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A SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1934
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THE ATRIUM (13th & N) & GATEWAY, LINCOLN 467-4421
Wedding fashions are laced
with tradition, modern tastes
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By SHELLEY SPERRY
For many couples laboring through
the endless wedding checklist, the first
question that comes to mind (after
"Who's footing the bill for all this?) is
"What to wear? WHAT TO WEAR?"
Anxiety creeps in and tempers may
flare. Relatives who were once-removed
yesterday are twice removing seams
today and hemming and hawing
tomorrow.
From this paragraph onward, cringe
not behind your crinolines! For the
benefit of anyone who will ever con
sider approaching the hymeneal altar,
Lincoln's own matrimonial mavens here
offer to enliven your livery, thoroughly
rebut breeches of etiquette, and size
up the latest hot and haute couture.
Sandy Rowson of Sassi's at the Wed
ding Tree, 2530 0 St., said the range of
styles, colors and fabrics available to
today's brides is wider than ever. She
often has noted a look of amazement
and perhaps some envy in the eyes of
older sisters who accompany brides to
choose their gowns.
"Today the fabric choices are better,"
Rowson said. Taffetas and cotton blends
are extremely popular, but new light
weight satins allow women to indulge
in that old-fashioned elegance even in
the warmest summer months.
Although couples are free to choose
any clothing styles today, specific trends
always appear. The influence of Prin
cess Diana's wedding ensemble is begin
ning to fade, Rowson said. She said
many of the most popular gowns still
have basque waistlines and puffed short
sleeves," but the 1950s trend in the
fashion market as a whole is most sig
nificant. Rowson added that, while the
general look is '50s, "the styles seem to
be more streamlined and the colors
are prettier" than in that era.
"Gloves are coming back in," said
Joyce Jacobs of J'Marie's Bridal Shop,
225 N. Cotner Blvd.
. Another new touch, Rowson noted,
is the return of bateau necklines and
bodices cut very low in back.
Margaret Simon of Ben Simon's Inc.,
in the Atrium at 13th and N streets
and in the Gateway Shopping Center,
said white is still slightly more popular
than ivory for bridal gowns. Yet many
women, especially fair-skinned blondes,
look better in ivory. Rowson said sum
mer brides often sunbathe with great
determination in order to obtain tans
that will accentuate their white dresses.
The color spectrum, according to all
the experts questioned, b much wider
than in the past and is much less cen
tered on pastels. Greens are least pop
ular, said Cindy Hankerson of Ben
Simon's. Rowson said the appearance
of deep jewel tones royal blues and
lipstick reds for summer weddings
proves that almost all of the old Emily
Post conventions have disappeared.
Recently, according to Rowson and
Simon, hats have been almost as popu
lar as traditional veils, but flowered
and laced wreaths now are enjoying a
burst of popularity. Newest on the
scene are petite, simple hats that also
can have illusion (veil netting) att
ached to them, Rowson said.
Bridegrooms' togs are less compli
cated, but equally subject to the whims
of fashion.
"Last year the industry tested the
colored ties and cummerbunds," said
Jay Willhoft of Ben Simon's formal
wear department. Although it's often
difficult to match bridesmaids' dresses
and groomsmen's cummerbunds
exactly, he said, it is a popular option
that is replacing matching ruffled shirts.
By far the, most popular colors for
male attendants are varied shades of
gray, and at least 40 percent of grooms
wear white tails, Willcroft said. Fathers
usually opt for slightly darker shades,
he noted.
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