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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
3
McCall's Sportswear and Dress Merchandiser with Irving Glass presents a Leather Glossary for fall shoppers. Terms include Cub Savage, Antiquing, Cabretta Leather, Sheep and Lambskin, Cowhide, Buckskin, Shearling, Goatskin, Pony Skin, and notes on natural leather appearance and production.
The fall 1968 fashion scene features leather, capes, pleated skirts and vests as Saks Fifth Avenue opens its College Shop. Carolyn Haynes of Scottsdale and three college board members will model the campus look at an August 19 show, highlighting leather vests, feathered boleros, multi-lengths, and the year’s key styling details.
The article notes a range of skirt lengths from above the knee to floor for fall and winter. Midi and maxi styles gain popularity, mainly for evening wear or storm coats, with mids at 14 inches from the floor and maxis at 11 inches from the floor. The mini remains available alongside patterned hose and tights.
This guide outlines grain leather care by damp suds cleaning and air drying away from heat, seeded leather brushing and nap restoration with foam rubbing, dry cleaning only for severe soiling, and methods to remove wrinkles with a cool iron. It also notes spray spot cleaners for suede and gentle rubbing to restore nap after stain removal.
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