Fall 72 Collections Have Strong Appeal
The Fieldcrest Fall Collections for
1972 feature three new design groups
''[ith an international flavor that com-
I’ine to make this one of the most pow
erful collections every introduced by
the Fieldcrest Marketing Division.
From Marimekko, the internationally
famous Finnish design house, is a fresh
bew grouping of patterns in a bold,
charming and uncompromising treat-
•bent.
Three distinctive design motifs form
elements of this collection; Flower,
®rook and Morning. The colorways are
Primary, with gigantic blooms, abstract
florals and a flowing geometric. The
look is young, fresh and uninhibited.
The Marimekko designs are created
hy Armi Ratia and her staff of design
ers in Marivillage, Finland. Thfe village
olends in with the topography of the
land and takes advantage of nature’s
Colors and formations. This real-life
Fieldcrest Ranked In
Top 500 Companies
. Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. is ranked 437th
m Fortune magazine’s annual directory
listing the 500 largest industrial cor
porations in the U. S., based on the
company’s 1971 sales of $227,275,000.
Fieldcrest was ranked 433rd a year ago,
cased on 1970 sales of $211,629,000. The
company has been on the “top 500” list
since 1963 with a first-year ranking of
486th.
In categories other than sales, Field-
presb ranks 114th with its 12.7% net
'bcome as a percent of stockholders’
equity; 140th with its 10.22% earnings
Per share growth rate 1961-71; 185th
Oh its 4.7% net income as a percent of
®®fes; 305th with its 11,801 employees;
®2nd on net income of $10,640,000;
and 430th on assets of $160,567,000.
Among other textile firms listed.
thei
cir rankings based on 1971 earnings
®re: Burlington Industries, 65th, down
'■'oni 56th; J. P. Stevens, 145th, down
''■cm 133rd; Spring Mills, 340th, down
329th; Cannon Mills, 342nd, down
fle-m 331st; Cone Mills, 346th, down
fr,
fr,
crn 338th; Dan River, 351st, down
om 344th; and Collins & Aikman,
^27th down from 420th.
spirit provides the charm of the design.
Yves Saint Laurent’s fourth collec
tion for Fieldcrest is graphic and ele
gant. The undisputed king of the French
Couture, St. Laurent has had unquali
fied impact in fashion everywhere in
the world.
His Fall ’72 designs are geometric
mixes of circles and squares, blending
patterns' together in dramatic colorways
to achieve a look of total coordination
in the classic manner.
Yves Saint Laurent’s design concepts
are graphic, direct, elegant and with
out peer on the international scene.
Recognizing the freedom of contempor
ary life, Yves Saint Laurent communi
cates this through his designs.
Saint Laurent believes: “Fashion . . .
is an attitude.” And the YSL fashion at
titude brings a whole new viewpoint
into the home.”
Closely following the introduction of
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F. Chapman Elected Board Chairman
Richa-.d P. Chapman, of Boston, was
elected chairman of the board of di
rectors of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., on Au
gust 16. He succeeds G. William Moore
who resigned to devote additional time
to outside business interests. Mr. Moore
continues as a miember of the board.
William C. Battle remains as president
and chief executive officer of Field
crest Mills, Inc.
Mr. Chapman is retired chairman and
chief executive officer of the New Eng
land Merchants National Bank. In ad
dition to the chairmanship of Field-
crest’s board of directors, he presently
serves on the boards of numerous com
panies including Amoskeag Company,
Arkwright-Boston Manufacturers Mu
tual Insurance Company, Bird and Son,
Inc., Bird Machine Company, Mutual
Boiler and Machinery Insurance Com
pany, New England Mutual Life In
surance Company of which he is chair
man of the finance committee. The
Reece Corporation, and Tampa Electric
Company. He is also chairman of the
board of trustees of the William Under
wood Company.
Active in civic and educational or
ganizations, Mr. Chapman is a senior
member of The Conference Board Cor
poration, a Fellow in the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, a mem
ber of the board of directors of Boston
College and a member of the trustee
RICHARD P. CHAPMAN
Dividend Voted
Directors of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
voted on August 16 to pay a quarterly
dividend of $.35 a share to be paid on
September 29 to holders of record Sep
tember 15.
council of the Boston University Med
ical Center.
He is also treasurer of the Affiliated
Hospitals Center, Inc., a trustee of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, a director
of the Massachusetts Bay United Fund,
a trustee of the Massachusetts Eye and
Ear Infirmary, chairman of the board
cf the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
and treasurer of The Widows’ Society
in Boston.
Born in Chester, Iowa, Mr. Chapman
is a graduate of Carleton College, in
Northfield, Minn., and holds the M.B.A.
degree from Harvard Business School,
Harvard University. He has been pre-
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