European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Of persian Lamb left Ana Silver Fox right Are among the fashionable fun Tor Winter. Both at these carry american designer labels. By Anne Marie Schiro new York times or discounts this season in now York City started before the its Frost and advertisements promised. Mink coals Lor As mile As $1,499. What kind of Mink can you gel at thai Price probably Ong thai is dyed and made in Asia or Greece of to nor skins according to Vic a Sziber. A designer and author of How la buy a fur trial makes you look like a a on Villard books. 1986. While Low prices May draw customers she said Many people will end up buying something in the $5,000 to $6.000 Range. Higher priced Luis Are noticeably Lusher glossier and softer. Other evidence of Quality can be Lound under the lining which to Allacher to the pelts. The underside o an undyed Pelt should be creamy pvt vol Wilh close so inches and tight even scams. The preferred technique Lor working Mink skins Anlo a coat called lolling out. Involves Slich no narrow slivers of fur to Gelhar into strips with ribbons of. Leather Between them there should be no visible signs of joining on the tur Side fur author Idieo agree Hal the Best minks Are bred in the United Stales and that the Best Lur garments Are Manulat a cd in arc in Canada France. Italy and stand Navia because Breeding has produced minks in a wide Range of colors Only inferior Sana am dyed. To protect Consumers Federal Law in the United slates requires thai fur garments be lab eted Wilh the following information the name of the Lur in Plain English country of origin of the pelts any processing such As dyeing and Helhor Lull partial or pieced pelts were used. By Catherine Cook tha Baltimore Sunc apes get slopped on gel stuck in ear doors and let in an awful lot of Chilly breezes but they keep coming Back in fashion every Tew years because they have such a wonderful sense of Romance and drama Aboul thetis. It s been at least five years since designers in the United slates paid much atle lion to capes their Las big moment came in the mid-70s so selection in recent years has been sparse. But this tall we re loaded Wilh says fran mess buyer Lor the store lid. The awing and litre of capes fit in Well with fashion s general movement toward shapes that Fly away from the body. Swing Back jackets. Have Boon popular Lor a couple of seasons and trapeze style Coats dominate coat selections for tall. You la also see a great Many Capell collars trimming blouses dresses and coals. The wrap and Fang capes also reinforce the new wrap and lie trend that s seeing a tremendous growth in oversize scarfs shawls and stoles. Capes and shawls received a big boost Lor his loll when designers in Paris and new Yor endorsed the iook1 Kail Lagerveld created swaggering highwayman cloaks Yves Saint Laurent won acclaim Tor simple elegant shells and Adrienne Villarini Anno Klein and Many others wrapped up their ensembles with oversize adapt Well to a variety of temperatures they can be worn now Clive. Chittock. A buyer for hamburgers a retail store in Baltimore says and As you get into cooler weather there s room enough so Hal you can Wear a Blazer or Sull underneath and not led constricted As you might with a regular coat.". Most of the ones he chose have Handy Button closings or Hooks which Are less awkward than the wrap Anri lying variety which require. Constant adjustment As you Hail a cab or Endeavor to reach Inlo your shoulder bag. Unlike the mid-705 versions he capes available today Chittock says Are softer and have a Lilloo More drape. Back then they were fairly structured and in heavier weight is Hess sees we renewed popularly of capes As part of the accessory explosion. People can Wear them with different shawls on lop they re a terrific jewelry vehicle when hey have a Scarf tie and you add a great pin they re also very Good Lor the simple Cut of a Capo can sol off a hat the Way a structured coat Wilh Collar cannot. They also set off gloves which Are available this season in More colors and patterns than. Ever. Hess does t believe capes should a worn Only by tall women one of the Nice features tips for petites associated press y is of be heard the Adago about Good things coming h Small packages for Iho fashion Industry that Means Petite. Fashions for Iho Small woman generally defined ass Leet t and under. Although in s olten a Otto neglected or Al least considered secondary by most main Lieam designers one in three american women id the role Wilh some 24 million spending billions of dollars annually in retail Salos according to the National retail merchants association. Forman s opened a new York lower Easl Side slope Lor Beliles two years ago and recently asked some 100 of its customers to a St those they consider the 10 Best dressed Beliles. The lop 10 we a first lady Nancy Reagan television newscasters Connie Chung and Jane Pauley actresses Morgan Fairchild Donna Mills Jane Seymour Elizabeth Taylor. Victoria principal. Joan Rivers ands Ian Lucci Sonie do and Jan is far petrels ram Forman s Don t Wear Large prints cropped jackets tunics full or swirl skirts High waisted pants do Wear Short pleated of slim skirts a Juson lops longer jackets jumpsuits filled dresses of the ones we have Are Hal they also come in Shorter lengths for the Shorter woman to she adds that capos can hide a multitude of sins and allow for the dramatic while some capes make in difficult Lor one to carry a shoulder bag because the bag keeps slipping Ottil one s arms Are inside. Is Hess says Many women opt Lor wearing the shoulder bag inside or even Bandolier style across to chs i Dino wearer has a dramatic Binl. As the holidays approach Velvel and Satin capes and stoics will begin arriving in the glares offering an option to the conventional fur or Ctol coat Tor evening. A Cape tet in Dusty Pink by Galliano it part of the fall accessory explosion. Ember 7,1988 the stars and stripes Page 15
