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IIMTOMUI IS Fashion Goodbye drycleaning Washable silks mean no more fuss By Joan Silk Love It and dry clean it That the stand most women take when it comes to this line and fancy luxurious feeling fiber Onee primarily for elegant silk soon moved into the office with the advent of power dressing Now this natural status look ma ten at has gone casual and washable WASHABLE silk Is hot Tony Lam 100 percent silk creation la a waiter miniskirt and knitted pullover J100 The designer silk men wear line pants knitted tee with roll col lar and solid cardigan 85 No this la not a how to guide for fine a primer for those patient souls who will hand wash and damp- iron their dresses and who have the confidence to remove the in table tomatosauce spatter from that new white silk blouse The newest silks are truly easy care Designers arc turning out care free silk garments treat much the same as pre- washed blue Jeans Typically these fashions are wrinkled and crinkled or just textured all over with the feci that silk lovers crave And they don t come with a hidden price tag hat escalates with every trip to the dry cleaner bed silk garments don t retain the smoothness most people associate with silk Silk crepe Chine for ex ample one of the most widely used silk blouse and dress fabrics is sought after for its sleek even drape De signers say the textures that naturally occur with washed silk arc desirable especially In the newest casual Customers arc attracted to wash able silk because they want the lex turc and surface in It rest in fashion right now explains Ellen Daniel vice president of corporate design for Claiborne Claiborne washable silks will be In many stores by November and De cember A Liz Wear silk blouse retails for about 60 For spring adding washed and crinkled rayons and even pre- washed linen and Washed silk isn the only example of the fashion industry s recent focus on texture Puckered nylon trench coats ha rid lb and cable sweaters acid washed denim suede shoes and reptileprint handbags and bells all demonstrate how surface In is at the Fashion fore today Washable silks arc often but not exclusively made from fabrics that have a more cotton like eel than the more delicate silks This spring de signer Cathy uses some lightweight washed silks instead of garment washing those silk designs fabric washes the mate rial before It cut and sewn The look is still casual but it t look quite as bunched up and textured she says Tony Lambert who designs wash able silk men and women clothes Is pre- washing his fabrics then gar washing the clothes We tell the consumer to wash the silks in the washing machine coo I dry them says Lambert The fabric is great because people love silk but Its also washable sensible and economical Some manufacturers suggest washed silk can be lightlj ironed to look neater But a touch of unfettered mis is part of thi Americans are following the ropeans particularly the Ital arts who taken to washed silk In all its glory Garment washed silk can look pleated or explains Rente vice president of a sportswear company that introduced its washed silks last year gar ment washed Iks include fashion able Items such as oversized tunics and short skirts which Generally re silks Silk colors always go will to and pre washed silk retains the vibrancy silk is known for Silk takes color so vividly using orange fuchsia and turquoise silks says Danny Noble jnothtr sportswear designer making gar mint washed silk fashions Noble likes the idea of mixing the silks coordinating cotton rsey to an interplay of Page 13 If you wear a top and bottom all in silk its dressier he says I like In the silk mixed with knit wear for a casual daytime look Nobles washable silk clothes in eluding wrapped ballerina tops short full skirts and loosely flowing trou sers will be in stores in January and February Prices are also generally under Many designers want their washable silks in stores for car ly spring because they sec silk as a good transition fabric to perk up win wardrobes and case into the warmer season Prize is a Draw for CHRISTMAS TABLE ENSEMBLE 310 St Red Roof Plaza Georgetown 8732480 Man loWcd Sal 6 Thurs 9 MONEY SAVER COUPONS NURSERY GROUPING SALE Lay away now lor you delivery date Prices in effect through Saturday Nov 211987 TORPEDO CRIB TORPEDO CRIB go SEMI HOOP CRIB CRIB