VARIETY OF STYLES Heralding spring
are new leather shoes in a variety of style
and silhouettes. Shown here, top left to
right, are: dress-casual flat in three tones
and textures of leather, snake-embossed,
calf and patent; spectator in waxed leather,
on wide stacked heel, highlighted with per
forations; at-home flat in sand-colored suede;
at bottom, suit pump with snipped-off toe in
bone and taupe, with wide buckled strap
at instep; patent leather slingback with
crossed instep strap. They're by Ki-Yaks,
Foot Flairs, Piccolino, Valentine and Mademoiselle.
Natural Look Is Afoot for Spring Shoe Men Report
Light, airy and understated,
the natural look is afoot for
spring, in many styles and sil
houettes, according to Shoe
Fashion Service of Leather
Industries of America. The
natural - or feminine - look
means pumps, flats, walkers,
slingbacks in easy, fluid lines.
It calls for sun-drenched col
ors, in single and multi-color
effects.
It is interpreted in smooth
and suede leathers, grained
and brushed leathers, waxy
and patent leathers - all made
into foot-flattering shoes.
Opened-up effect of closed
toe, open-back or open-side
shoes is part of the new spring
look at ground level. Large
portholes on vamp or sides,
slim slingback straps or large
vents are popular variations
of the open effect, as are
woven leathers, perforations,
embroidered designs on vamp
and toe.
Strap Shoes
Big girls lake to little girls'
styles in a huge variety of
strap shoes - asymmetric
stjaps, T-straps that connect
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wide sabot straps.
Casual footwear, led by
moccasin flats and moccasin
front walking shoes, appears
in every type of leather.
Brushed leather, in flats and
occasionally in boot shoes, is
a new casual favorite. In
keeping with the trend to
lighter shoes, these casuals
are made in brushed split
leather. The leather has liter
ally been split-thinned. down
- to lighten the shoe and
add greater flexibility while
retaining durability.
.Various Toes
Toes and heels hold few
surprises. Bounded toe is seen
chiefly on casual and walk
ing shoes, pointed toe on day
time and evening shoes,
square toe on late-day and
suit, shoes. Heels tend to be
lower, except for more for-1 of neutrals make color news,
mal occasions and costumes, joining bone and white among
Warm blues, strawberries dressy neutrals are mush
and greens and a wide variety room, oatmeal and sage green.
Homemakers Voice Need of Practical In Rich Materials
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A richer, more luxurious
look combines with functional
comfort and carefree upkeep
in today's approach to home
decorating. Whether the bud
get is modest or lavish, and
whether the furnishings or
refurbishing project is do-it-yourself
or with decorator as
sistance, homemakers demand
not only more elegance but
more practicality.
Stimulated by modern mo
bility in travel, the tendency
Petite Fashions
In Spring News
Big news for little women
this spring is the increasing
number of "petite" fashions,
as more and more top-flight
designers are adding "five
four and under" sizes to their
lines.
One dramatic example in
the "petite" size range is the
"fencing master" suit-featuring
a curved, fitted jacket
with hip-flip peplum above a
styled-for-action skirt.
Many others provide fash-ion-without-alterations.
to draw upon a world-wide
cultural heritage increases,
giving rise to a rich variety
of decorating and design
ideas. From softened modern
to gracious traditional, from
American Colonial and Fed
eral to international mixtures,
mellow beauty is the rule.
Decorating "Plus"
Yet the very interests and
opportunities of modern liv
ing, which stimulate the pref-.
crence for a gracious, elegant
look in the home, also leave
little time for struggling with
maintenance problems. To
day's furniture and furnish
ings, whatever the style, must
be compatible with case of
care.
Modern materials, fabrics
and finishes triumphantly
rri
THREE-EYELET BLUCHER-Moccasin front design is com
bined with a line of perforations in this brown three-eyelet
blucher to set a handsome masculine style note in spring
footwear. Photo by Leather Industries of America.
meet the need. And they pro
vide many a decorrting plus,
too.
Miracle yarns and finishes
result In curtains and draper
ies that resist everything from
soil to moths, clean easily and
require little ironing. Plus val
ues come from the fact that
they're easy to hang and hold
their shape.
Soil Resistant
On the floor go soil-resistant
carpets and area rugs with
the resilience and strength to
withstand hardest use. Uphols
tery fabrics and furniture fin
ishes arc made to ward off
spot and stains and stay new
looking.
Perhaps the most wide
spread "side benefit" or rug
ged and carefree fabrics and
finishes is in the field of color
and texture. Luxurious pat
terns and textures that used
to be associated with delicacy
arc, nowadays, as good as they
are beautiful when it comes
to soil-and-wear resistance.
Modern yarns and processes
have opened whole new vistas
of color to the homcmakcr, in
practical, durable home fab
rics with a rainbow range
from pale and pretty to deep
and vibrant-ready to please, home fashions veer toward
every taste and fit any decor, the richer, more intense range.
Particularly this spring, col- Featured are combinations of
ors in man-made fibers for deep colors and patterns.
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Wide Bracelets
In Style News
Jewelry design for spring
takes its cue from the new
highlights in fashion.
The sleeve returns, drawing
interest to the arm and hand.
Wide cuff bracelets and fluid
chains around the wrist are
only a few of the exciting
jewelry ideas.
Rings, at the fingertip of
the narrowed sleeve, make a
focal point in big dome shapes
in pearls and stones.
Pins pinpoint the base of
V-necklines and show up im
portanlly on the fashionable
sweater-suit-placed at the hip
or the shoulder, on an ascot.
Drop and pendant pins pro
vide movement, in the grace
ful, feminine mood of the sea
son.
High-rising jewelry collars
in baroque or real pearl looks
show off dramatic clasps.
More and more white.
pretty pastels-yellows, blues
and many, many pinks-are
big for spring jewelry popu
larity.
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SILK COSTUME-Simple, un
cluttered look of spring is re-
fleeted in softly feminine
three-piece silk costume. Jeu
nes Petites by Mort Schrader.
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