Tuesday, March 17, 14
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Men's Fashions
ave Smart Look
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If variety is the spice of
life, then the men's apparel
picture for spring is alive
with the greatest diversifica
tion in colors and styles in
fsaany a season
Dark tones, including
blacks, near blacks end deep
Soncs of blue and brown have
saoved from the style stage
center for the new season,
says the Amr!cn Tnt;tute of
MeTi's and Boys' wear.
Sportswear
Takes On
New Look
America's colorful West and
the clean blues of the seashore
and mountains combine to give
inspiration to three major
themes in new sportswear for
Spring.
Under Western influence
comes all the cowboy-type
things like sport shirts in cali
co prints or big flashy checks
and trousers in denim and
chambray. Rivets, contrasting
Stitching and novelty patterns
are seen in profusion in this
brand new trend.
The nautical look, introduced
last season, has settled into the
scene solidly this Spring, with
blue in every hue evidenced
widely. Sparkling navy blue
Joints with a range of pastels
to offset to perfection a new
range of silvery "pewter"
grays. They also look clean and
bright with white.
Even the bell bottom sailor
trousers of the Twenties get
into the nautical act. Salty
crew-neck and boat-neck knit
shirts go with the white ducks
and team well with walk shorts
tvhich are a must practically
averywhere.
The sportswear picture
'hich often transplants the ski
look to summer fun, is further
filled in by the trend to coor
dinates in smart weekend wear.
Sport jackets, slacks and walk
shorts are often from the same
bolt of cloth. The patterns and
Solids they go with are coordi
nated in texture, and sometimes
have trimming in the opposite
jnix-math pattern.
Not only are the colors easier
n the eye because of this en
semble planning, but there are
some inspired new shades to
add to familiar favorites. One
major color theme newly intro
duced is "banana," a handsome
soft yellow that teams well with
browns and grays. And there
tre rusts and tans that do nicely
with olives.
Hand-knit sweaters and hand-knit-type
sweaters are popular
ly seen everywhere. Cables and
a score of novelty stitches are
widely evident, as well as the
Ski-type argyle patterns all,
of course, light in weight for
the, warmer days ahead. Spring
sportswear has even borrowed
parka hoods from the ski
jlopes, to go with sailing cos
tumes. Pleatless and single - pleat
flacks are sharing honors this
Season in flannels, gabardines
and mengalines. Wash - wear
tottons may be expected to be
worn with the first warm week.
There is nothing to beat the
current popularity of Bermuda
walking shorts in Madras that
muted melange of colors that
actually improves in looks with
cashing. Plaids and checks, and
stripes and solids also come in
for plenty of attention.
Not least in the fresh new
Wardrobe for springtime sports
occasions is any of the big
range of straw casual hats.
Watch for them in small pert
shapes or wide-brimmed som
breros. Sports caps, in cloth or
leather, still have their avid
followers especially among
golfers, sailors and the sports
car set.
All in all. the big word in
sportswear for Spring is vari
ety. Old favorites remain and
are holding their own while
there is much that is new to
add to the scene.
Fine Spring Fashions
Call for and Deserve
ailoring fi Alterations By
A Master Craftsman
PETE THE raflLOR
133 Vz E. Franklin St.
In suits the greatest tip
surge is in shades of gray
light silvery grays predomin
ate in plain smooth fabrics,
fine checks, muted glen plaids
and nailhead patterns. Dark
shades will not disappear it's
simply means some cooL light
and bright treatments are now
added.
The new wide range in styl
ing is reflected in the popu
larity of two-button suits and
one - button styles, both of
which are giving the three
button models competition.
The single-button style with
tailored shoulders, slightly fit
ted waist and restrained tail
oring offers a flattering trim
look and will be the choice
of many.
Suit fabrics likewise are in
great variety. At one end cf
the scales for dressy occasions
are dozens of silks and silk
blends lustrous and luxuri
ous all the . way through.
These are balanced by pure
worsteds, and many different
polyester-worsted blends.
In warm weather washable
cottons and cotton blends will
abound, together with the tro
pical worsteds and woolens.
Topcoats run the same ex
citing gamut in colors, with
the addition of camel and tan
shades. As in suits, smooth
sharkskin, glen plaids, hound
stooth and nailhead patterns
are favored. The spring top
coat gets a dressier look, too,
because it is often made of
lightweight suiting material,
and will consequently be
worn later in spring and ear
lier in fall. The slim, elegant
look is best noted in flyfront
chesterfield models and the
topcoat with natural shoulders
is still - very popular. One
such treatment with tweed -on
one side and poplin on the
other makes a most practical
coat for travel, for campus
wear and for sheer utility in
every man's wardrobe.
Waterproof finishes make
many a topcoat acceptable in
all but the heaviest down
pour, while regular raincoats
also boast new, high-efficiency
water - proofing treat
ments. Plastic undercoating
on seme of the new fabrics
achieves this effect while per
mitting the material to
"breathe"." Also be on ths
lookout for cotton and blend
ed fabrics laminated to poly
urethane foam the choice of
many for sports and country
wear.
In shirts, the British are
getting credit for the bold
stripe effects now making a
play for dress wear along
with the ever-popular white
and solid pastels. Broad and
bold stripes are apparent
along with narrow types, pin
stripes and clusters. The new
shirt collars have taken on a
bit more height and width of
spread, while neckwear is
tending to a dressier, fuller
look. Thus the wider collar
spread is complimented by
slightly wider ties, which
mor.3 than incidentally are
boasting a lot of color variety
to contrast with the pale grays
in suits.
Slacks for wear with sport
jackets are slim and . trim in
both plain-front and pleated
models.
The shapes of the season's
hats top all for variety. There
are more smart shapes, more
new crowns than almost ever
before. Brims still remain
basically narrow. The young
er set may wear a brim no
wider than IVi inches. More
conservative is the two-inch
style. While crowns with the
simple center crease are much
favored, pinched front treat
ments are now in evidence,
some with long side dents.
The same range applies to the
season's new straws, many of
them as easy to shape and as
crushable as fabric types.
All in all, it looks as if the
straight and narrow in male
apparel is due for some broad
ening, relaxation and diver
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The House of Fashion in Chapel
Hill for the Carolinas