Christmas expert Else Aldrich on handbags and Christmas
Scottsdale shopkeeper Else Aldrich talks handbags and holiday craft in a Walmart era column. She discusses purse trends, travel bags, and the idea that the bag should be a focal point, then shares life history from Buckeye to Scottsdale and teaching Christmas classes for local students.
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Else Aldrich
Who Else
Fifth Avenue
Rosenfeld
Scottsdale
Buckeye
Civitan
Maharani Shop
Mom
Horizon Club masters art of campout at Kaibab Lake
Eight Was-ca-ne-ka Horizon club members with two chaperons spent a week camping at Kaibab Lake Arizona. They chopped wood hauled water hiked viewed the Grand Canyon signed the visitors register and toured Arizona State College museums and San Francisco Peaks.
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Kaibab Lake
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Bright Angel Trail
Arizona State College
Northern Arizona Museum of
Scottsdale
Horizon Club
Camp Fire Girls
Scottsdale High
Carol Cain
Soph
Shirleen Buller
Carol Mark
Cheryl Steinke
Ae Coronado High
Julie Shaw
Paula Meckstroth
Susan Hichelberger
Cathy Shaw
Doris Meckstroth
Virginia Eastlick
Maricopa County
Hooded fashions may lead Paris fall trends
Paris reports designer Guy Laroche introducing hooded ear warmers as a key fall fad. His stiffened back hood fastened under the chin creates a “little girl” look for mannequins, aligning with Dior’s recent hooded displays and signaling a potential big trend.
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Paris
UPI
Guy Laroche
Laroche
Dior revives waistlines with belted silhouettes in Paris show
Paris fashion week spotlights Christian Dior designer Marc Bohan who reintroduces waist emphasis with belts and cummerbunds. The collection features tunic dresses, full backs, long jackets, and knee‑length hems, plus floor length black feather coats and bold makeup on models. Chanel’s show postponed to Friday.
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Dior
Marc Bohan
Bohan
Eyes and silhouettes dominate European fall fashion
Paris fashion notes describe eye heavy makeup with bold liners and false lashes. Models vary by city with Italian figures curvy and more natural, while Paris and New York show gaunt faces and tall to tiny statures. Florentine shades mix deep maroon shadows with blue and yellow accents and winged eyeliner.
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Florence
Rome
New York
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Progress Women’s Editor
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Elle Aldrich
Scottsdale Progress
Maggie Wilson
Harrow
Planned Parenthood Committee
Planned Parenthood
Mountain Shadows
Robert Shull
Richard Coppock
Victor Rothe
Shull
Lil
House of Christian
Remlines
Ing
Gabrielle Chanel
By Gay Pauley
Girl Scouts
Corson Services
Pegybcosmenes
Jean Sills
Midge
E. Thomas & Scottsdale
Frontier Canter
Mair
Paul Copes
Main St
Orca
Lee
Jess
Lee Optical
Oney Lee Optical
t-BankCredit
Lees Optical
Yuma
Scottsdale Tion
Old Scottsdale Rd
Phoenix
W. Adams
Tempe
Mill Avenue
Tempe Center
Mesa
West Main
Thomas Mall
Thomas Rd
Ghristo Wh
19Th Ave
Bethany Home Rd
Dolan Breete
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