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Show Spring styles dote on cotton Lean and body-hugging is the way sportswear shapes up for spring and summer. And, in turn, cotton knit shapes up as the fabric most favored for the look. Knit-picking designers have turned to pure cotton as the naturally ventilated fabric with the soft drapeability that allows it to move with the body ... a quality just as essential es-sential to fashion as to comfort. com-fort. As a result, you'll see more cotton knits this season than ever before. They're turning up in striped tank tops, beach baby shirts, and trim body shirts ... in man-tailored culottes cu-lottes and supple polo dresses ... in short shorts and long widelegged pants. Another reason for the spring swing to cotton knit is the great variety of colors and textures it offers. The old basic knit colors are giving way to flamboyant and subtle combinations, and designers de-signers say cotton offers a wider range of color possibilities possibili-ties than any other fabric. On the bright side, the season's sea-son's colors run from flame red to Baghdad gold ... in shades that rival summer's own brilliance. More subtle are the palest of blues and toast-like neutrals. Double knits, terry knits, boucles and lisles abound in unlimited stripe combinations, solids, and floral prints. |