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THE OH -SO -SOFT -POODLE -- Poodle cloth is
and this coat is tne' newest. in a light beige tone.
Swartman of Anita's tops _11 with a mohair scarf
back,
Kellie
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Earthy tones, natural fabrics for fall
The most popular item
being added to women's
wardrobes this fall is the
basic suit. Both the fashion
concious and the practical
buyer seem to be choosing
the straight skirt and
matching tailored jacket.
Local ladieswear
salespeople say that the
purchase of a suit can be
seen as an investment. Most
suits are classics, and unlike
trendy styles can be worn for
several years. The suit is
generally quite versatile,
and will allow the wearer,
some variety through dif-
ferent combinations and
accessories.
This fall's suit has seen a
resurganceof natural fabrics,
and has said good-bye to the
synthetics and polyesters.
Wool and textured tweeds
dominate the suit scene. For
those who want something
extra, suits can be pur-
chased in suedes and ultra
suedes. For a more casual
look in suits, corduroy is a
popular fabric.
Colors for the classic suit
have stayed with the soft,
earthy tones --browns and
beiges. However, a new
shade has been appearing
and seems to be catching on
in many of the local shops.
Some store owners are
calling it "plum" while
others describe it as
burgandy or wine. Deep
purple is also seen in many
fall fabrics.
Nick Carter at the Sun
Shop in Grand Bend says his
store has stocked several
suits for casual wear, or for
the working woman. "The
suit is classic, as opposed to
high fashion --it shows good
basic taste." Carter says.
Anita Swartman of Anita's
in Exeter agrees that the suit
is selling more than ever this
year. She says that tweed
and heathertones are the
most popular, along with
some small checks or
herringbones.
Padded shoulders, and
tiny. fitted waists are
features that make this fall's
suit different than in recent
years. Suits have moved
away from the masculine
businessman look, and
towards a more feminine
styling. Lapels and collars
are narrowing, and some
jackets are belted. Keeping
with the trend of a more
feminine look is the lack of
pants with a suit jacket.
Pants are seldom seen ex-
cept for sports and ' very
casual wear.
Wendy Elliott of Merry
Rags in Grand Bend says
that even thdugh they are in
a resort, they have been
selling two skirts for every
pair of pants. She says• that
skirts are more feminine and
the silhouette is becoming
more narrow.
Flared skirts will not be
seen this fall, and instead
styles are moving towards
the straight skirt. Slits and
pleats, however, are a must
with the straight skirt. Slits
can go anywhere --front,
back, both sides or just one
side. Some skirts even have
a side -front split. A single
pleat in the front or back is
also seen.
The skirts are shorter this
year, coming up to a length
just below the knee. "Just
two inches south of the
knee," is the way an em-
ployee of Merry Rags
escribed this year's skirt.
fan 'women aretborttening
the skirts that they wore at
DESIGNER DRESS — A tweedy- look viyella with delicate midcalf last fall.
pleats at the shoulders, soft ties and padded shoulders In keeping with the
shows fall comfort anp style The dress, designed by a young popularity of the suit. the
Canadian Ches Pritchard. is modelled by Laune Stackhouse blazer jacket is selling well
of Anita's. - this fall. Anita ;Swartman
speculates that many people
are buying the blazer
because they anticipate
lower tempertures in their
offices.
She speculates that
because of the publicity
surrounding the energy
shortage, people are plan-
ning to dress,more warmly
this fall.'
This, too. would account
for the increasing popularity
of sweaters. Tweedy -look
pullovers in round necks or
V -necks are selling well.
Cardigans, too, are
making a come back. Ron
Cottrell of The Junction .in
Exeter says that this fall the
. Cardigans are short waist -
length sweaters. The look of
the fifties is back with fancy
beadwork, or tiny seed
pearls sewn into the sweater.
As with other clothing;
woolens and specialties such
as angora are more popular
than synthetics.
Dresses; too, arg —being
called retro -fashion this fall.
„_:stxyles reflect these of
the forties and fifties, with
padded shoulders and fitted
waists. Edith Boyle of
Boyle's Ladies Wear in
Exeter says that the tailored
styles are easier for most
people to wear attractively.
The blouson styles of last
year were more suited to'
GOLD 'N GOOD -- Cathy Anstett of Anstett's shows what
can be done with fine gold chains for this fall's look. Tiny
diamonds. the Queen of the Nile. an Italian horn, and a boo -
bottle show the elegance of karat gold. A chain ring on
het pointer finger completes the look.
tall, slender women, she
says.
Velours, chenilles,
lightweight terrys, viyella
and other soft fabrics are
used. Some dresses are
starting to come out in
boucles or "poodle cloth".
The doleman or raglan
sleeve is still popular, but
with the fitted waist.
As with the skirts, dresses
are about two inches below
the knee, and have slits. For
fall, the earthy colours or the
wine shades are popular, but
occasionally disco influence
brings in some bright colours
such as shocking mauve or
peacock blue.
Wendy Elliott points out
that in keeping with the
femininity trends, more
detail is used on dresses.
Dainty buttons are used on
side split closings, and tiny
tucks and pleats are found on
shoulders and waists. She
says that detail is evident in
such things as flanging, or
small unpressed pleats on
the shoulders.
Less and less of the old
unisex look is visible on
women's clothing. "Things
are going back to really
dressing up again," Anita
Swartman says.
Pointed collars are almost
non-existant on shirts this
fall. Instead shirts feature
small rounded closings at the
necks. The masculine
looking shirt is gone from
women's blouses.
Pants will always be with
us for sports and casual
wear. Legs are straight and
narrow this year --the old
flair leg pants ,will not be
selling. Velour and corduroy
are the the most popular
fabrics for this fall. The
Western or jean look still
dominates pants. Stitching
on casual cords still has the
cowboy effect. The wide or
medium wale corduroys are
more popular than the pin
wale. Roseanne Levier of the
The Loft in Exeter says she
is pleased at how well the
straight legs jeans and pants
have caught on. She says
that tweed is also a popular
fabric in the fall pants, and
that many of the pants
feature pleated waists.
A trendy item which has
been picked up by high
school girls are pants with
suspenders. Anita Swartman
calls J,he cords With straps
"Huckleberry" and
speculates that they might be
the result of Mork from
Ork's popularity.
Coats this fall have more
detail to give them a
feminine effect, and are
generally more fitted. Tie
belts are featured on most.
Styles are moving away
from last year's trend of
huge tent coats.
Classic suede, leather and
pig skin are still very
popular. Other fabrics in-
clude. wool and poodle cloth.
Again less synthetics are
being used, and more
natural fabrics.
Like skirt lengths, coats
are shorter this fall, coming
to just three or four inches
below .the knee --enough to
cover the dress.
"There is a greater in-
terest in fashion by local
ladies more so today than
three or four- years ago.
Women here are becoming
more fashion concious," Ron
Cottrell says. This (all's
styles have made it easier to
be fashionable. Most looks
reflect good taste, and steer
clear of trendy fads.
Jewellery,
All that glitters should be
gold, if you want to be in
style this fall. Karat gold
jewellery is the accessory
for any fall fashions.
Micheal Anstett of
Anstett's says that fine
jewellery is always in style.
But this year in particular,
-people seem to be buying
good quality gold --perhaps
seeing the purchase as an
investment as gold prices
climb on world markets.
Yellow gold is the most
popular. Sales for white gold,
silver and platinum have not
increased.
Fine gold chains seem to
be the favoured way of
wearing gold. While last
year, ladies wearing the
plain gold chains around
their neck, this year the
chains feature various
stations, or are used to hold a
charm as a pendant.
Stations along the gold
chain include seed pearls. or
very small diamonds. Small
beads' are also popular. Jay
Cambell says that some
costume jewellery has
reflected this trend. and
necklaces of very tiny beads
in the fall colours are
becoming popular
With pendants in gold.
anything goes. People are
now asking for pc'sonalized
charms to wear around their
necks --such as tiny water-
skis for an avid skier, or any
such item -that reflects a
favourite sport or hobby.
The boodle bottle or a little
glass bottle filled with gold
dust is a popular :tem, as
well as the good luck horn
which malty people call the
Italian or French horn.
A new item which is
starting to catch is the King
Tut jewellery. Micheal
Anstett predicts that this will
become more popular when
King Tut exhibit opens in
Toronto. Right now he has
sold a few pendants
featuring "The Queen of the
Nile". The King Tut death
mask is expected to become
a popular pendant.'
Anstett's also feature
nugget jewellery. Small
pieces of gold twisted in its
natural shape can be used as
pendants. Micheal says that
some customers have been
bringing in old rings or other
pieces of gold jewellery that
they no longer wear and
have him make nuggets.
Sometimes tiny pearls or
gem stones are set into the
nugget.
The move towards the
dainty fine gold chains
reflects the general trend
towards feminity in women's
fashions. But the wearing of
gold chains doesn't stop at
the neck.
Gold chains with a small
diamond set into the chain
and worn around the wrist
are called tickling bracelets.
Tiny gold chains around the
ankles, called anklets, are
also- popular. Even a .gold
chain around a finger can
become a . ring. The
possibilites for the types of
chains are endless -box
chains, serpant chains, and
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even several chains braided
together are seen.
There are ho restictions
on rings this fall --they can be
worn on any finger and any
number of fingers. Again
gold is stylish. with any kind
of stone or gem. Stud
earrings are replacing the
more dangly type this year,
again showing a trend
toward more ' dainty.
feminine fewellery.
Both Jay Campbell and
Micheal Anstett report a
move to more personalized
jewellery People want
pendants that reflect
something about them-
selves. Or they want to wear
jewellery that bears their
name or initials. The classis
signet ring is making a
comeback.
Jay Campbell has a way
for women to own a signet
ring and several other rings
at the same lime. A new item
that Campbell's helped
develop is the "ltsa". This is
a ring with one shank and
several changeable heads.
You can buy as many heads
as you like. The rings are
made of quality karat gold
and as well as one head
which can be engraved, the
other heads feature
diamonds, or popular gems.
The heads can also be used
as pendants in this versatile
item.
Jay says that this practical
ring demonstrates how high
the price of gold has gone.
This keeps the cost of several
rings in line for most buyers.
Losing favour this fall are
charm bracelets and stick
pins. Dainty chains have
taken over as bracelets from
heavier charm bracelets.
Stick pins are not as popular
as they' were last year.
It is interesting to note that
more and more men are
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BACK TO SCHOOL Teens are going back to classes this fall in new flats with cut-out
petal t'es and dainrithin strapsaccording to Smyths
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wearing jewellery. Karat
gold cufflinks, and tie or
lapel .pins are making a
comeback. Pendants for
men are more popular than
ever this year. Like the
women's jewellery, the trend
seems to be towards per-
sonalized jewellery.
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Footwear
As with clothing and ac-
cessories, women's -footwear
is moving towards a more
feminine look this fall. Soles
are thin, toes tapered. and
heels dainty for both dress
and casual shoes.
In Exeter, the popular heel
height for a dress shoe is
about three inches this fall.
The stack heel is very
popular, and shades of
brown are classic for fall.
Colours move to blac'c for
winter. Willa Wuerth at
Wuerth's reports that some
shades of burgandy or wine
are being sold to match the
plum shades this fall. She is
also selling some grey shoes
to compliment the new
colours.
The spike heel is the most
popular. but there are many
attractive styles in the lower
heels for those who do want
the height. Wedgies are no
-longer seen.
Most dress shoes feature
dainty narrow strapes. Toes
and heels can be open or
closed. Leather is most
popular, but some suedes are
being used. Paul Neilands of
Smyth's reports that the
Naturatizer is still very
popular.
The slide --a spike heeled
slip-on shoe-- was very
popular through -out the
summer, and is still here in
some fall styles.
The big revolution in
footwear is occuring in the
young ladies department.
Both shoe stores reported a
definite trend towards
dressier.' more feminine
shoes among the high school
girls. A few years ago. or
even last year. the only shoes
sold to high school girls were
track type shoes with thick
soles and blunt toes such as
. North Star and Cougar. This
year. however. they're going
to a much neater look. The
Annie Hall style dominates
the scene. and Mrs. Wuerth
reports that even the saddle
shoes is making a come
back. At Smyth's the move
has been towards flats with
petal cutouts on the toes.
COMBINATION JEWELLERY The 'Asa" -- a ring
whgre the heads can be changed on the shank - is the FOR DRESS OR WORK — The stack heel is popular this
newest item at Campbell's The heads feature small fail for shoes of all kinds Wuerth's have the western style
diamonds and dainty gems as well as personalized engrav- slide or dressy suedes and leathers featuring the high stack
ing. and can be worn as pendants on chains heel
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SUEDE AND LEATHER 8T111 STYLISH — Barbara
Balmer of the Sun Shop models an attractive pig skin coat in
light beige for fall Detail at the neck and on the cuffs gives
this coat a feminine touch.
HIGH SPLITS -- Th higher the better is the word for splits
this fall Helen Brand of The Junction wears a brown tweed
skirt wUh a side front split Her jacket combines the very
popular looks of corduroychenille, and tweed in a stylish
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SMOOTH SWEATERS — The style of the fifties is beckl
Ron Cottrell of the Junction shows some of their newest
sweaters which feature. short waist lengths. bright plum
colours. and fancy bead work or embroidery.
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