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IIUKIS 1111 IMHTIOOK I Outlook Mini skirts turn eyes to hosiery and shoes FASHION To Participate In Our Yellow Page call today 8772201 Mary Martin Long lean and leggy Thais the fashion trend as skirt lengths creep Thanks lo the renewed popularity of the mini its first strong revival since the early 1970s women have been dressing short and sassy from Seventh Avenue to Mam Street USA Like or not shorl skirls are back slay at least or a while For fall major designers on bath sides of the Atlantic have stepped up the leggy look with cocktail dresses and simple little wool skirts Yves Saint Calvin Klein Donna Karan and many others have hemlines from a conservative inches above the knee to a gutsy or 10 inches Previews of spring lines reveal the same fascination with peekaboo leg lengths Why ail the hoopla Because n a word it looks new Women who believe they must now discard every klrt in their closets and fret anew at their figures ma be protesting loo much While manj skirls in being shown and some bought it inch lengths most that are shipped to stores a respect able lo inches director of footwear for both Anne Klein and Yves Saint Laurent Bui other designers like Saint feet thai Hat and low heels are a cor rcct proportion As with skirt lengths here a worn personal preference should be her guideline While black is the selling color for any height Footer says that the greatest mand and the shortest supply is for black suede pumps with threeinch or slightly higher heels Over the knee boob are another hot alternative to wear with short skirts because they create an is art de Whatever length you arrive at knees are definitely showing this all Women need to pay careful shoes and hosiery lo pull off a sue look I think that when you re dealing with a short skirt the leg is just as important as dressing the body says Cathy Volker vice presi dent of merchandising for Hosiery Volker has several suggestions for choosing appropriate hosiery to com pliment the new shorter skirls Remember that opaque hosiery is the rage for daytime and sheer is rec for lateday and evening looks In both eases black is the num seller In the stores now with brown a close second It takes time for a woman eye to become comfortable with seeing shorter skirts again Volker ob serves and the easiest transition Into short skirts Is a monochromatic look where your hosiery matches the hem line of your skirt When choosing patterns go for the subtler ones like the new cables her ringbonesandstripes Pa tte rns a re a lot subtler than we seen In he pasl she says When you re bringing that much focus to the leg with short skirls you don want a pattern that screams Volker advocates choosing sheers for evening especially since the dressy shoes are those with high threeInch heels When It comes to appropriate foot wear for short skirts designers arc fairly well divided between flats and The designers in the main have made a statement that higher heels are the cornet proportion for skirts slates Eli Footer marketing BLACK is the leading bail cry color for fall These Hanes Diamond Arrow hose with mock earn about arc a flirty evening accompaniment a short skirt OVER boots are a new option for miniskirt aficionados Don brown suede boot retail for about terruptcd visual line from hem to foot Extra high boots were strongly suggested by Klein and s day time fashions These extra long suede leg coverings can run to aro at Anne Klein and Calvin Klein Maude Friion s waist high leather boots are about We think that over the knee boots appeal to an attitude not an age says Phyllis Johnson director of trend merchandising for Dayton Hud son department stores Any woman who Is self confident and has a sense of adventure can car short skirts and over the knee boots The look is new and fun In wear And hopefully that s what our business Is all about POLLYS POINTERS By Polly Fisher burned Chemicals In the colored IY I heard that can give off toxic fumes rolled newspapers can be burned in sending you a copy of my new DEAR Newspaper logs are a good way to recycle papers and they do provide a little extra fuel far the fireplace No special to the paper Is needed Roll the papers as tightly as hie then lie with string twine Use only black and while newsprint Color comics and advertising sections and glossy magazines should nol he mo J I of your fireplace or wood burning stove as veil as ways to save energy with regular heating systems and With appliances Others who would like copy of this Issue should send lor each copy POLLYS POINTERS in care of ihls per Box Cleveland Oil Be sure Include the tie