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An almost staple item with
any gentlemen’s wardrobe is the
all-weather coat. This versatile
garment allows the university
man to get a raincoat plus a
warm putercoat for blue north
ers. A variety of colors are
available from ivory to black.
The introduction of acyrlic fibers
has put this coat in reach of the
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Ivy League, Continental
Combining Styles This Fall
This year Ivy League and Con
tinental styles have been com
bined to show the best liked
points of each.. There will not be
any sharp changes in men’s
clothing but there is enough va
riety to suit any personality.
You’ll never have a better chance
to add to or build your wardrobe
because the vested three-button
suite, reflecting regular Ivy tail
oring with various Continental
modifications remains almost the
same.
The trend for natural shoulders
and standard length jackets is
still in vogue. The minor chang
es are slightly wider lapels and
a moderately slimmer outline
showing up in the trimmer jacket
waists and narrower trousers.
If you want something dis
tinctive the newer one- and two-
button suits are the answer.
Suit colors are livelier; lighter
blues, grays, and browns are the
most popular but dark olive is
out. Last year’s bold patterns
are expected to be more subtle.
You’ll find this fall’s clothes
more comfortable because of the
shift towards softer fabrics.
The sports jacket look will be
generally rough in fabric, light
in color and in bold pattern. The
big news is the change from
smooth, hand-finished material to
rugged, manly finishes. Large
patterns will show up in almost
every combination from checks
to plaids, but even more notice
able will be the unusual patterns
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Of particular notice to college
men are blazers, better known on
campus as college blazers. The
classic navy-blue blazer will be
challenged this year by the pop
ular camel tones; rich burgundy
or maroon shades show promise
of showing up often.
The recent trend in trim, func
tionally tailored slacks will re
main in force. Some more ven
turesome trousers will utilize
stretch materials. Last year’s
darker pants will still be around,
but you might want to add a
pair in one of the new clay tones.
The “avant garde” will be in
terested in the introduction of
suede trim both on pockets and
belt loops, while the more con
servative will see the return of
vertical, on-seam pockets.
The sport-outer wear is seeing
its most active season this year.
It will remain close to last year’s
style except for brighter, wilder
colored linings. The knee-length
and three-quarter outer - gar
ments will feature detachable
hoods, patch pockets, cleanly de
fined yokes; jackets will also
have bold plaid, striped or pile
linings, and will include remova
ble fur collars and a choice of
buttons or zippers.
The urbane dresser looks with
favor upon the return of the tra-
uitional topcoat. Although in a
wide variety of fabrics and pat
terns, the neat herringbone de
signs will be predominate.
Subdued patterns and dark col
ors will be the standard, with un
adorned fly fronts and slightly
padded shoulders for the
squared-off outline.
Last year’s boldly styled rain
wear will give way to conserva
tive colors and classic tailoring.
Both the single-breasted and re
cently revived double-breasted
trench coats will be knee length.
They will primarily be sand color
or the new muted London tan fol
lowed closely by last year’s pop
ular black holding up the rear.
On the sweater scene brushed
surfaces and bulky knits are
surging back strongly. The
fleecy look will be seen in pat
terns and solids, in coat models
and pullovers, while the bulky-
style will be keeping active men
in front. You’ll find both in light
weight knits just perfect for this
climate.
The turtlenecked sweater is
perfect for wearing under an
open-neck sport shirt. The ski-
styled sweater will appear not
only in the well known multicol
ors, but in new double-hued com
binations as well.
You will note with pleasure
the increasing acceptability of
knitted outer garments in places
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Fashions
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up inereasing-ly fcliis year in com
bination with sports jackets and
slacks.
and times formerly reserved for
more formal apparel. In this
line sweaters with suede elbow
patches and pocket trim will ap
pear prominently on many coat-
style sweaters.
Sleeveless sweaters will show
If most of your dress shirts
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hair* line stripes.
Blue stripes will continue to be
a staple, and black on white and
black in combination with red
promise to be popular.
The sport shirt will merge
tastefully and functionally with
the dress shirt. The casual num
ber will resemble its more formal
counterpart in every way except
collar size. It has none. It will
utilize the same fabrics and ex
act sleeve length.
Shirts will be tapered but a
word of caution on tailoring. Be
sure to have it taken in only at
the waist because if it is taken in
the full length of the shirt it will
pull the shoulder seams out of
place. Depending on your size a
suppression of five or six inches
should do the trick.
Buttondown collars which are
available in traditional styles are
still preferred. Leave the tabs
for your teenage brother.
The void left by the change
to a more formal sport shirt will
be readily filled by the wide va
riety of cotton knits available in
every color. These sporty gar
ments can be found in turtle neck
and button-down models. The col
ors this year tend toward great
er length and less spread.
The striped shirts this season
leave two basic choices in neck
wear. For the fashion wise man
there is the bold stripe on stripe
pattern. The more conservative
man will look for simpler designs
with a lot of background color
showing. The basic color should
be in harmony with the jacket.
Knit ties wall of course work fine
in black, deep maroon and bur
gundy with striped shirts. Tie
widths will vary between 2% and
2% inches.
Belts, on the other hand, will
be VA inches wide. Plain and
exotic-grain leathers with simple
buckles will be the standard for
school, business and most casual
wear.
Shoes this year will be brown
whereas black shoes only recent
ly made up 75 per cent of the
shoes on the street. This season
colors wall be a 50-50 proposi
tion. All the regular styles will
still be around but the pace-set
ters will be stepping out in styl
ish tassel loafers. Socks will con
tinue to appear in dark solid
colors.
Tradition, combined with a va
riety, promises to be the thing
for men’s clothes this fall and
winter.
A Relaxed Look
Sweaters, pullover or but
toned, lend a casual, re
laxed look in the collegiate
style. Ideal for classwear
or a casual date, they com
pliment continental or ivy-
league shirts, worn with
tie or open-collar.
Colors
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button down collar (the most
popular) or the dressy tab. The
British influence in stripes is
very noticable.
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