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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1958

Page

13

Mohair Leads Colorful Fall Sportswear Trend News

Mohair sets the pace for a dynamic fall sportswear season featuring looped textures in orange rust forest green purple blues red and amber. Separates include demi chemise double trapeze skirts and tops with jaunty flare, jumpers return in chemise and trapeze styles, and sweaters stretch into elongated easy shapes.

Wide Range Of Leathers In Jackets

The article describes fall leather fashions with flowing trapeze and Slim chemise styles. It notes coats and jackets in luxurious leathers suitable for sports street or dress wear with custom-like detailing in seaming stitching banding inserts belts and collars. The Slim chemise features back yoke pleating and a sleek hemline while other chemises show belts inverted pleats or yoke detailing at a lowered waist.

Walking Suit To Span Fall Winter Seasons

Fashion notes describe walking suits designed to carry into winter with longer jackets, unfitted ease, and matching coats. Fabrics include textured tweeds, boucles, worsteds with fur, and bold patterns. fur trims in lynx, fox, and raccoon are highlighted.

Fashion Foundations Shape Figures For Fall Silhouettes

The piece outlines new foundations for various silhouettes including girdles, long-legged pantie girdles, and contour bras. It notes trapeze lines, long line brassieres, D cup styles, and elastic corsetry with lace or embroidery, plus loungewear with jewel tones and printed fabrics.

Pearl buttons as bold trim on young fashion coats and dresses

Pearl buttons the size of a silver dollar or larger become a stylish functional trim for young coats jumpers chemise over blouses and trapeze dresses.

Luminous Wool Tweeds Inspire Fall Costume Theme

Combinations of luminous wool mixtures and fine wool prints in coordinated colors mark a notably new theme for fall costumes. The article highlights rich textures and color harmony as designers push bold wool blends for seasonal wardrobes.

Floral printed separates among the many good pickings

The article highlights floral printed sportswear in a garden of gala colors with emphasis on stylish garden themes and selection variety for shoppers.

Fall Jewelry Offers New Ideas Too

The Fashion Coordination Institute promotes fall jewelry as a fresh way to individualize outfits. It highlights large central pins, triangular pin layouts, matching bracelet pairs, and rings to complete the jeweled hand and wrist look with coordinated color ensembles.

Fashion Coordination Institute

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