Sunday, October 19, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Sunday, October 1 9, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven THIS IS the Ann Arbor Look N N 1970-Return to the Past? By LINDA DEUTSCH LOS ANGELES AP-The fashion time machine whirled in dizzying circles over the weekend at the openings of California designers' spring and resort wear showings. The week-long preview promised an eclectic array of styles harking back to the 1920s, flirting with the 1940s and circling in on that target year-1970. The fashion opener was a special award to designer Michael Travis who creates costmumes for television's "Laugh-ln" show. The California Fashion Creators cited Travis for "the best interpretation of contemporary fashion in television costuming." In a half-serious showing, "Laugh-In" cast members romped down a ramp in clothes culled from the show's week- ly "cocktail party" segment. They reflected the new timeless era in California togs. First came a chorus line in a copy of the 1940s gown once worn in slinky style by Bette Davis. Then long, flaring pink crepe pants and blouse fluidly sashed in Grecian folds. And finally micro-mini cocktail dresses. As a spokesman for Fashion Creators explained, Travis was cited "not so much because he is an innovator as be- cause he is of today. He reflects our fashion industry's moods and whims." Those moods are bound to vary as the previews proceed from conture dresses, sportswear and swimwear to a "pace- makers" show featuring new, young California designers with more whimsy than most. Fashion makers not they've kicked the slogans "mod," "kookie,' and "unisex." The keywords this year? "Funky," "funny," "tatty" and even "feminine."' LOOK AT THE SLEEVES!-Buff shade blouse with standard puff sleeves and pan velvet blouse in wine with long point over-the-wrist cuffs. Both by Evan Picone. Blouses courtesy Mary Dibble. SLEEVE ME ALONE! A s/hoe k 9A AM 11 v " ,x c t k lot a " ; k s , w ft r, s * >r 41 t f t Mt r By LAURIE HARRIS The sleeve has as many variations as the skirt this year beginning at micro-mini puffs to cascading folds of material that reach knee length. Often pleated at the shoulder and billowing out like a sail is one very prominent sleeve. The flounce is often gathered into a four-inch cuff or is merely caught up in elastic. But it is always longer than the necessary length drifting over the wrist and often hiding the hand. The style is nothing new. It has descended down through the eras since at least Elizabethan times. But now this particular sleeve has reached enormous proportions stretching in width to almost two feet. And the material is limper than ever before so that it either droops or is caught up in the wind. The style isn't starchiness of the eras from which it came. A style popular to unisex clothing is the angel cut sleeve. A diagonal slash culminates in points which have been known to droop to almost two feet distant from the wrist. The pattern is particularly popular in the bizarre african prints. But it gained its original vivacity from Simplicity Patterns' "Tablecloth dress' which can be made from a length of material, or as is indicated by its name-a table- cloth. Mutton sleeves which began in the Edwardinan era were renewed last year. But they too appear on today's bodies with a series of variations. Delicate puffs are gathered a quarter of the way down the arm and then tapered to be close fitting. Or perhaps they are gathered and the rest of the material is allowed to hang loosely around the arm. Another version is to have not just the first puff, but perhaps, two more all ending in a ruffle along the wrist. A sieve, not like the other mentioned, is the singular puff that just rounds the shoulder and grips the arm with elastic. Cuffs have a variations also. They stem from the non- existent to the all to overpowering. Many styles are merely gathered with a small piece of banding to hide raw edges. But more often, the cuffs have been enlarged to reach over halfway up the forearm. These same cuffs can either be skin tight or flare out to ridiculous dimensions. But with all these various style of sleeves, there have been multitudes of fabric designed to enhance their already flamboyant styles. Photos by THE MEDIUM'S MOUTH See through dacron has become popular for every type I have mentioned perhaps with the exclusion of the short puff. Satin backed crepes, crushed velvet, jersey and syn- thetics have all been added for aesthetics. But one mustn't forget that the sleeve is only a portion of an item of clothing. At least presently there no sleeve stores in Ann Arbor. When one looks for the various styles I have spoken of, they must look for them attached to a piece of clothing that has often been called a blouse. 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