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Thursday, September 3, 1992 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS 1 ff' 1 I -n Road to resale rags There is a wide assortment, of resale merchandise from donations at $10 to $12. Consignment merchandise front the original owner who splits the take 50-50 with the store is slightly higher. it For other terrific stores, check the Yellow Pages under listings for consignment service, resale shops and thrift shops. Bargains are unlimited when you travel the road to resale. LONI SMITH McKOWN nm ft-.

if5'1" "We have slim, longer skirts with slits. We have some men-styled blazers, both oversized and tailored, and lots of vests. We have animal prints especially accessories and we can't keep them in the store," she said. Clothes at Ritzy Bitz. from better to designer labels of the last three years, are sold at around one-third of the original retail cost.

The same basic deal better to designer merchandise from within the last three years at one-third off the original retail value is available at Designer Outlet, 1349 W. 86th St. "We have a velvet smoking jacket in a paisley print with a silk braided rope with tassels," said owner Anita Brinson. "We have a silk houndstooth sweater jacket with velvet trim. And a red wool crepe suit with velvet lapels and lace cuffs.

And double-breasted pantsults. And we have new pieces in from store close-outs." Brinson said the store tends to go a lot to the glitz, but that fits into the glamour part of the '40s. The Next to New Shop, 6180 Hillside Is operated by the Junior League of Indianapolis. "We have men's suits in pinstripes and checks, and ladies suits as well. We don't have a lot of animal prints right now." said Jane Hankins, assistant manager.

IT 1 Meet me in St. Louis: Or copy i i ii it I 1 I resale. Christina Schlueter: Chanel skirt, $1,100, and sweater, I $805; Jacobson's. Scott Tilev: in Zegna, Raleigh Ltd. The making of the '40 WHERE SERVICE IS.

OUR SPECIALITY Carmel Keystone Square I Kith Keystone Sizes 4-18 Ilegular 'We have slim, longer skirts with slits. We have some men-styled blazers, both oversized and tailored, and lots of vests. We have animal prints especially accessories and we can't keep them in the Alicia Mann Ritzy Bitz clothing and "new" samples the latter have been shown by designers or manufacturers in trunk shows, but not worn. Owner Elaine Zukerman said she has a wide variety of mens-wear-style coatdresses quite a few in pinstripes, others in one-and two-piece interpretations. She also has long halter-style dresses a la Rita Hayworth in the season's best colors, black and red, along with a range of blue-greens.

Sweaters, from '40s-inspired twinsets to hand-knit tunics, also are plentiful at Snoop Coop. Ritzy Bitz. on the southeast corner of 71st Street and Ind. 37, has a variety of styles that would work in reproducing the feel of the '40s, according to store manager Alicia Mann. section The former June Richardson was a student at Indiana University when the war started.

The men went overseas, and the women went to work. She spent her summers working In Columbus a 20-minute ride with five or six others crammed in one car because of gasoline and tire rationing putting in at least 60 hours a week making radios for bombers. Graduating from I.U. in 1943, she started her career the next day at International News Service. "(The late) Hortense Myers was my mentor.

I wrote sports, among other things, and I had to use my initials E.J. Richardson because I was a woman," she said. She and James McKown were married in July 1944, and he was sent overseas on Christmas Eve. "He was always writing to tell me that he was coming home and to quit my Job. So I did." McKown said.

"But he didn't come home. (The late) Jep Cadou (Sr.) helped me get a job at the Indianapolis Times. "Until Father said he was coming home and to quit. So I did. But he didn't come home.

'Then I taught school for a while, seventh- and eighth-graders and high school freshmen. I didn't enjoy that at all. "And Jim wrote again to say he was coming home and to quit." And he didn't come home, right? "So I got a job at Camp Atter-bury at the separation center in charge of around 40 soldiers. "And then he finally came home." The men went back to school or entered the job market, she said. And the women? "I don't think any of us were ready to Just go back (to pre-war life)," McKown said.

"We weren't ready to just give up the profession." Other Store Can -n i i i.i Patty EspichThe Indianapolis News these new styles by shopping FROM THE INS1DZ OUT Loni Smith McKown Week two We scouted sites that would complement our '40s theme. This is the best part putting the clothes, the models and the sites together. Day 1 As we photographed a couple of scenes at Union Station re-creating "the boys" going to and returning from war, we got incredible response from Veterans of Foreign Wars conventioners and their spouses. "Brings back memories," said one veteran from Iowa as he stole a glance at his wife. "I used to be young and thin like that," she said wistfully, and then laughed.

A trio from Baltimore stopped to share stories. "A friend brought out this 1944 newspaper clipping no one had ever seen. Her husband wanted to surprise her when he returned from overseas. He called up the local newspaper and had a photographer go around with them that whole day. It gives me chills just to think about it!" one woman said.

A veteran from Arkansas asked if he could run to his room and get his camera. I 4f is ci I Find the '40s in consignment shops The Indianapolis Newt Time for a road trip. But why fight the traffic jams at shopping centers, the crowds at malls and the high prices at department stores when you can travel the road to resale? Since fashion for fall is inspired by the 1940s, it only makes sense. Red Rose Vintage Clothing. 834 E.

64th has actual '40s clothing, said Daphne Harris, who owns the store with her husband, Don. "The old ones are better. There's no comparison," Harris said. "The fabric, the construction, the tailoring, the detailing. These women's suits would cost $2,000 now." Vintage '40s suits at Red Rose sell for $25 to $45.

The button-down jackets have padded shoulders and are fitted, often with a peplum and some kind of collar or lapel. The skirts are straight and run anywhere from the knee to mid-calf, she said. You also can find dresses, blouses and hats, among other vintage items. Snoop Coop, 6419 Carrollton Ave. in Broad Ripple, carries a combination of consignment "Doesn't seem like it was that long ago," he said, smiling at us.

Day 2 After shooting at the Children's Museum, working in the old-fashioned kitchen in the fourth-floor "Mysteries in History" area, we moved to the Indianapolis Zoo. We planned to use zebras in the background to complement clothes with animal prints, but the zebras did not cooperate. Nor did the giraffes. So the enterprising models found a rock on which to perch and pretend they were the animals. However, the python did cooperate, much to the joy of one model, who asked excitedly, "Can I hold it?" Day 3 The final day of shooting was spent In Zionsvllle.

We had a blast taking photos in Proffltt's Emporium and the models loved the ice cream sodas Mr. Proffitt made. The rest of the photos were taken within a block of the soda shop. Week three The hard work was over. Or at least the physically exhausting work.

Now started the mentally demanding work the writing of a section's worth of stories, the printing of a section's worth of photos and the designing of a section's worth of pages. We hope this fashion section gives you news you can use about the latest styles. And. like a good movie, we hope it entertains you as well. Living history To get a feel for the 1940s, I talked to someone who knew the decade first-hand my mother-in-law, June R.

McKown of Mar-Ion. 1 No "If 1 Match Misses Plus Indiana's "Road to Singapore" Vi ('40). Bfrig Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope. First of seven "road" films is not the best, but still fun. Bing and Bob swear off women, hiding out in Singapore; then they meet saronged Lamour.

(84m) "Road to Morocco" ('42). Typically funny "road" picture, with Bing selling Bob to slavetrader in mysterious Morocco, both going after princess Lamour. (83m) "Road to Utopia" ('45). Bob and Bing in the Klondike with usual quota of gags, supplemented by talking animals, Lamour's song, "Personality," and Robert Benchley's dry commentary. (90m) "Road to Rio" 47).

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That's why The News called I this special section "Play It Again." We thought we'd tell you a little bit about how the section was made. 1 Week one r1. 1 The theme was hatched. The classic and classy clothing of the 1940s served as the major ence on fashion designers and I manufacturers for fall 1992. I To get a feel for the era, we did some research on the decade the history and politics, the arts, I science and technology, every-j thing we could find.

And we determined that inspi-' ration for the season comes from movie stars of the '40s. Michael Kors referred to "the glamour of Rita Hayworth and the ease of Katharine Hepburn" in his press kit. Donna Karan wrote about "the Hollywood suit" as "the ultimate in modern glamour." And Isaac Mizrahi called one segment of his runway show "Sat- urday night at the movies." You get the idea. Then we borrowed clothes from area stores, chose models and found hairstylists and makeup artists. '40s trivia The IndianapolU Newt From research of the decade from history and politics to the arts, from science and technology to Interesting trivia here are some fun facts: Popular radio shows included "The Shadow." "Gangbusters." "Fibber McGee and Molly" and 'The Jack Benny Show" (1940); 'The Red Skelton Show," "The Green Hornet," "Superman," "Inner Sanctum," "The Fred Allen Show," "One Man's Family" and "Queen for a Day" (1945).

In 1940. Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, "Rebecca," won the Oscar for best picture; Mae West and W.C. Fields starred in the classic comedy "My Little Chickadee." and Walt Disney's "Fantasia," an animated expression of classical music, featured Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. Lou Gehrig, baseball's Iron Man. died In New York In 1941.

As first baseman for the New York Yankees, he played in 2,130 consecutive games. That same year, Yankee centerfielder Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 56 consecutive games, a major league record. James Thurber's "My World and Welcome To It" which included the tale. "The Secret Life of Walter Mltty" and Thornton "The Skin of Our Teeth" were published in 1942. The postal-zone numbering system, started in 1943 in 178 cities, was expected to speed up mail deliveries.

Also that year, Richard Wright published his autobiography. "Black Boy," and Hoosler Journalist Ernie Pyle's "Here is Your War." a compilation of syndicated articles written while he was a war correspondent, was released. In 1946. Mother Frances X. Cabrini was canonized.

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