University Daily Kansan, February 23, 1983
Bill Hosford/KANSAN
Campy garb from the Roaring 20s, modeled by Michelle Thebo, Lawrence sophomore, and Lawrence resident Brad Bloom, is just one of the secondhand fashions available at the Etc. Shop, 10 W. 9th St.
Resurrected '40s styles trendy wear for parties
By PAM THOMPSON
Staff Reporter
Some of the trendiest looks in fashion today have been around for more than 30 years — in storage.
Vintage garments from the 1940s and 1950s and often smelling like moth balls and cedar chests, have become very popular, said a Lawrence used-clothing store owner, Barb French.
"And they're kind of neat, too."
"The economy has dictated that old things now have value and worth."
French said she was being "run ragged" by the success of the two second-hand clothing and costume stores she operated, until she consolidated her inventories into Barb's Vintage Store, 918 in Massachusetts St.
NOW BER INVENTORY ranges from a 10-cent box of old jewelry, to a $125 Nazi fireman's coat, to a $1,000 full-length mink coat.
University of Kansas theme parties and other events such as Encore Week, which are designed to help the students combat the winter blues, generate a large portion of French's business, she said.
Business is best around Valentine's Day and Halloween, French said, although sales are brisk during the entire month of February because "people want to get out of the winter dolbrums."
A recent KU "Tacky Party" sent a lot of students to the Salvation Army, 16 E. Ninth St., in search of "the brightest," said Daniel Stephens, a sales clerk.
But some KU students do not use grey
days or special parties as a reason for wearing old clothing, David Kill, 1345 Kentucky St., said that he had been sporting the streamlined fashions from the '40s and '50s long before they became a trend.
"ITS A CHEAP, fun way to dress"
Kill said, "And you can meet great
people."
Although a regular at Lawrence's
the ETC Shop, 10 W. Ninth St, Kill said
he had traveled as far as southern
Cairo to visit the Cairo City to
purchase vintage clothing.
He said his favorite items included a 25-cent Navy pea coat, pegi leg-torader pants and pointed toe loafers — without the slot for the penny.
The ETC Shop co-owner, Linda Lester, said that many of her regular customers often stopped in the tiny, shiny aisle and keep up with the latest merchandise.
"We do take special orders for items we don't happen to have and just mark the customer's name off when we receive them." Lester said.
Lester and co-owner Linda Chaffin opened the shop 14 months ago, in a building built in 1900 — originally a hamburger stand.
"IT'S A LOT of work, but the kids are so much fun." Lester said.
Beth Wallace, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, said that she had heard about The ETC Shop by "word of recommendation" a lot of friends with her to the shop.
Another ETC Shop regular, Alison Sobiesk, Northbrook, III, senior said, that she began wearing vintage clothing like a man who wanted to look like everyone else."
"It's a refreshing change from the styles today." Sobies said.
Teen-agers to meet experts on PBS public-affairs show
NEW YORK — When PHS asked Jeff Greenfield to host the second season of its teen-oriented public affairs show, he knew his life had come full eclipse.
By United Press International
Greenfield, a regular CBS News correspondent and lively commentator on society and the media, may be edging in the direction of middle age, but she's not "wimp," "wimp," and "Why the World." so far, has been anything but pompous.
"I always told these things were run by middle-aged wimps," he said. "Now I look, and here I am, so that gives me a sense of strength." The woman is as lively and unapopulous as possible.
The program, founded by Walter Cronkite the Satellite Educational Service and produced by New York's PHS and UNC, has been a leader for the least motivated of students.
Where else could they sit in a classroom setting with the likes of Mike Wallace, Isaac Asimov or Buckminster Fuller as teachers?
The teenagers who come to question the experts on "Why in the World?" however, are, more than celebrity hunters. Most of them will be drawn, in the second season now under way, from New York's prestigious Bronx Science High School, and they are not the sort who are easily awed.
"They will be kids who will be
"I watch a lot of basketball and the kind of game I hate is when the referees take it over," he said. "People do not go to basketball games to watch referees and for me, the central job is to reference this.
Greenfield, who describes himself as "a public affairs junkie" when he was in high school, has been loaned to "Why not?" So the answer is mostly would be to stay out of the way.
relatively sophisticated and will be required to do a little homework and come on with some conversance about the issue and the person they'll be meeting," said Stephen Salyer, vice president and director of education.
"This show is about high school kids asking questions of people who have some knowledge and expertise. My job is to keep that conversation going if it flags — to amplify a question, to maybe turn the question back to the kids. It is not to have them watching me talk to the guests."
He said he would challenge the teenagers to press program guests as well.
"We're not talking about the topology of Mars here," he said. "This is the real thing and before the show, I'll say to the kids, 'You're the ones who are going to be in the rice paddies in a couple of days.' We'll just have them be on the unemployment line or registering for the draft, so don't hold back."
Clothes key to success in job interviews
By ANGELA HOISINGTON Staff Reperter
First appearances count when a student has only 20 minutes in a job interview and must compete in a tight job market, Julie Webster, assistant director of the KU Placement Center, said last week.
Staff Reporter
But careful wardrobe building during a student's college years, can lead to a good impression during the interview through conservative yet personalized clothing, said Jeff Cunningham of Mister Guzio, 620 Massachusetts St.
CLOTHING THAT CAN be beworn "until you wear it out" and classic styles are the best investment, Hawkins said.
Randy Gordon, owner of Britch's Corner, 943 Massachusetts St., said a student could be safe by seeing how a prospective company dress.
Neatness in appearance is a quality that June Eberhart, administrative assistant for the certified public accounting firm St. John's and Bennett, looks for in an applicant.
"When students look clean and neat," she said, "I've found that they tend to do their work in the same way."
Employers, Gordon said, expect students being interviewed to dress as their employees dress.
Tastes depend on the company, Webster said, but the placement center suggests a clean, conservative look for students who interact on interviewing rounds. She said the center tended to encourage short hair for men, with no beard.
WHEN STUDENTS WEAR suits to interviews, Webster said, it is best for both men and women to stay with styles that are never out of fashion.
Hawkins said navy, grey and neutral were the best colors to choose from when putting together an interview outfit.
From these solid, traditional colors,
Hawkins said, many combinations
are possible. Accessories such as ties,
bells, shoes and scarves can add color
and make the transition from season
to season.
The most important consideration,
Hawkins said, is to achieve a look that is
“sincere but not severe.”
He said an investment in something
such as silk ties would pay off in the long run because of their versatility and durability. And once students graduate, Hawkins said, they are usually faced with large expenses such as rent, leaving little money for clothing, a potentially important facet of a career.
Dressing for success key ingredient for women
By United Press International
LINCOLN, Neb. — The way up the corporate ladder is in a dull wool suit, says the author of two best-selling books on the subject of dressing for success.
"Blue, gray and dull are the people who run America," said John Molloy.
woke spoke at the University of nebraska-Lincoln last week.
Another important factor, she said, is making sure the interview suit or outfit is kent clean.
"There's always the possibility that an employer might call on short order and say," "Can you come down right now for an interview?" she said.
Molloy wrote "Dress for Success" and "Women's Dress for Success" and has advised people ranging from corporate leaders on what to wear.
Conservative, well-made business suits with classic lines remain an important ingredient in achieving
corporate success, especially for women, be said.
"IF YOU DON'T look like a winner, you'll probably never be one," Molloy said.
The darker the suit, the more authority the wearer projects.
Molloy said it was particularly important for women to dress with
FOR MEN, NAVY blue suits are best and gray is second best, he said. Ties are a must, and shoes always should be shined and in good condition.
Bv United Press International
NEW YORK — Her grandfather was a five-star general who became the 34th president of the United States. Her father was an army officer who served both in Europe and Korea and later married another man, who married into another first family.
But the careers of Anne Eisenhower never took a military or political turn.
Her direction was to interior design at first and now to fashion.
"I think David is the only one even leaning to politics," Eisenhower said of her brother, "But right now he's finishing three books on Granddad." David married Julie Nixon, daughter of former President Richard Nixon.
"GRANDAD." OF COURSE, was Dwight David Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe in World War II. He was president from 1953 until 1961 and was known affectionately as "Reel" he died in March 1965 as "Iman".
Eisenhower has had her own decorating firm for six years and now has joined with two other young socialites in the fashion venture. They have just shown their first collection, for summer, and ultimately plan to have
showrooms in New York, Miami and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The partners are Francesca Braschi,
24, daughter of Count and Countess Pier
Braschi, a 12th-century noble Italian
family, and Heiga Wagler, 37,
Austrian-born designer of seashell and
semi-precious stone jewelry.
The three were brought together by Celia Alvarez, chairman of La Romana Atelier, in Coral Gabbles, Fla. The other two, Alvarez is the chief financial backer.
"THE IDEA IS TO offer haute couture styling at pret-a-porter prices, with the line retailing from $200 to $400," said a spokesman for the atelier. All fabrics are of U.S. origin and the mani-makes them in U.S. origin and finishing, is done in Santo Domingo.
"We all want to buy each other's clothes." Eisenhofer said.
She continues to use her maiden name, although she was married to and divorced from Fernando Echavaria, who runs an export-import business from Bogota, Colombia. The couple had a daughter, Adriana, 13.
Eisenhower said she got a lot of fashion input from her teenager, "who loves getting dressed," and he was anyway. I think that era of dressing is passing, don't you?
"My fashion philosophy is that we're all so busy these days, sometimes too tired at the end of the day to change into something extra pretty.
Both her day and evening clothes lean to clean, classic silhouettes in a palette that ranges from white and soft pastels to strong primary colors. Gingham, plaid and tiny all-over prints are on taffeta, leather and cotton pique.
"BUT EVENING WEAR should make you feel and look wonderful. You don't have to have a bunch of ruffles to be feminine looking."
Eisenhower is one of four children of John Eisenhower, who, like his father, graduated from West Point and had a long military career, serving with the Army of Occupation in Europe and then Korea before he retired as a brigadier general in 1963. He was U.S. ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971.
Since then, he has turned to writing. His latest book is "Allies, Pearl Harbor and the Invasion."
She majored in art at the University of Massachusetts and studied at the New York School of Interior Design. She worked with the noted decorator Elisabeth Draper until she set up her own firm.
ories of her grandfather and grandmother. Mamie.
"My grandmother was full of advice on how to stay young looking," she said. "She plunged her face into ice water and she ended up dying day after day. She didn'
EISENHOWER HAS many mem-
"We children all had Secret Service for eight years when they said it but it didn't happen out of our hands."
Miss Eisenhower said she remem-
birth her grandfather as a disciplina-
ne.
'She used to say, 'Anne, I realize you are busy, but one day a week, stay in
"But I never looked on him as a political figure. I was 4 to 12 in his White House days. I remember he used to go over my report card," she said.
"He left any discipline of us children to our parents, but he had a marvelous way of letting you know if he disapproved of something.
"I DON'T THINK I was ever awd of my grassdad or the White House. After all, I was still a child. And then I was away at school.
"Maybe the one time it hit me most strongly was when he gave the message at boarding school. There was this wild applause and a standing ovation."
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