THE "NEW GIRL," AS THE
FASHION WRITERS ARE CALLING
HER, IS INSPIRING SIZZLING
DESIGNS FROM PARISIAN
COUTURIERS

REPORT

BY BARBARA PASH

he's called the New Girl.
A baby boomer, liberated
and romantic. The girl
who is inspiring Euro-
pean designers to new heights
of creative couture, proclaim
the fashion writers who in-
vented her.
She's got a trim, athletic
body, and likes to show it off.
Thus, this spring, the body-
baring bandeaus and bustlers,
the tightly fitted torsos, the leg-
emphasizing short skirts and
high heels. Needless to say,
such styles are not often en-
countered in real life. And even
then, they are worn only by the
more adventurous dressers.
Still, Paris is sizzling. Here's
what's hot, photographed at
the Paris show for the Jewish
Times by photographer Atsuko
Sato:
Dior — Designer Marc
Bohan showed suits with easy-
fitting jackets and short pleated
skirts, the pleats stitched down
over the hip and the hemline
above the knee. Silk daytime

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dresses had the same pleating.
Short evening dresses
ranged from pleated skirt
styles in black to ruffled
hemline styles in bright red,
green or fuchsia. Long chiffon
gowns were slim and draped,
in white, red and black.
Givenchy — Homage was
paid to Audrey Hepburn,
whose movie wardrobes in-
spired a variety of outfits, in-
cluding high-waisted Princess
style dresses, toreador pants
and cropped tops, and neat
navy suits with white collars
and cuffs. Other suits, some in
leather, had flat gold buttons or
nailheads as decorative
accents. Accessories were two-
color sling-back pumps and
wide-brimmed straw hats.
Opulent evening dresses
included beaded bodices with
full organza skirts; alternating
bands of black velvet and
white lace; and ornately pat-
terned and jeweled bolero
jackets. One of the few

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Deep V-front dress with exaggerated
shoulders and sarong skirt, by Jac-
queline de Ribes.

