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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1982)
- —> » » W y » i n Gresham O u tlo o k. Tues C o o rd in ate s m a ke sp rin g com eback The working woman has left her mark on women’s fashions The tailored, classic look has been softened and stylized into coordinates that make planning an of fice wardrobe fun. Jackets, skirts, blouses and knit tops mix and match for variety and flair. S tra ig h t, pleated or A-line skirts can be replac ed by a split skirt for an up dated look The gathered front off a yoked waistband adds a touch of femininity. Jackets, shorter and more fitted this spring, are also shown in straight styles Collarless and with puffy sleeves, they reflect the ro m a n tic look in daytime attire. Knit tops are as ap propriate on the job as on the tennis court. Scoop, boat or V necklines can be accented w ith b rig h t, Doreena Paxton models a three-piece Patty Woodard baubly jewelry for a finish ed look coordinate outfit. -w - im »"'4»» i M arch 30, 1982 Soody Post, Thurs., A p ril 1, 1962 — 3 M ic h a e le V o llb ra ch t makes the stars g litte r even m ore Liz Taylor Warner plans to wear his 23-pound heavi ly beaded long gown — backward. Polly Bergen s slim, lit tle size 6 figure looks great in his overgrown prints, but then so does Liz Car penter’s size 16 to 18 bulk And the wedding gown he designed for Maria Bur ton, Liz and R ichard s daughter, was made from the Mexican rug on his bathroom floor. That's the way designer Michaele Vollbracht oper ates — with a wide-open artistic sense honed to a cross-cultural ethnic look fo r to d a y ’ s w e a lth y woman. She had better be Prices range from about $1,000 to $14,000, although he does offer one little staple dress at $450. Vollbracht is a “hot” de signer right now The 33- year-old American design er, a graduate of Parsons School of Design and 1980 winner of a prestigious Coty award for fashion. said that “ I'm an artist, first and foremost." He designs bold prints in vivid colors, drawing inspi ration for simple shapes such as tunics and ponchos over s k irts and pants “from National Geograph ic magazine,” he says, and the lively look of people on the streets of New York where he lives and has his factory He usually signs hts work, and names his prints such as West meets E a s t” o r ‘ Ja p a n e se Leaves.” Mv things are verv eth n ic ,” said V o llb ra c h t, dressed in a mauve crew- neck sweater with pushed- up sleeves and cotton khaki pants. • My bridal gown, for in stance, is made from the M exican rug fro m my bathroom flo o r. I love Mexican artifacts, but I ’ve never been to Mexico Hope to go som etim e We ve got lots of customers from Mexico in our Nei- m an-M arcus stores in Texas. “ But, then, we re draw ing South American cus tomers to stores in Florida now They're bypassing Europe And European cus tomers are coming to New York. I think the Italians are ahead of us in design, but we. the Americans, are ahead of Paris These peo ple used to go to Paris but now they come here I t ’s the sportswear emphasis "I think I’m sportswear- oriented, with easy tops and soft pants, jackets and s k irts , the concept of sportswear But I'm best- known for my evening things. I th in k women should g litte r like hell at n ig h t. They have the chance Men don t ", designed a menswear collection a year and a half ago and it was a total dis aster, but then I’m not in terested in designing for men. W l * I> |O
