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Show Slacks Gain in Popularity For W ork and Leisure Wear Bv CHERIE NICHOLAS f : y-h ' : rT l'fil4 ; i ? : L-Yt X IT : V"- -3 1 it' -x 1 !k1 i P Y f k PVERYWHERE women are feel-fel . ' ing an urge within to be prac- IV ''v.' ! k - tical-minded in regard to "clothes." LsLs-Sv Ts PVERYWHERE women are feel- j ing an urge within to be prac- tical-minded in regard to "clothes." Entering new fields of work as so many are during these strenuous times, taking up new and arduous jobs for the first time, women are not waiting for fashion to tell them what to wear, but spontaneously they have adopted well-tailored slacks and slacks suits as the practical prac-tical thing for voluntary defense work, for factory work, for defense farming and gardening, for first aid and for the endless list of patriotic activities now going on at high speed. Not that the enthusiasm for slacks ends with the utility aspect of the what-to-wear question, for there's just as much excitement going on in regard to slacks costumes to wear in off-duty hours spent in leisure and relaxation, or in active sports. As a result of this unanimous demand de-mand for women's slacks for everyday every-day wear as well as for leisure moments, mo-ments, designers have rushed to produce pro-duce a larger and more varied collection col-lection of attractive styles than ever before in both costumes and "separates." "sep-arates." An excitingly wide range of attractive fabrics especially designed de-signed for these costumes has appeared ap-peared in fine rayon constructions which offer style, beauty and wearing wear-ing quality at prices to suit any woman's budget and requirements. Spun rayon reproductions of classic clas-sic linen, silk, wool and worsted constructions are more interesting than ever this season. In the popular popu-lar price range, slacks and slacks suits appear frequently in spun rayon fabrics of the linen, shantung shan-tung and gabardine types, as well as smart covert, hopsacking, flannel flan-nel and fine-wale corduroy interpolations. interpo-lations. For heavy manual labor in factories, denim made to withstand wear and tear scores high. This serviceable never-wear-out material comes in several smart colors in addition to the traditional blue. The vogue for bright shirts with neutral slacks has inspired the smart combination done in fine-tailored fine-tailored spun rayon shown at the lower left in the above illustration. The slacks in light beige are full-cut. The full-sleeved windbreaker blouse In a lighter-weight version of the same material is gaily plaided in rose, green and beige. Other costumes cos-tumes use contrasting shirts in spun rayons or challis or jersey types. Careful tailoring distinguishes the ' easy-to-wear slacks suit shown in the foreground on the seated figure. It is in a fine linen-type spun rayon which tailors beautifully and is both cool and practical. The straight-cut slacks are topped by a matching short-sleeved shirt which can be worn as a tuck-in blouse or as a flattering hiplength jacket. As smart and comfortable on a defense job as it is at a summer resort re-sort the attractive slacks costume at the top left, in the above illustration illustra-tion follows the fashion by teaming contrasting colors of the same fabric. Fine spun rayon in a chic linen weave is used in red-striped beige for the sporting shirt. The slacks of the same material are in deep blue. New this season are tapered slacks. Many women with slim figures fig-ures are adopting them for the- sake of streamlined flattery. In addition to the more utilitarian styles the tapered slacks are being made in fine spun rayon acetate twills, in acetate, rayon sharkskins and also in wrinkle-resistant alpaca weaves. These are designed for leisure wear after the manner shown at the top right in the above picture. Here the blouse of snowy acetate rayon crepe reflects. the South American gaucho influence in its ruffled front. Worn with slim-lined slacks of sooty black novelty-textured rayon shantung and a bright red cummerbund the costume cos-tume is picturesque and flattering. flatter-ing. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) |