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Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona • Page 41

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Accessories Give 'Finishing Touch1 Fall Fashions, 7952 Pog 15 1 i It Sportswear For Teens Is Feminine dium chestnut are favorite col-lors. Leading style is the wing tip. Trends to textured fabrics in clothing place grains and brushed leathers prominently in the spotlight when it comes to shoe fin Knit Wardrobe Built Around Just One Skirt Ship 'n Shore sportswear manufacturers have now made it possible for fashion-minded Miss, or to have a low cost knitted wardrobe built around one skirt. Available at the College Shop, these knitted ensembles come in Sportswear for fall, offers a softer, more lady-like outlook. Fab "The fishing touch" Is a phrase used repeatedly, day In, day out.

If someone asked what came to your mind when you heard the phrase, you might suggest an artist, putting the last stroke of color on a masterpiece. Think of the best-dressed man you know and you will realize that the finishing touches in his appearance are the accessories he selects. Important items to be chosen with care are the proper shoes and jewelry for the occasion. In choosing the proper brown town shoe, cordovan and a me fied safety-pin style which ar smart and practical. The disappearance of the more flamboyant type of tie has led the fashion conscious to look again to the stick pin.

Styles such as the single pearl have been made with clip-on backs, and can be worn low on the tie where a tie-holder is worn, or up nearer the collar. Cuff link designs include dressier types such as colored stones caged in gold and interesting sport models. ishes. Despite slimmer styling, to conform to the new silhouette, tra rics are gentle, colors are rich and deep, and the silhouette, itself, even In the stralghtline middy, has been eased to flatter all figures. ditional brogues and bluchers retain their popularity for day-today business wear.

Foreseeing the popularity of the new round pin collar, jewelry designers have come up with matching tie and collar pins in the modi- all sizes and colors, and any com Wool jerseys, corduroys, tweeds and the cottons designed to be worn through the winter months, bination can be made for less than $20. One unusual feature of the ribbed skirt is the turned in waistband, which makes for easy alter have all come undpr fall 52 softening Influences. They appear ffe 'sr iff in contrasts such as silk with wool ing for the taller girl. The skirts and can be had in the warmest tones of charcoal grey, wine, deep green and brown in solids or in are in solid colors blue, green, gray, heather brown and a luscious shade of cherry red. So you buy one basic skirt.

Then you have seven different (A checks or stripes. The middv silhouette, predominant for fall in blouses, sweaters, dresses and even jackets, micht be molded from just below the bustline to the hip or from the waistline to mid-hip. Middy Blouses Tto their long, slim1 earn Wf srVv Jv lines, middv blouses feature high: sweater styles from which to choose. Take all seven or select the ones just right for your own particular needs. Some are short sleeved, some long.

Some have batwing sleeves, some conventional. (Incidentally, the batwing is the sleeve for sweaters this fall). And some have collars, trimmed in soft contrasting shades, others have cardigan fronts, with the button band in another color. Put them all together and you have quite a knitted wardrobe, which is a must this fall and winter. CHECKING A ROLL OF BRAID, imported from Sweden, is Dolores Gonzales, owner and designer of "Dolores" resort wear, which is becoming increasingly popular throughout the United States.

In her three-room workshop on West Council street, Dolores and 12 other women make all the garments which pass through the North Stone avenue store and are now finding their way to stores in New York, Philadelphia, Birmingham and Kalamazoo, and the west coast. This local designer typifies the person behind this ever-increasing Tucson industry fashion. (Levitz photo by Merrille Sutton.) necklines like turtle necks, simple cardigan styles, miniature mandarin collars and high-rising cuffed collars that stand awayj from the neckline and are called the "harness" neckline. Middy sleeves, in many Instances wide at the top, taper down to trim wrist cuffs, just-below-elbow push-up or cuffed designs, or can be hH with an unadorned tapered effect at the wrist. Jackets, achieving a middy look, are newest with patch pockets at the hem emphasizing the hipline, or starklv simple in design, with a rounded collarjess neckline, straight, cuffless sleeves and a Sub-Teens Like Their Middies The most graceful elevation in the world.

A tapered beauty for groce for comfort. It's a style shoe for the basic beauties in your wardrobe. 8.95 'DOLORES' DRESSES TYPIFY SOUTHWEST forced me to," she added with a tiny Spencer jacket topping a skirt that's smooth to the hips, before it flares out. In other instances, suits have long boxy jackets, styled with a minimum of details, that team with tapered skirts to provide a middy silhouette. Although the Sub-Teen's coats also take on middy lines, they are offered as well, in a number of other pretty designs.

deep sigh and a real tired look in Miss Sub-Teen is adopting the middy silhouette for her very own, this fall. For dresses, suits and coats, created for this young lady, all reflect this excitingly new fashion feature, with many designs 1 also offering her a wealth of versa tility. Red Calf Black Calf Gray Suede Purple Suede Black Suede Typifying the Tucson dress designer is Dolores Barcelo Gonzales, a true product of the southwest. Today "Dolores" is a name known throughout the U. S.

dress manufacturing market. Her squaw dresses, square dance gowns and denim items are sold everywhere from New York City to Los Angeles even in Kalamazoo, Mich. Born in Sonora, Mexico, Dolores lived in Douglas for many years and then moved to Los Angeles, where the young miss took a job her eyes. Dolores cuts all her garments, sometimes designing right with the scissor and material in hand. (She has added an assistant cutter who follows through after the design has been decided upon and cuts in volume.) Dolores cuts pieces 'for as many as twelve garments at a time.

Sew Without Basting Take middy dresses, for exam One example of the middy coat, ple, They are designed in stylescreate(j for younger girls, is t- i i school. One party dress Irom tne snoumers 10 wen sizes the middy line with a below the waist where the middy slim torso that ends in a self-fabric silhouette is accented by an all-band around thf hins I around band. The skirt of the coat T'Vi acfl nvck thnn cnii'n 1 A minimum of detail combining to give a straight, long line appearance. Short Stop Other jackets, featured for the new season, stop short just below the bustline thus placing added accent on molded midriffs and hips The skirts, designed to offset new middy tops, are very full or very slim with pleats lending an easing touch. There are skirts with back pleats only.

Some styles have pleats placed in separate groups around the skirt. Others are slim to mid-hip then flare out to the hem. And, in still other instances new skirts have high-rising waistlines that gain fullness at the hip. This type of skirt is designed to be worn with blouses tucked in or out. Neckline of both new dresses and jumpers invite the addition of bib fill-ins that may be had in a variety of colors and fabrics.

Typical of the school day middy in 3 seamstress, who without Early Interest in Clothes "I was always interested in ma pinning or basting the garments! "After sewing day after day without pins, it's really much easier," said Dolores. "And they make a terial and color and loved working around clothes," commented Do is youthfully flared. Other coats, in newly popular fitted styles, might have" two belts, one for nipping-in each side of the waist. They might have buttons that curve with a grown-up air, and in any of these instances, the lining might be a brightly colored contrast to the outside of tYie coa. dresses is the one with a two-piece outlook.

It has a big bow and collared blouse-like top and a trimly pleated skirt. Still another middy dress type comes with an extra overblouse, that has the exact appearance of a middy. The Sub-Teen's suits often achieve a middy silhouette with a lores, her bright eyes matching the sparkle of her huge silver loop earrings. "I was with the company (Phif- OPEN DAILY 9:30 A.M. to 9 P.M.

SUNDAYS 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. 3396 East Speedway Phone 6-1856 Next to El Rancho Market straight seam, or else!" she said, with a laugh. Even the lovely braids and laces are sewn on without basting or pinning. (All of the trimmings for Dolores dresses are exclusive with the shop.

Most are imported from Germany, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia.) fer in Los Angeles) for 17 years, working as floor lady," she added. "I helped the designers with select- ing color combinations and buying Hootery 3ashions trimmings and materials. "Then I took ill with asthma and returned to Arizona," she said. "My family had moved to Tucson when my brother became ill with asthma, so logically I followed them here." By that time Dolores had married Leo Gonzales, who, incidentally, is not the gentleman seen After the clothes are stitched on the machine, they are hand finished and then pressed and ready for the customer, who has' either ordered the item to meas-' urement or will buy the garment by size in the store. i Winter Styles Dolores' three specialities will not change this fall and CAMPUS BOOTERY fea-lures the smartest of all shoes your curvaceous opera pump blends in so nicely with that new Fall Outfit just the right shoe for all occasions made with the new cushioned sole with your "Hug-Tite" narrow heel around Dolores' shop during the day.

That is her brother, Charles, who manages the business end of the company. Husband Leo is a barber at the Little Gem Barber shop, south from the Stone avenue We can keep up with our orders throughout the country and here," she said, "so why add something different?" (Bullock's in Los An store. geles received a shipment for six dozen dresses in August and are already re-ordering.) ONLY Small Tucson Shop Anyhow, Dolores and. one of her sisters opened a small dress shop in the '30's. They featured the then popular dirndl and broomstick skirts and also designed mother and daughter styles.

Most of their skirts were pur Black, red chased from east and west coast manufacturers, but their own designs proved more and more popu sSiL xlNl (ish tiVsfsiV or navy calf; Black, navy or brown suede. lar each year. The materials and braids will be new however. This week Dolores will be purchasing her winter materials, so she couldn't be specific on the designs. However, she did say she will still feature Pima cotton, patio cloth and denim, with the latter being used more so than ever.

When she isn't down at Stone avenue shop or the Council street workshop, Dolores squeezes in time to be a housewife. The Gonzaleses have two sons Leo who is serving in the army signal corps in California, and Robert, who is nine years old. "Then customers kept asking us for squaw dresses and our originals were being sold more than our purchased garments, so we in creased our dressmaking depart SIZES 32 -10; AAAA-B 813 N. PARK (Across from Univ.) FREE PARKING ment, said Dolores "I didn't want to go into the manufacturing end of the business, but the demand actually GORDON'S FEATURE Ik Autumn Brides Have Elegance In New Attire Brides-to-be, planning fall weddings, will have an elegant choice of gowns awaiting them. These are designed, for the most part, for flattering wear on the "Great Day," then for storing away for the Red Cross Shoe worn and beloved by 2,369,129 smart women.

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a daughter or granddaughter proud wear at some date far in the future. The heirloom quality of new bridal gowns is portrayed in their traditionally elaborate styling, their many elegant detail touches and in the sturdy, yet floatingly lovely qualities of the nylon tulle Red Cross Shoes Tkit product Am no connection tnhatevtr with Tht American National Red The New Chateau 77 now at a new low price only $JJ95 and nylon net fabrics being used for so many of the new bridal creations. Whether she decides upon a floor length or new shorter style gown, this fall's bride will discover many designs created over a dress that will also give her pleasing wearing possibilities during her honeymoon and even at later gala occasions. Stoles, Jackets Two-part bridal attire, of this type, may have an extravagantly tiered overskirt, it might have a long sleeve Mandarin jacket cov-; ering a decollette gown or it might be designed with a matching ethereal net stole. Also excitingly new for bridal attire is the middy silhouette I which, in one instance, is defined by precious seed pearls around the hips.

Newly rounded cathedral or chapel length trains are featured on many full length bridal gowns. Other elaborate touches include eye-appealing glitter such as sequins and seed pearls or such rich additions as side panels, aprons, detachable fichus and double bodices achieved with double folds of fabric. Lavish Duets i Nylon tulle and net, being introduced for fall and winter bridal wear, is sometimes fea-! tured alone, but more often it is combined with such seasonal fab Black Brown Red Green Navy COTTON FLANNEL-LINED JEANS And Matching Cotton Flannel Shirts in Bright Plaids America's unchallenged shoe value GIRLS' SIZES 7-14 BOYS' SIZES 4-10 95 2.98 2.69 J895 1 MISSES' SIZES 22-32 3,98 (g) Sanforized denims, completely washable. Lined with colorful plaid cotton flannel. Matching plaid cotton flannel Shirt, sizes 32-38.

2.98 CHUDS' SIZES 1-6X 2.49 (a) Sturdy blue denims, com pletely plaid cotton flannel lined for warmth. Sanforized. (D Matching plaid cotton flan-eel Shirt, sizes 2-6X. 1 1 1.49 i 136 E. Pennington (D Favorite leisure togs spruced ug with gay cotton flannel lining.

Sanforized 8 oz. denim. (T) Matching plaid cotton flannel Shirt, sizes 714. 1 1.59 (c) Sqnforized 8-oz. blue 6tn-im, lined with cotton flannel.

Suspenders detach. Zipper fly. (5) Matching cotton Shirt. forized, washfast. 6-18.

U9 5HOE5 FOR THE FAMILY Next to TtUphen Co. rics as lace, satin, velveteen, taffeta and faille. Typical example of thit combination might be a tatin dress covered with a lace trimmed net over-frock. i i iti mill 4T ii iitmil.

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