| Show Make Sure Suit Suits You Agent gent Advises Suits are considered major purchases in our clothing bud bud- budget get Because they are expensive clothing items the wise shopper will make a plan based on her needs and wants before she buys says Ora Fay Oviatt county home agent with Utah State University Extension Ser vices CONSIDER the following fea features tures before purchasing a suit are re fabric and trimmings of food quality will garment with with- withstand stand wear and does it have easy to care for features are aregood aregood good workmanship and proper construction methods evident Is It properly sized to insure a good fit is it becoming to the wearer in style and color are color and style correct for the wardrobe When judging fabric for a suit factual tags or labels will help Information labels should tell the fibers it Is made of special finishes used and percentage of fibers used LESS EXPENSIVE suit coats tend to be skimpy on tailoring and finishing details Look for narrow unfinished seams a alining alining lining that does not lie smoothly or poor stitching which are signs of poor finishing Mrs Oviatt says good work work- workmanship manshIp in suits give a mark of quality to the garment This de desired sired bythe feature Is determined by the way the garment is cut sewed and finished and by the type of trimming or detail that thatis thatIs is used Is the garment cut with the grain If cut off of grain the coat or skirt will sag out of shape and will not wear well Seams should be flat and even evenIn evenin In width On tweed or loosely woven fabric they should be bound or double stitched Look for Oat flat hems even in width with stitching invisible from right side and finished with good quality tape BUTTONHOLES should fit over buttons evenly not too long or too short Be certain ma chine made buttonholes are a r e firmly worked even and close stitched Oftentimes the quality of the whole suit may be determined by the lining and the way it is put in Good buys in suits have linings that are serviceable and good looking Poor quality lin lin- lining ing wears out pulls out at the thes s ams shrinks changes color and ahe sometimes will not dry clean Mrs Oviatt concluded |
