Folded Collar Becomes Evening Wear Trend in Summer
The Chicago Apparel Gazette notes a rise in folded or turndown collars for dinner attire despite a 5 percent seasonal drop in overall popularity from 27 to 22 percent. Observations from resort patrons and shipboard settings suggest cooler comfort and style, with medium opening and points favored over wing collars for hot weather.
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His Sapient Spouse in a Boston Transcript Clipping
A humorous exchange about fencing versus boxing. A husband jokes that he would not have his foil if attacked, and his wife retorts that he would likely lack boxing gloves too, highlighting witty domestic banter from the Boston Transcript.
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Fur Fell Hats From Hair to Formed Creations
In Chicago Apparel Gazette men’s soft felt hats are made from Australian and Scotch coney fur with other furs for light shades. The process uses hot water and grease solvents to bind fibers, forming hats on perforated copper forms, shrinking, coloring, blocking, drying, and trimming through 52 operations.
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Chicago Apparel Gazette
More Beach Robes Worn Each Season
The Chicago Apparel Gazette notes increasing use of beach robes at Palm Beach and predicts wider adoption nationwide. Striped flannels remain common, but new linen figures with terry cloth lining gain popularity, offering bold colors from solid hues to vivid patterns. Men seek color on the beach, even if their town attire stays quiet.
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