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"Shift" into
Summer
By ROSALYN ABREVAYA
ONCE a gad-about-the-house dress, the shift, like 20th-century
woman, has finally been emancipated.
Seen strolling, shopping, patio hopping even making short car
trips it has become a shoo-in to win the female vote this year.
The cotton-knit shifts shown here, all from Alamac in
Permathal Everglaze finish, parlay dazzling good looks and
wrinkle-Bhedding powers into cool, comfortable coverups for the
beach beauty or the social butterfly. a
These knits go to any length to prove their ubiquitous natures :
mid-thigh, to the knee, or just below the knee. They come
hooded, flowered, printed, striped, or plain pretty.
Prediction: shifts will touch ofT a fashion landslide for
summer '63.
Sweda designs a slip of a shift in a hand-screened floral print that buttons at
the shoulders. Swimsuit travelers will adore its instant cover-up. About $8.
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Borrowing the look of India's Sehru,
Hartog "J" designs a slim cardigan
shift in red and white stripes. About
tli. Contrasting red pants, about $9.
Ann Fogarty loves a shower of white
polka dots on a blue ground. Her sissy
shift has a peter-pan collar and is fin
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This one-piece figure skimmer, with a
back zipper, travels to market with
ease. Blue-and-white-striped top with
blue skirt. By Knitmaster. About $12.
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Wear a knee-length hooded shift for
a quick spin to the shore or nearest
patio. Swirling red checks are on a
vthite ground. Jeanine Originals. t!2.
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