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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1973)
page 5b 1 :4 V, -.1 if- -S&vFr.yc 1 ' am . A - -i. Via 4 Allie Feeken, clothes by Quentin's Town and Campus. 4 1 J" ! rft If it Ate i J ' tS .-1 Ufa?, j..., : 1 r Patti Schneider, clothes by Hovland-Swanson. jeans, shorts, dresses, even coats and jackets are sporting elastic waistbands up to two inches wide. Bramble said the elastic waistband is comfortable and makes for a better fit. What's the most popular skirt length? Most skirts range from five inches above to just touching the knee. And the floor-length dress is till popular for any time of day even classes. For the lonq annroach casual wear, try the caftan. This flowing, T-shaped design features full-sleeves and a loose, comfortable fit. According to Condon, the biggest fashion news in dresses are the shirtdresses and jacket dresses. The button-down-the-front shirtdress is often shirred with slightly pleated or gathered skirts. You'll see shirtdresses in solids, prints and combined with shrinks and cardigans. The jacket dress is a two-piece outfit which combines a sleeveless doubleknit dress with a baseball jacket or blazer. The ensemble is especially suitable for the more sophisticated college student or working girl. The shortest skirt this spring is on the waitress dress. This one- or two-piece outfit has a flared, gored or pleated skirt. The dress ties in back at the waist and often has a wide-notched collar minus lapels, bodice gathering and short, puffed sleeves. Brambel describes the dress as "reminiscent of the 1940's." Although Lincoln buyers had little to say about skirts this spring, fashion magazines do show a few. Usually they come to about four inches above the knee, are pleated and made of a soft slinky fabric such as lightweight doubleknit. Combined with the skirts is the tennis sweater. The sweater took its name and design from the outlined V-neck, men's tennis sweaters. Rib-knit and long, the sweaters hug the hips. Often they are combined with matching long-sleeved cardigans on collarless blazers. That's the spring fashion look for women. Where do you fit in? Sup says: "There is a wide variety you can choose from. Just be an individualist and wear what you like." M ygk ,.. , X 1 :" tv Jolene Huckfeldt, clothes by Ben Simon's.