:Bri-.
trsh:'styles and Were introduced by
hotter:shops 'a1 ever; the; coiintrv.
• ,This.,was the- beginning.of 'great
'er interest in ;summer , camps for
k`oYS and girls;, replacing the; sup-
•ervased, at-home Play' Of the earlier•
pe
"Jig' T1is~= 3rxotrght m= iii farm
types of canto 'sportswear, st
in•g of bloomers anri riiid£ly__,'blbus
es tor .the girls. Boys 'wore eotton
shirts? cotton drill. pants and tor'
the siilall fry 'there were • cotton-
cu i11 ;overalls.,.• Camp; nroccasins,
adapted from the' 'original Indian<
Moccasins. and hand-crafted_ in spec'
clot, soft leathers were very, 'papa
There were smoked elf finish younger girls Chanel 'soft con-
J leather shoes for babies black pat- I'structian.suits are coming in very'
`cert =dress up -shoes ---for girls :.and strongly:"fox sub teens r and teen
.0ancing=schocl shoes'. for .boys. I agers. Waidral e prarrotrons and
Black -oxfords became' the dress -up ! costume .type period ,'clothes are
shoes for the boys at this tine.- very • iinperfant,- in,'girls'. styling
The" dude,rairch 'craze= started in everythinig back to Little s, o
the late 'los : and introduced the men through the;Oay Nineties,,, the.
first; types' of:: blue, -Jean summer" Gibson <Girl and the .Jazz, Age' has
sportswear -jacket and Levis -many its prototype .m children's wear
cities .throughout; -the country.
'1957—. -.The petticoat influence with
pretty : fashions; • Continues f o r
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AND ..BEST WISHES .
.:CONTINUED GROWTH? IN. YOUR_ VIEW .PLAN'
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Manufacturers of
Strippings,.. Bindings' and° Wettings
PORTLAND-. STREET TORONTO
THIS. WAS 'IT
(above) 1, at the Seaforth
Shots factory in early, 'N4 -t1
velnber ,;s steel was being
raised tis form the ,-roof—.
duck Now•justtwo months
later, the` a,ctory • is aril fall •.
ope ion 011 -the eight acre
site at the :north—West"
ner of thi'e ao 4Z'1. ` • i
Ivan 'Carter (left) oper-
ates an intricate 'machine
"that'roiirads:'and trims,'the
"sole of "a-Seaforth shoe
1'he machine ' is ^- one ,of
many 1n'".the new ,.factory P.
that plays` a part in the'
pro daction of more than''
'2.f 00 pairs of shoes a day. •
By June, production is ex=
pected to read1-0,000'pairs
ai day.
C of'.::C. President .
{(ontinued fro:rn Page9)
than Be11 ;industries, who; make
some of Ife -b t -boiler's; .in ":the
t es i . _
„country:.
Having opened -:.up a new :area:
in,;town; we now=',have:; an. oppor.'
tunity to expand oiir`econa ny such
as
we have not: had for a long,
tineL-et •ife, take. advantage of:it,'t,
17utua1ednfidence' each
other.-
'has ;produced 'a fine net .factory,'
and„ there.. is no 'reason; ;why it
should stop there.••- -
- On behalf -of the_S aforth; Chani_
ben/of... Commerce we Wish ,te-
con-
gratulate S`eaforthr Shoes- on their:
new -enterprise. -They have shown.'
Imagination, and ;initiative,: and we
in•'thn• ":Chamber :`have •'enjoyed:
working with them. :They may
rest.' assured that; Seaforth is : be
hind them100per,.Cent.
1957:
-Boys bf-the oration universallyu
:endorse slacks " and sportshirts,
plain' shirts for school : •
sport shirts' for. leisure . ., Ivy'
League jacket and -slack' suits for'.
dress up. ' (From the Boot and.
'Shoe Recorder).
NGRATUI.ATE:
the =Manager ent-c nd -Personnel o
s EAFO RT°
Lilll�lT`E
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the co p!etIon o ;their:
NI®dein° Seaforth Factory.
e appreciated'being entruste
tion wor.
with.. he � excavation
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connection with
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ST WISHES AICD CONGRATULATIONS
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suckles
tippings; of All Kinds '
Plastic — Vinyl
S ae Trimmings
and " Einedge" Binding
Trimmings and -Ornaments.
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