Show Outdoor 90 Where Does Mom Keep Her Memories? FASHION Classy sweats Active wear is cool just about anywhere more of us make exercise casual part of daily life — from morning walks to weekend tennis — fashionable fitness gear is booming That translates this summer into fuller fits fun footwear classier looks More active families and waning inct terest in gym routines mean “people like to be outside more’ says Dana Taryn of the Tobe Report a fashion consulting firm And they’re finding the new beach cycling and hiking gear is “comfortable functional and acceptable anywhere" Besides “Bodywear is just cooL" Here’s a look at what’s cooking in summer wear As high-impa- the keeper of memories Not only Mom memories important to you but they is are important to Mom as well She enjoyed watching you grow up From your first words and steps to your first “A” in school to graduations and weddings memories of the good times are cherished All it takes to bring those times back to Mom is seeing an object that reminds her of an occurrence A memento Over the years various mementos have accumulated around the house Coveted Hallmark greeting cards trinkets framed photographs e crafts they all bring back memories of times good past They may be tucked away in a drawer or stored in an old hat box Now Mom can keep these treasures where they can be easily reached inside her pretty Mother’s Day Hallmark Decorator Box When she opens her box of memories and looks at the mementos she begins to! reminisce The memories start flowing In the box of keepsakes is a faded IOU tucked inside a Mother’s Day card The IOU promised you would wash the dishes every day for a week Mom has received more expensive gifts from you over the years but never one she has treasured more When your 8th grade school photograph emerges from the box you both laugh and think of the same event that took place years ago You could not find a thing to wear for the photo and were panicked Mom came through for you by putting a nice ensemble together with clothes that were right in front of you the entire time in your closet She got you out the door and off to school just in the nick of time Now the picture that reminds you of that special day is safely tucked away in Mom’s pretty box This reminiscing brings you and Mom closer together Mom has become keeper of the memories with her box of mementos So next time you see your mother sitting with her Decorator Box of mementos sit down and reminisce with her Memories are best enjoyed when they are shared together hand-mad- ‘ COOL New from CLOTHES de- mand traction and protection And ideal the y’re for beachcombing walkand all-ov- er ing particularly for kids and other tender feet Also new on the foot front: a women’s model of the popular Teva sport sandals ($40) — a sturdy nylon-strappthong sandal with a Velcro ankle strap wove They’re light enough to swim in sturdy enough to climb in Also new: smaller kids sizes and a riot of cheerful colors from turquoise to Inca stripe and Maya check Prices: $25 for the kids’ stuff to $70 for the Pro which features double-lockistraps and soles of Stealth rubber ed ng cuttin- Hind: g-edge The popular double tank right cotton-polyest- —a pullover-jack- et anorak — is or knee-lengbade Campers from the ’60s know it rainwear as the ultimate The North Face the Berkeley Calif manufacturer of mountaineering equipment offers the cagoule in lightweight waterproof nylon taffeta with a mountaineering-styl- e adjustable hood and a kangaroo pocket ($85) The bottom of the coat snaps into the hem to become shirt-leng-th The hooded “ca-goul- e” th ne er T-l- ux SI 5 women’s spandex T-t$16 Soflex Capri Tight in cotton-Lyc- ra spandex $24) From Patagonia comes AC (as in sportswear perhaps reflecting founder Yvon Chouinard’s switch from rock climbing to tropical flyfishing The company calls A C “technical sportswear” but you’d look good in these full-ccottons even while doing some lounging around The crocodile-pri- nt shin ($59 for men $55 for women) cotand AC shorts of a loose-weaton ($42) are cool in every sense op ut non-techni- ve SOFT RAINWEAR CAMPY wears well in the gym afterward at the store or without the outer tank outside on a hot day (outer SHOES Now even the littlest ones can toddle along in Nike’s new Baby Aqua Socks ($1995) due in midsummer and joining last year’s hit Aqua Socks for adults and kids (both $30) The king slippers with rubber goo fy-lsoles and stretchy nylon tops are great for such sports as windsurfing or sail oo ing which SWIFT SHORTS Subliminal neons in magenta and blue highlight Sideout’s new summer graphic print shorts ($36) made of a Supplex nylon that’s as soft as cotton The Pasadena-base- d company made a splash with colorful beach volleyball shirts in 1984 and now has active wear that can go from volleyball court to tennis court Jimmy’Z another stalwart of the still-hCalifornia beach look also bets bathers will shun neons for softer “washed neon” hues of cerise and blue The company has upped the ante by combining washed neon colors in women’s denim shorts ($36-$4and nylon jackets ($49-- $ 58) By Nancy Shute quick-dr- y ot 2) USA WEEKEND April 27-2- 9 1990 9 |