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Show Mi. f ,1 I t f te?-- I . f STIjr jialt Jalcr rtbnnr Clmoin Kijlii Profusion Section H Vacations and Leisure W-- 2 Page One Sunday Morning, August 8, 1982 Former Teacher Gels Credit W-- 5 W-- 4 UL rt V-- fM ?" , ' Iiw w. P . rj iX-- Tribune Fashion Editor When warm breezes change to cold winds, a woman can go to all lengths, widths and heights in fashion. Whatever women choose to wear this fall will be nght. Designers have made sure their clothes are long enough to keep warm and sufficiently lean to make them feel graceful. Designers and manufacturers seem more attuned to the fact that few women are able to pitch out all of last years clothes and spend hundreds of dollars on a new wardrobe. Most women are interested in building a wardrobe. They want to look with a few investments. A good investment means quality clothing that will serve well for a number of seasons. Fall clothing is now available in stores. A preview shows odds are in the " " consumers favor for successful By Carolyn Monson waft 4 ? ft fUIk&xss 4r' - mi shop- ping. Some choices for fall include: Think long and SILHOUETTES lean and youll have fall's newest proportion. Long tunics, sweaters or blouson tops go over long, lean skirts and long pants. Equally important is long over short. A boxy three-quartlength jacket is worn over a slim, skirt. Hemlines are a dead issue. Lengths scoot from knee to ankle. Mid-calhowever, forms the long, lean line. Other important silhouette considerations include short worn over long and short wom over full Although fall clothes are trimmer, they are still loose and er knee-slammi- f, There are SUCCESS DRESSING plenty of good suits and dresses meant for the executive suite. Haberdashery looks dominate, with such menswear fabric favorites as herringbones, gray Pr- chalk-stripes, flannels, s, ,jn if V ' Hr ince of Wales plaids and Glen Ellen plaids. Suit jackets, both single and double-breasteare wom over straight skirts, slim pleated skirts, skirts with controlled fullness or cuffed trousers. Coat dresses offer a fresh alternative to suits. SKINS Leathers and suedes are plentiful. Most designers are content to play around with coloring, but a few go a step further and work with texture. If in need of a SWEATERS summer project, knit yourself a sweasweater or one that ter. The hand-knhas triple looks as if it were hand-kni- t, the status of those obviously machine-knit- . Sweater vests, peplum sweaters, sweaters with pleated sleeves, tweedy-lookin- g sweaters and those with a g motif are considered sampler-lookinfall winners PANTS Pants have settled down to a few select looks. The funny ones have vanished. There are trousers, cut full and cuffed; slacks, cut straight and in loose, long; culottes, cut to mid-cal- f slart-hk- e shapes; and the fancy city short, hitting right above the knee and meant to be wom with opaque hose or knee socks. The tuxedo look is AFTER FIVE the big evening favorite. Metallics, wom during daylight as well as starlight last fall, are now limited to t. Lames, sequins, nailheads and bright shiny beads are meant to attract and bounce back all available light. COLOR Black dominates with red, white and turquoise right behind. There also are the true autumn shades such as persimmon, hyacinth, berry, gold, teal, pewter and stone. COATS The final layer is apt to be the versatile cape that may be wom during the day over a suit and still go out in the evening over a dress. The other popular fall coat shape is the bathrobe coat, wrapped and sashed, sometimes called, the robe coat. SHOES Classic pumps, plain or bowed, most often in gleaming black patent leather and in low to high heel heights, are to be wom with just about everything. With the black shoe, goes sheer black hoisery. d, it after-sunse- f . $ -- I V $ 52g5.Wv VNV V. Martin shows the executive suit by Tahari. The long, loose jacket over short, Virginia slim skirts fall silhouette. y 4HT 4 .,--' s r; - r a & Jr! I''1' 1 :? a Mr TV Si W Leather remains important for fall. Suede top is by Nicole Miller, above. Liz Claiborne designs, shown by LeeAnn Laver, left, prove patterns in like tones do mix. )'4 44 $ v ; t j :W. ? i i'n. PrVti f Norma Kamalis corduroy dress has her signature in exaggerated shoulders, snapped front and easy skirt. Tribune staff photos are by Urn Kelly. Fashions from Nordstrom. Setting, Wheeler Farm. s' -- " -- trxi is-V- T4 V Mi i' M Vft jf ' t T i; t. m 1 rt fO 5ir I fV , lb. a. V . 81 s ' l u i. .. M - 'r i -- ' |
