Foreigners Marvel At U.S. Casual Dress
I HERALD A.ST) NEWS, Klamath FalU. Ore.
Susd.T, April T, 1963
PAGE J-0
contemporary youth."
at an informal cocktail party
"that crosscuts the intellectual,
social and artistic worlds you
might see some women in tradi
tional gowns, others in tweeds
and sweaters, still others in pants";
and tops." ' : " '
By GAY P.H'LEY
I'PI Women'i Editor
NEW YORK (UPl'-The casual
clothes that have become an
American tradition arouse the
curiosity of foreign observers.
But strange as our setups often
Zcalanrier who noticed coeds "in I
Dr. Anspach. writing in the cur-
afraid, they (c the masters of
The clothing specialist noted
dirty , sneakers, and short thick I
rent issue of tlie "Journal olj
learning. . .
that relaxed standards from one
socks." said Dr. Ajispach. The
Home Economics," the officiall
voice of the American Home
Economics Assn., said that the
casual look in American dress
came in when the "front parlor
like the stiff collar of men van
ished. "A false front in America dis
appeared," she wrote. "Women
unlaced their corsets and
breathed again. Today, young col
lege girls, sweaters buttoned front
"As the whole world knows,
area cross into others. Materials
such as burlap and denim, for
visitor commented, "Such a
graceful line i of leg' to rise from
that lioman boot."
The other was the reaction of
Rusians to the American wom
an tourist. "They meet her on the
street, in museums and at the
theater." said the professor. They
ask. "What are those crude slipper-like
shoes i loafers i on her
lect? Why docs she tie her head
in a handkerchief? Surely in
America there is a choice of
hals. . ."
Parlor Departed
America is the country of the
perpetually young casual dress
instance, "achieve status through
the skill and finesse of the wear
er, rather than from the fiber."
Part of the casual approach is
to "dress as we please at most
functions." she said. That's why
see us for famous
is tlie present symbol of this be
lief."
Dr. Anspach said this empha
look to other nationalities, the
American casual is here to slay.
sis on youth came in the 1920s
and "will not die. What was once
a wistful vision has become, for
says a woman home economist
tracing the growth of easy-going
styles.
APPLIANCES
women, a terrifying compulsion.
'You must slay young.'
Wearer Does II
"Chanel ithe Paris designer',
tlie pet of the '20s. creates the
fashion Fords (best sellers' of the
'liOs. . .she caught the spirit of
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Dr. Karlyne Anspach, professor
of clothing in the department of
Terms, Trades
LUCAS FURNITURE
or back, plaid wool skirts, tennis
slioes and bulky socks symbolize
home economics at the Cniversitv
of Illinois, recited two examples
o foreign reaction to U.S. casual.
One was on tlie part of a New
the American spirit.
"Optimistic, youthful and un
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