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i rf r-iiirr nrliiTrinriiti THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22 1994 THE HERALD 3G new styles reinventing the SwlMaqfS -V -Kf 1 think because frankly glamorous As Bartlett says: pair of khakis and a button-down are equally as glamorous as this metallic cigarette trouser and foulard depending on whose helicopter stepping out And what of those metallic trousers? The wear industry has followed the trail blazed by the fashion industry for fall an embrace of glitz pizzazz and ostentation Translations: Satin and Lycra sport jackets shimmery jeans and chain mail-style sweater sets Panama hats cigars ascots feathers tucked in breast pockets instead of a simple hankie Skinny belts antique ties and cotton sweaters so light that the silhouette of a muscular chest just teases the eye sj i PAST LOOKS ARE HERE: Calvin Klein goes for a minimalist look for spring of DESIGNER VERSION (Left shoe in pair beginning left) Brown leather lace-up work- boot with lug sole by Joan David $250 Natural suede lace-up ankle boot by DKNY $165 Lace-up workboot with lug sole by Nine West $98 Chamois shoeboot by Esprit $44 DRESS FOR LESS VERSION (Right shoe in pair beginning left) Brown lace-up workboot with heel by Nine West $80 Natural suede lace-up ankle boot by Candle's $30 Redwood lace-up workboot with lug sole by Ellemenno at $45 Chamois oxford boot by Rug ged Outback at Payless Shoe Source $1299 Proudly Presents vW CLE960N 1UE0U0 II 1 0 of W' Make-A-Wish Foundation By ROBIN GIVHAN Knlght-Rldder News Service The wear industry seems to be embracing a time when gentlemen were at their stylish best In no decade since the have men looked so good The gave us a blue-jeans uniform The spawned leisure suits The offered unforgiving power suits and ties Spring looks to be a season for reinterpreting the best or at least the most intriguing that wear has had to offer: the themselves the Cary Grant meets Forrest Gump look Each designer from minimalist Calvin Klein to steamy Wolfgang Joop focuses on a different part of the broad spectrum of styles No casual Fridays Designer Nick Hilton would fill a section of a fashion-skittish closet with finely tailored suits of the softest fabrics He would have the contemporary man a suit so comfortable that as in decades past he sit down and have dinner in these Hilton says And Hilton adds his customer most certainly would rebel against casual Friday choosing to dress always like the boss and never like the help Finally Hilton would place a single white miniature carnation in the lapel of each jacket: a coda that says one is proud to dress well Donna Karan would like to tuck soft suits of platinum and plum into this stylish gent's closet The colors Karan says are minerals on a beach skin colors complexion colors the new navys and toss out a ties and replace them with hand-dyed scarves that instruct him to drape gently around his neck with a suit She might coax hint to forgo a shirt with that suit at least on special occasions Remembering the Although her clothes do not draw directly from the silhouettes of the they certainly evoke the spirit of the time when men were confident in their style would dress for occasions and have to defend their masculinity Karan's fellow is dapper sensual and slightly dangerous He is comfortable with his sexuality and revels in the mysteries of manhood John Bartlett would remind a fellow how to dress casually in shirtsleeves and slacks He would recall a dapper unfortunate youth a time when he was called both nerd and gump long before Forrest made the moniker admirable That awkward pants are a little too short and a tad too tight He buttons his shirts up to his chin He wears sheer knee socks with shorts and he matches plaids with stripes At Barry Bncken that nerdy guy wears socks with his sandals and wears his dress socks rolled dow Only now that skinny nerd has beefed up and confident too He doesn't care what others ClITCRTRItiMCHT AND ICC CflifiM FOR CVCRYOHCS TRSTCS! Be at the Jackie Gleason Theater for a FREE Sneak Preview and Showcase of the arts Noon to 5:00 pm Sunday September 25 1994 A $5 donation (maximum $20 per family) to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Florida allows you to sample all the ice cream you can eat from vendors including: Workboots are hot for playtime wear By CANDY BARRIE Special to The Herald Construction worker-inspired boots will be this fashion workhorse And while they may take some getting used to heavy boots are really the next step for more relaxed fashions Slip into these updated boots and give the old things in your closet from jeans and leggings to skirts of any length a contemporary look A few things to bear in mind The clunkiest-looking sty les should be worn only by those with long and lanky legs Boots worn with matching tights or hose ill give the appearance of longer legs Tough girl w-orkboots work inside most office settings so save them for playtime The four pairs of boots featured this week are actually not pairs at all The rights are Dress For Less look-alikes See how much less you can spend while duplicating designer shoes It just takes a little looking Turn to your local discount stores and the shoe departments of Sears Kmart and Wal-Mart Shoe stores like Thom McCann Kinney Dolci and Precis also stock these popular styles at bargain prices Dress lor Less arrears Llnirsclavs in Lmng Aits or i noi nation about the catalogs mentioned here send a sell-addressed stanired envelore to Dress for Less 1 77 Sound Beach Ae Suited Old Greenwich Conn 06870 'Cfraid ICt CREAM 1ENNETTA Enjoy a day filled with FREE entertainment exhibits and introductions to the best that Miami has to offer! jeaBBtoJum It PerformancjScbeduU rC Acura Broadway Senes Ane Kaduri Agency Ballet Etudes of South Honda Bass Museum Community Concert Association Concert Association of Florida Miami City Ballet Miami Design Preservation League New orld Sy mphony Palm Beach Pops South Florida Art Center Tickets to Paradise Wolfsonian Foundation Story Theater Onstage Inside the Jackie Gleason Theater 1 00 Miami City Ballet 2 00 Members of New World Symphony 3 00 Ballet Etudes of South Florida Main Stage Outside 1 230 Voices of Heritage 1:30 Gerald Dimitri 230 Ice Cream Eating Challenge 3:30 KC Sunshine Band Children's Performances Exhibits Mother Goose Parrot Jungle Clowns Face Painters Magicians ABBA Wavy Gravy Clown Puppet Show Touch Pool from the Miami Seaquarium Fantasy Theater Factory Kidtoons by Sari Friends needs help but seems salvageable Thanks to our sponsors: HFALTHPLAN lilLLri OF FLORIDA (cT Capital Bank South Florida Bank miwy i hart iNSTrruu fr Tl Ik Mr Jin mmjm eltfeiald Jackie Gleason Theater £I)C iifiami Herald 1700 Washington Avenue Miami Beach 5 Telephone (305) 673-7300 FALL SEASON FROM 1G Gibb has a pleasant style as the daughter but she seems to have wandered in from another program The same could be said of dignified Concctta Tomei of China Beach who plays wife and mother Other 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