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lothes this fall were
designed with kids in
mind. They're
comfortable, colorful,
oversized and fun!
Fleece (that's shop talk for
sweatshirts) will be the hottest
item this fall for boys and girls. In
fact, Shirley Davis, manager of
the boys department at Saks in
the Somerset Mall, predicts,
"Fleece will be tremendous. It's
bound to be our biggest sports
wear item. We're getting in outfits
in bright colors: reds, oranges
and yellows."
Marc Shindler, owner of
Brody's Boys and Young Men's
Wear in West Bloomfield,
explains that this year's fleece is
special. "We've got a lot of puff
paint fleece with matching pants.
(Puff paint is paint that hardens
into a raised, rubbery look. It's
used for printing words and for
coloring in drawings on the
sweats.)
"We're also selling sweatshirt
tops made of three different
materials — fleece, satin and
corduroy. This look will be
popular."
Fleece is also looking very
collegiate. Shindler says, "This is
the season for sweatshirts with all
kinds of university seals and
fraternity and sorority letters."
The Rugger look will also be
popular in fleece, Rugger is a
type of rugby shirt, or collegiate
shirt with a hard white collar,
banded bottom and wide stripes.
What else will boys wear to
school this fall? Shindler says,
"We're selling a lot of stone wash
jeans in the big fall colors, black
and grey."
Davis at Saks says, "Guess
denim with the straight, tight leg is
still very popular. New this year,
Guess denim will have leather
trim on the pockets."
How about cords? Shindler
says, "Cords are basically dead.
But we will sell a few Levi's cords
and baggy pleated cords."
Davis explains, "Kids like to be
comfortable and not wear too
much that's confining. This year
Above: Knit shirt and cotton
pants ($27 and $31) from Col-
ours by Alexander Julian, in
blue, grey, rose and teal.
Left: Blue/white striped button-
down shirt ($28), pleated pants
($30), wine paisely tie ($15),
from Colours.
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