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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1970
Page
12
A fashion feature outlines fall dress trends from soft fabrics to fluid silhouettes. It highlights bodices, necklines, peasant styles, pleats, and belts, noting long hems, midi slits, and jacketed dress options while emphasizing femininity and varied textures for the season.
By Evening reports fashion glitters and glows with jeweled gowns. Bodices and bolero tops are encrusted with gems in varied colors. Sequins form mosaic mirrored effects. Halter tops sheer sleeves crisscross bodices sari looks and glitter clips define gala looks.
Fall 70s footwear highlights for children feature high-cut slip-ons and boots for boys and girls, with leather textures ranging from grained and waxy to suede. Styles include strapped slip-ons, demi-boots, moccasins, sandals, and oxford variations, favoring refined trims, buckles, studs, and perforations while prioritizing comfort and versatility.
Fashion shifts toward freedom and softness with unconstrained clothes that hint at the body. Women exercise for tone, watch diets, and wear underpinnings that enhance curves without apology. Underfashions minimize hardware, bras step into place, and girdles use grippers to hold hose while bodysuits stretch and cling.
Sugar and spice define this fall girls fashion feature from the Hope Arkansas Star. It highlights layered outfits, shirtdresses, jumpsuits, ponchos, midi skirts, prints, and new fabrics like double knits and spandex. Emphasizes vibrant colors, accessories, and foundational undergarments for shaping silhouettes.
Barbara Duguay critiques fashion rules stressing length flexibility from two inches below the knee to mid-calf. She notes designers push varied hems while midis vanish from busy garment districts as trends shift between showroom to showroom.
The piece notes August 19 1970 fashion shifts where deep hems replace knee exposure. It contrasts designer caution with public desire for varied skirt lengths and asks why customers should trust fashion risks if designers avoid them.
The article notes that trendy male sportswear favors dusty pinks and blues labeled funky. It explains dusty pinks appear in shirts and slacks while blues show up in sweaters, with the lively term funky used by youth to describe soft colors.
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