European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Red clothes not All colourful Shl nobly dressed women have either been to the West die they belong to a High ranking communist of Moscow the boiler Parade in Moscow May not feature the female finery found on Park Avenue or the champs Elyie i but dedicated girl Wal Cheri Are gratified to do cover All it not leather boots and Babushka along Gorky Street. The lost now of Hie bitter Moscow Winter will probably remain around the City end the temperatures Are not Likely to encourage frilly flt frock but the gals still go Forth with the deathless resolve to bring a Little color into their Grey world. The big department stores in Moscow remain open an sunday to give the work ers a Chance to keep their rubles in circulation. Bargains Are few and far be tween and the items offered Are not Likely to be confused with the offerings found in Vogue but does this discourage Ivan s wife yet. The prevailing styles visible on the streets Are about As varied a the people of the soviet Union. Few Are stylish by the standards of Western Europe but at the fee time you Are not Likely to see anyone without a Good warm coat. The women do not sport the stiletto heels and sheer nylons so essential to their Sisters of the West. A pair or two of Nelons have been known to do wonders for developing a Friendship Between a visitor and a Moscow Belle. Being stylish in dress and Hairdo is an almost certain indication the fair Young thing has visited Scandinavia or Western Europe. Or that she belongs to a family High up in the communist regime. Mare and More the display windows of the stores Beckon with attractive hems of clothing designed to catch Madame s Eye. After All politics Are politics but girls Are girls. Fott in Dreis by Western standards but they still look Chic. Oriental Eskimo ancestry show in some laces. 143, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 13
