European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes january 1981 Modem living fashionable first family reagans at one of the inaugural Era of style in Incani Ira Tarl is inaugurated new York times for the past fashion designers in new York and California have been saying that Busi despite the has been last week at the Kennedy Center inaugural it was easy to Sec what they a the fruits of their it were being worn by women not Only in Celebration of the Republican Victory but also in emulation of a kind of woman for represents a new she is not from the she prefers to dress opulent by and she is currently represented by Nancy Reagan As Well As a number of other women from the Southwest and when Nancy Reagan came glittering Down the staircase to the waiting throng and it was almost As if a signal had been Given to the assembled partisans that a new Era of style had one that promised to be More representative of their this new style played an important part in All of the festivities during inaugural a style that the visitors to Washington readily understood and almost unanimously essentially an upwardly suburban it is founded on buying Power and an unabashed appreciation of West coast style has come of exulted Lynn Farr of who wore a Galanos dress at the Ken Nedy Center candlelight dinners and whose husband is a real estate weve worked for this for a Long were and were not afraid to show she Patricia Mon an author from san she wore an Yves Saint Laurent dress and an Over scale Chinchilla orchids in her hair and Diamond what is happening she signifies a very great it was a sentiment voiced Over and Over again during the and one said Many of the on the american ethic of hard is How the celebratory at the Kennedy Center one of them was Bonnie wife of John the chairman of the Board of the Standard Oil of like Many of the women at the Kennedy Center especially those who consider themselves close friends of the Swearingen wore a Satin evening Ball gown with tucked sleeves and elaborate jewelry in her an Emerald and Diamond necklace with Matching an of the women Here have husbands who have worked Bard for what they said swear what have we worked for if we cant enjoy it its getting a Little tiresome to always have to apologize for if a Little girl from Alabama whose father was a minister can appear in Public wearing Beautiful jewels and she pointing to her it should be a Symbol to everyone that they can do Many of the women at the Kennedy Center Ball did just and others exhibited More than a passing acquaintance with americas leading fashion one could in that the american fashion establishment had accomplished its goal of reaching american women All around the Many including Emily Estess and Esther a who would Only describe themselves As real Cali strode through the centers festooned Halls wearing Lupe Murchison of Texas wore an Oscar de la Renta full skirted taffeta Ball throughout the one could spot both new and Vin Tage gowns by but the designer whose dresses were most in evidence was Bill who shared a Box with members of the Republican elite above the floor of the main Pat Buckley of new York wore his Black ruffled and Alene Massey of Nashville wore a Blass dress with a Black velvet top and a dark Green Satin Pam Reynolds of who had bought a Black and Gold taffeta dress for the the people Down Here were waiting for something new to while two women in floor length White Fox strolled weve been waiting for a lift to come from another part of the and now we know its All right to buy Good clothes again without looking out of is not the Only hallmark of this new according to Carol whose is a banker in Kansas Price wore a Bowcut Satin dress with big puffed sleeves and a Large Pearl As William Jerry Betsy Blooming Dale and her founder of diners and Norma redo of Mexico City drank a Champagne Toast in a Box behind Price explained it is a style that is very unaffected but with great Al its really that but even at less lavish events during the such As the candlelight dinners sunday Many wore full formal including Rosemary wife of the actor Robert and at daytime the Reagan Western simplicity came across in a very Well heeled women wore smartly tailored suits and Coats to brunches carefully considered outfits scrupulously accessorized with Matching shoes and bouffant hairdos of almost architectural stature completed Many with the arrival of the reagans in a new fashion aesthetic has been introduced to the nations Capi it might be that is not afraid of a Little at wits end by Ermo Bombeck its probably because its new and in not used to but men advertising sexy products make me there so awkward playing the sex object throughout the women models have sold be they flirt with their invite with their entice with every movement and top it off with a 60 Day male models look like a poodle that has just missed the part of the problem is that advertisers Haven figured out yet what kind of a Man impresses at the moment there going for the statue of David look Plush pile curly hair and Blacksmith i saw a Man in a catalogue he was propped up in bed Bare Chest tousled and on the tray beside him was a cup of Black a Glass of Alka Seltzer and on his shoulder he had the imprint of two red a Pillow next to him was mussed and a silk gown recklessly left behind intimated he haunt spent the night doing biblical connect Dot it took me 15 minutes to figure out what he was i saw a line that and was about to order the other brother when my Girlfriend i think Hes Selling Satin he didst impress me As someone who knew Percale from men Are comfortable in the Authora Tive that Why for years male salesmen told women what appliances to buy to keep their houses running what laundry soap to buy to keep their clothes their and what cold medicines to buy to assure a healthy now that sex is an Appeal used to sell everything we its a whole new thing for i loved the Guy the other night who rustled cattle All Day in his Dusty jeans and capped then he hit for the showers where he slapped his hairy Chest so hard with shown mercy Cologne i thought hed break some he positioned his White Cowboy hat which he wore with an evening climbed into his sports car and zoomed off to become a legend in his own i should have Felt breath less and i Felt like c Field enterprises