HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-12-02, Page 19THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1987. PAGE 19.
Today s woman is more active and athletic wear can provide a helpful
gift.
Home-baked holiday treats, su
gary Christmas cookies, rich cakes
andpies ... thinkaboutall those
calories! Preparation for Christ
mas parties can be quite hazardous
Disguise gifts
to surprise
Brown paper bags are the start of
delightful covers for Christmas
cookies, candies or odd-shaped
gifts. 1. Glue on pompon nose,
cutout antlers, horns and eyes for
Ready Rudolph. 2. Or make a jolly
Santa with cardboard hat, fringed
to your figure.
So, when dropping hints about
what you’d like for Christmas, set
your sights on a health club
membership, athletic footwear
to add
large boxed objects, like a TV,
dress up wrapping with snowman
and torn paper snowflakes. 6. Big
plastic bag with paper gingerbread
boy holds large, bulky, soft
objects.
and fun, fitness fashions to help
you get back into shape for the New
Year.
Athletic footwear and clothing
will help you look like a pro and feel
like one too.
Fleece warm-up suits, colorful
Lycra spandex one and two-piece
bodysuits and, of course, athletic
shoes are the most popular holiday
gift items.
“Our stores are flooded with
men buying fashionable women’s
warm-ups and fitness clothes as
gifts for their wives, girlfriends,
mothers, sisters, etc.,” said Stev
en Gerke, an apparel buyer for
Lady Foot Locker, leading wo
men’s athletic footwear/apparel
retailer.
Gerke added the following fit
ness gift-buying suggestions from
Lady Foot Locker:
• For the gym as well as for regular
casual wear, warm-up suits are
alwaysusefulitems. Fleece and
nylon are two of the most popular
materials for warm-ups this sea
son.
Pastel colors such as pink, light
blue and mint green are the most
popular colors for warm-ups.
• More than 50 million people
today walk for exercise. Thus,
walking shoes, designed to maxi
mize performance and comfort,
make excellent gifts.
• Trimmedinavariety of colors,
tennis and aerobic shoes, in canvas
and leather, are extremely popular
gift-giving items at holiday time.
• For terrific stocking staffers at
the most affordable prices:
Pedometers, about $13-25, are
ideal for tracking your mileage
during your walk or run; colorful
wrist and ankle weights, about
$17, enhance exercise perfor
mance; fashionable fitness bags
and totes, about $20-26, are an
essential to carry gear to the health
spa; and supportive sports bras,
about $17-20, make workouts
much more comfortable.
eyelashes, torn paper beard. 3.
Doily wings, torn paper face and
gold trim turn a white shopping
bag into an angel - the perfect wrap
for a doll. 4. How to disguise a
bottle of perfume or liquor? Wrap
the box and put up a fake-front
cardboard Christmas tree. 5. For
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