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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday October Page 11 Fashion Outlook Shoppers love the clothes but hate the prices I believe at first sight Espe cially perhaps only when It comes to shopping for clothes Let me tell you about my most recent love a winter coal in a rich topaz woo graced by a shawl collar and styled to wrap around without any bulk When I saw this coat my heartbeat grew faster and louder until each throb sounded like made for me made me The rapturous moment ended when I noticed that wrinkle of reality the price tag That coat would have cost more money than I ve ever spent on a piece of apparel It was more money than I allotted for my entire winter ward robe It was six times the cost of the winter coat I bought a few years ago It was more than three times the amount I had set aside for this year purchase If I succumbed to desire and bought this coat I d pay as much as I do for three months rent Like any romantic I began to ratio nalize I put this object of desire to my wear test Between and March I d probably wear this coat at least a hundred times so it would be like paying about each time Since it must be a warm coat I could walk to work and knock off an other 2 per wear OK then I could cut out frivolous expenditures- no more fashion magazines Ben ice cream movies maybe even skip the dentist only I could believe that love Is blind That price tag was going to break up this love affair Even after the traditional coat sate on Columbus Day the object of my desire was too expensive My heart like my closet was still open but my wallet re mained firmly shut Seems wallet has had the last word more than once this year Whenever a saleslady asks if I need help I have to restrain myself from responding Yes financial help would be nice Somewhere there is a worn an who can buy all the clothes that I d love to have and I hate her But I know that in this misery I have ty of company Many people are dis mayed by the high prices of clothes Consumers may have tightened their belts but retail stores have felt the squeeze since retail sales have been flat for the past two years While retailers and designers com plain about the increased cost of labor and material they also seem to be re thinking their whole approach count stores like Marshall s and Daffy s are developing higher pro files Designers are launching lower priced lines Donna Karans DKNY line turned out to be both a financial and fashion success Jones New York 1 11 balance out an expensive pur chase by finding a basic at a good price like 50 for a Gap turtle- neck To avoid a buying binge I won bring credit cards with me In fact I pay cash whenever possible because It seems silly to pay 18 percent interest even when I saving 20 or percent on a sale Sale remains the magic word It easier to wait for sales now that stores show sweaters- in July and swimsuits in March By the time those pieces are wearable the price has often dropped to a more bearable amount Part of the charm of having favor ite clothes Is that I don mind wear ing them often I bad to learn to be practical about shopping but I still believe in happy so maybe there is a winter coat out there meant forme NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE Documentary examines facets of human nature Reserve Wednesdays at p when TVO presents hosted by Michael who will introduce recent hour long documen that explore the many and varied facets of human nature La Ofrenda the offering Novem I beginning 20becauseoflhe Membership campaign is a quiet and lyrical meditation on death that con North Americans fear of death with traditional Mexican attitudes Filmed in a small Mexican village and aChicano community of SanFrancisco Vernon Florida La Ofrenda captures the pageantry and of the Days of the Dead every year on October and November 1 to honor death What Saturday Night Fe did for disco In Heaven There Is No Beei November does for the polka Filmed during several polka marathons Heaven captures the joy and enthusi asm of lovers of the dance in the mid west S beginning at because of the Membership campaign One Generation More November 15 focuses onone English speaking three generation Jewish family in Estonia that is celebrating its first Passover since the begin nmgofthe Stalin era anddocu merits the contradictions inner in The American journalist Charles Glass who was kidnap ped by Shine gunmen on the road to Beirut 1987 and caped 62 days later presents a personal impression of Lebanon in the Nation Cha tie Glass Lebaiun November Florida November 29 is a fascinating funny look at the eccentric underbelly of the US through the eyes of or which is to say extraor dinary people of a small town in Washington County Florida Turn to TVO for Human Edge a refreshing look at the art of documentary filmmaking today recently told Women s Wear Daily that besides trying to keep prices the company was concen on separates because women seemed reluctant to buy ensembles Shoppers have become more shrewd about purchases For me shopping has become a game of 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