Pattern-mixing is in for men
There's an interesting new aspect in the current men's fashion field. It's called pattern-mixing. Men can win handsomely provided they play by the rules.
Men's wear patterns today are mixed, in most cases, in a manner that's entirely unlike that
in the women's fashion world.
in the women's fashion world. Like stripes with stripes. Or stripes with checks. Or stripes with plaids. It's all good fashion. Eut handsome results are achieved only by the tasteful blending of the right patterns.
Never mix the same size stripes.
A wide-striped tie should be used with a thin-striped shirt, for example.
Wide-striped ties also are recommended for mixing with other patterns such as a checked or a softly lapped sport coat.
Paisley print ties, the height of
fashion now, also blend well with small stripes—either in shirts or sport coats (but not both at the same time).
Other fie patterns—such as wide-spaced polka dots, diamonds, etc. can be mixed with stripes in shirts or coats.
pantiment for a plaid or striped sport coat.
When choosing and mixing patterns, however, remember that two's enough and three's too loud.
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Print ascots—paisley and otherwise—are a distinctive accom-
Daily Kansan Monday, December 5, 1966
Fashion tips booklet raises various queries
In selecting gifts for their men, most women find the holiday an excellent chance to influence subly men's tastes—and this is especially true in the category of apparel gifts.
Although not every man realizes it, women consider Christmas as a day of challenge and opportunity.
Recently when a nationally known men's clothing manufacturer offered a free brochure on tips for men's dress, a number of women expressed themselves
vividly on what they considered the need for improvement in their men's fashions.
WHOLE ONE woman: "I'm sure the booklet will be very helpful to my menfolk for they sure need it." Another wrote for two brechures, requesting that the company need not tell the recipients who requested them. She added: "The two males could use some blints very bad because their dress is a mess."
Another also requested two brochures and anonymity, explaining; "Neither would appreciate my attempt to change dressing atrocities but both are desperately in need of help."
JUST RIGHT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
This sport coat is perfect for numerous other occasions, too, like a Caribbean cruise of casual leisure next summer. The fabric is a lustrous Italian cotton that's woven in Italy. It will also make him trimly modern, thanks to the distinctive styling highlighted by slanted flap pockets and side vents.
Season's Greetings!
Fruit Cakes Assorted Christmas Cookies
Probably the most pointed commentary was: "Maybe my slob of a husband will read it. He won't listen to me."
DRAKE'S 907 Massachusetts
And that's just the point Women who feel their men "won't listen" can influence them almost subliminally by the selection of the right gift. Men's clothing manufacturers freely admit the invaluable assistance women give many men in their selection of apparel.
BUT IT'S A precarious road to travel and not without pitfalls. A woman has to decide just how far she can safely go in influencing a man's taste before he either rebels or refuses to wear the item. In either case, she has lost her war.
In selecting such things as a sports jacket, or even a shirt, it's best to know the "look," or to state it another way, the fashion image, that best fits the man in question.
A majority of men has definite opinions about whether it wants the classic styling of a natural shoulder suit or the look-ahead lines of an advance-fashion model.
Armed with this preference, a woman can make a wiser choice.
"TM DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS . . . "
Or maybe it's a bright Christmas when the sports jacket is in one of the handsome new shades. The jacket is the Bombay blazer, official coat of the Bob Hope Desert Classic Golf Tournament which will be held in February in Palm Springs, Calif. The colors range from the colorful and bright, such as illustrated here, to the mid-tones and into the rich darks. Edge-stitching enhances the trim lines. So do the metal buttons and patch pockets.
ARENSBERG'S
819 MASS.
You'll love Muffins the cozy slipper from Oomphies
Made of fine leather or suede with fluffy shearling collar and lining-there is nothing in this world more comfortable and adorable than MUFFIN
White Kid
Blue Kid
Pink Kid
Gold Suede
Green Suede
Toast Suede
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