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By STACIE TIIO'IAS
Styles for 1984 spring and summer casual and
semi-formal wear are so varied that the only unify
ing element is the color.
Popular styles range from oversized to body
hugging, ultrafeminine to downright manly. Dutone
thing is constant. No matter what the style, pastel
colors are big for spring and summer colors are
Olympic-spirited in red, white and blue.
Linda Baldwin, designer clothes buyer for Hov-land-Swanson,
1 230 O St., said the newest women's
fashion on the West Coast is for a woman to wear
men's oversized shirts and pants gathered at the
waist with a belt. The oversized look is popular in
Nebraska but this particular fashion hasnt hit
Nebraska and probably won't, according to several
local women's wear buyers.
Doug Farrar, manager of The Wooden Nickel, 144
N. 14th St., said he carries a Willi Wear line, which
specializes in oversized clothes. Willi Wear features
oversized shirts in burlap-textured material and the
"paperbag pant," which is gathered at the top with a
drawstring so the top of the pant resembles the top
of a paperbag. Although many brands of oversized
shirts are on the market, few go so far as the paper
bag pant, Farrar said.
The cropped pant, ankle pant, extended waling
short and the traditional two-pleat normal length
pant are other popular pant styles on the market, he
said.
Sue Bolls, supervisor of the juniors department at
Miller & Paine, 13th & O streets, also said the
cropped pant and capri-length pant are popular
this year. The cropped pant stops at mid-calf while
the capri-length is very narrow in the leg and stops
at the ankle. Bolls said the most notable aspect of
current pant styles is that plain is out. Pants are
decorative, with multi-colored stripes, window
prints, plaids and pinstripes.
Sally Klein, assistant juniors buyer for Hovland
Swanson, said pants are shorter this year and are
cuffed at the ankle. Many pants have colored pin
stripes with matching belts, she said.
But pants aren't the only cropped style this sea
son, she said. Shirts are being worn cropped just
above the pants. T-shirts and polo shirts also are
still popular in the layered look. Farrar said a new
look in tops is halter and tank tops made in an
open-weave sweater-weight fabric.
Jeane Purdy, junior sportswear buyer for Bran
ded in Omaha, said the Oriental influence has been
strong in shirt styles this year. Oriental-styled shirts
have cowl necks, asymmetrical detailing, and more
zippers and snaps.
The "comfortable" dress also is popular this year.
"We never have enough," Klein said.
One popular dress style is the boxy-look. The
dress is one color and has wide shoulders and is thin
through the hips. This style of dress can be worn
with our without a belt. Klein said suspendered
jumpers, denim shirt dresses and jumpsuits also are
popular.
Lori Willie, the juniors dress buyer for Brandeis,
said full-skirted dresses will be popular for casual
wear this spring. Another popular style will be the
peplin dress, which has a ruffled Cap over a straight
skirt. Strapless dresses and chemise dresses, which
have no gathered waist, will also be popular spring
styles.
Bolls also added T-shirt dresses of any length to
the list of casual dresses for spring. She also said
dresses will be made out of natural fabrics and
many will be striped.
Farrar said mini-skirts have been selling. Mini
skirts sell best in denim or drill cloth and are styled
fulL not straight, he said.
"It's a fun item. It's not something anybody's going
to have more than one of," he said.
Klein said semi-formal dresses for spring will have
handkerchief hems or be tea-length. Tea-length
dresses come to just above the ankle. Willie said
semi-formal dresses will have a lot of back treat
ments, including a back-draped cowl, a knotted
back, lattice back straps and lace-up backs.
The stores also will be carrying a lot of deep khaki,
especially with animal prints, and a lot of natural
fabrics and colors.
Accessories will include rubber belts and big, plas
tic jewelry. Accessories will be color-coordinated
with the outfit.
"Everything matches this year," Klein said.
Spectacular Spring Wardrobes
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