46 Friday, August 29, 1980
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Colors Predominate in Israel Fashions
Customs Surrounding Visit
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Since the 1950s they have
Jets with England now tak-
been
exporting to popular
the ground because they
By RABBI SAMUEL FOX
ing number one place as
stores around the world.
(Copyright 1979, JTA, Inc.)
will now nourish them-
World Zionist
buyer of 30 percent of Is-
One finds nicely styled
Press Service
rael's fashion and textile
Some people practice the selves on the spiritual in- )
sports clothes for men,
Only a few years ago (so it exports. Germany buys 21
custom of plucking up some stead of the material.
women and children for
It is required to wash
seems), no one would have percent, Holland 10 per-
grass after a funeral or un-
next spring and summer,
veiling or after visiting the one's hands after leaving
dared to put a "Made in Is- cent, France 6 1/2 percent.
made of polyester and cot-
rael" label on the simple The United States accounts
cemetery but before leaving the cemetery. Some claim
ton blends, seersucker and
this is because contact with
blouses and skirts and for 12 percent.
it.
their best known fabric, 100
If you're hoping for an
house-dress type clothes
This might be a symbOl of the dead, either on the
percent cotton.
worn by women in Israel; Israeli look in the fashion
our faith in the Resurrec- cemetery or anywhere
Ata still does its basic tion which is to come in the brings confusion to
.e
world,
you
will
be
disap-
nor would anyone have
business in corduroy (the Messianic era. Death is thus human mind over the actual
thought much of the plain pointed because interna-
deputy export manager compared to the tearing out purpose and essence of life.
almost solely utilitarian tional trends dominate.
revealed they sometimes of the grass of life. However, Water is a cleaning and a
clothes worn by men. To ex- The main line of the Is-
sell more than 500,000 just as the grass which clarifying agent and thus
port them would certainly rael fashion industry is
dozen of one style!), but withers is replaced by clears up the confusion.
now high fashion, mod-
not have been feasible.
they've realized high further growth so is the
Others claim that water
Today the fashion indus- ern design and high qual-
fashions are more vol- Human being to be resur- was the first element ob-
try is big business. In 1978, ity.
atile and so they are rected in the future.
served in creation and
What can you expect in
Israeli fashion exports
changing with the times.
amounted to $176,260,000 world-wide stores when you
Others claim that tearing the first element ob-
The basis of Niba's collec- up the grass may be like served in birth. Pouring \I
and they are still growing. shop for an Israeli-made
tion
remains the printed tearing the clothes of the water over one's hands is
spring
and
summer
war-
Israel's fashion and textile
These Israeli models shirtwaist dresses, one and mourner, an expression of thus a symbol of the re-
exports for the first six drobe, 1980?
Hemlines are shorter — a are showing some of the two-piece, with full skirts grief. Some take this grass birth of the soul or the
months of 1979 totalled
few
inches below the knees; fashions to be exported and all kinds of sleeves, de- which has been plucked and recreating of the human
$101.8 million.
The European Economic sporty dresses are extended by the Jewish state in the signed by house designer deposit it on the grave or on being who passed away ,
the resurrection.
Commuxity countries are cotton T-shirts in solid 1980s. The general trend Gideon Oberson. Gottex has the tombstone.
It also serves to re-
In this sense it resem-
Israel's major market out- colors and stripes and strap- in Israeli fashion will be bright colored flowing chif-
less sundresses; daytime the use of more and fon print coverups over tiny bles another custom, encourage the visitor to the
dresses have padded shoul- bright colors and a re- swim suits. Funny ,Girl is which some practice, that cemetery who feels emo-
ders, jackets ranging from turn to the styles of the well named — slinky black of placing a small stone tionally disheartened and
boleros to Chanel length '60s.
tight skirts, dresses and on the grave or on the desolate.
* * *
and blazer styles. Skirts are
will be seen — purple and pants with cellophane-like tombstone. The latter is
We are never like angels
full or straight.
Rolex
red, purple and orange; see-through trims — at done, according to some,
Pants are very tight and solids are hot pink, waistlines, for shoulder to leave a symbol of the till our passion dies.
straight (stove pipe). Pedal
fact that we have visited
mauve, hot turquoise, hot straps and on the sides.
pushers, Jamaica and
the grave and thus leave
Ero
features
tight
skirts
gold. Black is back. Fab-
Fredrick
Bermuda-length shorts are
with slits and pastel suede a symbol of our tangoing
rics
are
cotton
knit,
cot-
jewelers
back; T-shirts and shorts
ton, seersucker, polished dresses with belted peplum concern for the deceased
of BLOOMFIELD HILLS
are popular. In general, the
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Stripes
are
in
and
un-
Some
heave
the
plucked
Stationery Etc.
bright
turquoise
polished
sisals
by
Appointment
anklestrap shoes, open-toe
"q,
usual color combinations pumps — both with stiletto cotton, some with square grass over their shoulder.
White You Watt.-w
heels; for sportswear, there shoulders. Kitan and This practice is said to indi-
Sportlife have play clothes, cate that we leave death be-
are canvas shoes.
MICHAEL GORDON'S
Rojy Ben Joseph, a Bul- sun dresses and separates in hind us as we turn our at-
Call Barbara Starkman
garian in Israel only since light mauve, turquoise, tention to the living.
Some say it shows that
1966, has made a major im- apple green, hot pink and
the deceased no longer need
pact on fashion. (Confiden- bright gold.
the produce which grows in
tially, she is one of my favo-
rite designers because she
has held out the longest on
retaining an "ethnic Is-
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Seven years later, in
back yoke pipings on
many having matching fabric to co-ordinate your
jackets with matching 1925, the university was of-
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room setting with bedspreads or drapery. Our wall-
vests, skirts and pants — ficially opened. By 1948 it
paper is modestly priced to meet most budgets.
in soft suede with leather had a student body of 1,000
trim, for men and women. and a staff of 190. (Today
Although one primarily there are nearly 15,000 stu-
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ARE WHERE WE STARTED
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In 1948, during the War
24 YEARS AGO...
fashions for men and of Independence, Mount
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women, its handbag factory, Scopus became inacces-
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established 10 years ago sible to the Jews. It was
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mainly as an outlet for out of Israel's control for
enhance your room. Choose from a large variety of
on your initial visit
scraps of leather, is today an nearly two decades, until
satin, cotton prints and solids, 011110 111 _
with this ad
integral
part
of
the
collec-
the Six-Day War of 1967.
c
casements, and seamless sheers.
tion.
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Ata. That was the label
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