European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Swimwear for the body Beautiful by Dennis Anderson associated press Sun worshipping women from California 10cape cod this summer will Wear a blend ols tripes animal patterns and Floral designs hat celebrate an Active Liles Lyle arid physical zest american swim Veur experts say. Women want suits that portray an image of physical fitness whimsical sensuality fashion awareness and Success said Jill Lee Williams who designs Lor Las Angeles based jag swimwear. Our body styling color and print altitudes Are very fashion Forward on lop and Williams added. In other voids Iho suits Are being designed Tor Young women who value Success and who cultivate the body Beauli Lul. Other lines being offered this year arc similarly bold and revealing including those made by Catalina de Weese arid Pollex of Israel Allol which have West coast manufacturing facilities. In coming weeks Cash registers will be ringing from purchases o yardage with texture thai feature ribs pull pants Lycra sift Collon and rubber. At Are intended to make a Day at the Beach a visual As Well As a physical exercise. The Anne Cole collection alters a neoprene wet suit thai is a pm Vocative Bikini Wilh a Hinl of scuba diving adventure to it. The Cost s7s. Jantzen also features a zippered Vest suit dubbed tie sea Hunt which diver Mike Nelson would doubtlessly appreciate. In designing jag swimwear. The creative ideas come from my own Active life style sporting events International altitudes trends and Williams said. Still even those who achieve less than the image of perfection portrayed by the swimsuit models will Likely be Able to find a suit thai works for them. Such of Gillils Are called solution prints can camouflage Ligure lulls More than solids. A Sheath or skirted suit can hide heavy nips. A Maillot made with a Girdle in the Lummy area oilers another solution. Women who buy the Deweese jag and Calalina products will find retail prices starting around sz5 and lopping about $60, gotten of Israel an International manufacturer prices a bit higher with Many offerings in the $80 Range. Swimwear however in t limited to the Beach anymore. Pollex also makes accessories trial Render swimwear acceptable Lor evening Wear and social evenly said spokeswoman Vleko Abrans. The Pollex offerings feature Maillot bikinis and thongs along with swimming minis thai can be worn to town and flounced skirts and stretch dresses Lor dancing irl some of the influence of last year s Papular choices can be seen in animal and Horal prints which remain popular. Metallic fabrics arc out at Calalina according to june Wylia of the los Angeles based swimwear Manula Lurer. They Havo born replaced with a Subtle Hinl of foil just enough to catch the Eye and hold it stripes Are also Back on the lash on menu she said. Stripes stripes stripes she said. Vertical Diagonal horizontal or interjected with More stripes Are he Active ingredients of some of the newest pal terns " said Wyne. Catalina is offering suits in colors that feature Rich earthen tones of Sienna Taupe or charcoal gentle pastels of mint Coral Pink Lilac and ice Blue. Fruit colors ate also on the fashion plate such As Cherry Grapa Raspberry or Apple grew she said gotten colors include red Ade. Yellow Turquoise Pink Bronze Denim and Champagne. Go sex textures involve weaving techniques that feature puckered. Crinkled seersucker and metallic. A1 Deweese the company describes ii As Young in spirit yet Well bred in ils silhouettes and level of nothing is More Perm Nofil in fashion 1han Good Laate said designer Lorraine Roesa in a statement other philosophy. Wentni us hoi port ref to Laus mrw Tan Fastic new York times unwary or Sun starved american Consumers Are snapping up self tanning products at a record rate cosmetics companies report. The Active ingredient in these creams and lotions reacts with the protein in the upper layers of the skin imparting a yellow Brown color. The ingredient is harmless according to lha food and drug administration How Good ii makes you look is open to debate. Directions must be followed closely. The products will stain unevenly if the skin is not smooth and they tend to collect in deep creases. Sinique one of the Many cosmetics companies thai Market a self tanning product says a better Way to lint the face is with another of its products a bronzing gel treat yourself to a proper Bra by Georcia Dullea new York times Une e. Kenton Cors Eliere to Queen Elizabeth ii has just completed a fortnight of fittings in new York a Metropolis Tseming with women wearing the wrong brassieres. They should nol be faulted however As roughly 75 percent of the world s bras do not really fit their wearers. This is an Industry estimate thai Kenton has vowed 1o change. Accordingly the 50-year-old Ceis Eliere was in Henri benders lingerie department taking Tea Wilh customers and presiding Over the lilting rooms. Treat yourself to a proper Bra her voice floated Down the aisle. Dot Eal tha Alana i hefted to Bloomingdale s. Where she also conducted fillings. Both stores Are introducing ready made undergarments irom Rigby 6 peller in London where Kenlon and her husband. Harald Are Ca directors. Tha labels on their garments Bear the Royal insignia and the inscription "0y appointment to her majesty Queen Elizabeth we re lha Only Cne Wilh the Royal warrant in the Kenton said. Quite honestly it is a great Honor because mine is As personal a Royal appointment is one can her remarks were addressed to a woman being hooked into a Waist Cine her and Matching Bra. Staring into a Mirror the woman wondered aloud whether undergarments Tike those she was being fitted Lor could be found in a lingerie collection at say Buckingham Palace. I never discuss what lha Queen wears the Corset Era replied. She was no less circumspect about the Queen Mother. Princess Margaret and other royally who fancy her made to measure undergarments Princess di7 the woman in the Waist a Anchor persisted. Bui the Royal Corset Era seemed not to have heard. As for lha Waist Cine her and Bra done in a while Cotton Wilh a country print and trimmed in ribbons they Cost 720 and �570 respectively Tho Price was dear it was acknowledged but Here was underwear that could double As outerwear when worn with a Long skirt or dinner suit. Moreover the Royal warrant guaranteed the garments Worth As valuable the woman thought not. Later when the fitting rooms were quiet Kenlon wandered out front where tier line of Dainty bras and briefs Sal plumped up in baskets amid Flowers and bowls of Potpourri. Shu look a seat beside the Tea Carl. A maid in a fussy uniform offered her a cup of Earl Grey. She smiled and said if was almost like being Home. Hers is the last made to measure corsetry left in Britain Sha said. She still keeps on file the patterns of hundreds of customers. Yel much has changed. About 30 years ago when Kenlon began working at her father s shop in London the average Bra size was my. Then came the birth control Pill healthier eating patterns and the exercise Boom. As a result the average size has advanced to 36b, she said adding that the Correct size is probably 34c or d. The Bra Doten t fit so they buy the neat she said shaking her head but they Haven t gotten bigger around the Back they be gotten Fuller in the cup. In actual fact they shoud go Down a size and up a cup but who will counsel them in Britain As in the United states major department stores once employed trained filters. The fillers Uwel in sheif tape measures in the Lale 1960s, however As pantyhose and the natural look with soft bras or no bras prevailed. Then support bras came Back and now. At the Bra counters contusion abounds. All these acres of bras in stores in America the horse there marvelled. I be never seen so Many bras and so Many Salesgirl who were in lampshades the Day before. The Salesgirl aay it it s nol hanging up. We Haven t got it. Ii it does t fit try something else but what to try really and truly this is a tremendous problem Kenton is doing her bit by giving i an Long seminars for the sales staff at the two stores that carry her goods. In just two Days at benders she said so Many worn have come to a and said 1 have a drawer tul of bras i can t Wear. I can t find a Bra to til to " bras with the Royal warrant Are available at benders in Seftas 32a to 36o from $55 to $75. At Bloomingdale s. The ranges Are 32a to 0 and $25 to j110. Page 14 the stars and stripes Friday my
