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BY JAMES NICHOLShis attention, we casually dribbled
Apart from a general agree- our espresso 'on the pages of his
ment that male University stu- book.
dents will be wearing clothes this Having succeeded in making our
spring, a representative group of presence known, we sought to in-
Ann Arbor merchants, chosen at. terview him. He proved reluctant.
random, varied widely in their at first, but the sight of a cup of
predictions of styles and fads to the steaming liquid poised over his.
come. head overcame his bashfulness.
Men's suits seem to be following Potentially Prevalent
the conservative trend reported by "
various sources to be sweeping the Tell us, sir," we said politely,
nation's campuses. Most suit- "what trends do. you regard to be
buyers continue their pro-blue potentially prevalent during the
program, shunning reds, pinks and approaching season, with particu-
the like; but greys, plaids and lar emphasis on the diverse and
blacks will continue to be integrat- vital category of male ,attire?"
'ed into the campus color scheme. We waited a moment, and then
In probing the comprepeated the question.
link qu onhelcomplex "cuf±- He merely looked at us for sev-
lese in s webleare a that eral minutes, glancing frequently
thenge indspensable lilente a at the espresso cup we held. He
being purchased in unprecedented.: ran his fingers musingly through
numbers, (b) that gold-colored his beard.
links are leading the field, (c) that "Sandals," he said at length.
most of the cufflinks sold have "Sandals?" we asked.
been silver-colored, and (d) that Uke, sandals," he repeated,
hardly anyone is buying cufflinks disentangling his legs from the op-
anyway. posite chair and thrusting his
one haberdasher predicted a sandalled feet in our face. "Leath-
return to spats and raccoon coats r"ahed elind.
in the coming months, and urged Anything Else?
all social-conscious young men to
"get 'em now, while they last." "Anything else?" we murmured.
When we expressed doubt, he blew "Sweaters, man. Three holes are
asthmatically at the layer of dust the vogue this year. And - like,;
and permitted us to inspect his with _the sandals -. be sure to
eylarstock.leave the toenails long. There's
very large Astock r . nothing worse than sandals and
Avant-Garde short toenails - ruins the effect."
Next, we sought out various We blankly nodded our agree-
groups of the male students them- ment. Then, pursuing our inter-;
selves, and we soon found our- view, we lowered our voice to a;
selves at the door of an avant- secretive whisper.
garde restaurant. "What styles of underwear can
We were attracted at once to an we men expect to move up - in
individual who sat, slouched in a sales - in the ,next few months?"'
dark corner, reading a book of We could tell at once that our
poetry. Sidling up to him, we ner- informant had been deeply of-
vously cleared our throat a few fended and not a little confused.
times and, 'when this failed to gain As we moved quickly out the door,
the bearded occupants of the room
were looking blankly at each other
and murmuring: "underwear?"
Stark Realities
We concluded our investigation-
in the basement of the Michigan
Union, where we sought to com-
pare the information we had la-
boriously collected with the stark
realities of campus dress.
Striving to limit our searching
eyes to the variety of male cloth-
ing that surrounded us, we sought
to generalize. We saw a few ties,
many sweaters each of a different
color, -everal shirts - mostly of
the button-down variety, and a
surprising number of sweatshirts.
Noble Name
The sweatshirts, as a rule, bore
the noble name of the University,
but a few proved to be part of the
uniforms prescribed by campus
fraternities. One type in particu-
lar, a baggy, ill-fitting garment
bore in glaring yellow letters, the
mysterious inscription "Theta Mu
Delta."
Noting the strong negative ef-
fect this hideous pullover had on
our aesthetic sensibilities, we could
only hope that the madman who
wore it represented but a very
small segment of the University
community.
Having then completed our in-
vestigation inte the styles and
fashions of the University campus,
we concluded that one particular
style of dress above all others
seemed economical, practical, and
unencumbering. We thereupon
submitted our application for
membership to an organization in
Florida which permitted - and
indeed even encouraged - these
ideal standards of dress. We hope
to hear from them before spring
break.
By NEL COSSM4AN
Although planned obsolescence
isn't the principle in the shirt in-
dustry that it is among automobile
manufacturers, shirtmakers do
make style changes as they search
for profitable trends.
Among the dress shirt features
expected to increase in popularity
this year are wash-and-wear,
short sleeves, tapered fit, light-
weight cloth and "pop-overs."'
More popular this spring and
summer among sport shirts should
be Banlon knit cloth, ponchos,
and bright colors.
Ivy Styles
Ivy styles, thought to be more
popular in the Midwest than in the
East where the trend began, will
remain on top of the market.
The "studied nonchalance" of
the Ivy League includes the three
collar buttons, a r thin, easily-
rumpled collar and a narrow panel
down the front of the shirt.
Wash-and-wear shirts, besides
being easier to clean, tend to be in
better shape at the end of a sum-
mer day. When they were first
sold several years ago, wash-wear
shirts would turn yellow with
bleaching. The recent solving of
this problem partially accounts for
their increasing popularity.
Dress Shirts
The market for short-sleeve
dress shirts has been steadily in-
creasing as men discover their ad-
vantages for a warm day. Another
factor in their growing popularity,,
especially among younger men, is
the widening variety of style
among short-sleeve shirts.
The use of the tapered fit in
both sport and dress shirts is In-
creasing. Because the tapered fit
adapts most . readily to broad
shoulders and a narrow waist, it
appeals more to young men than
to older people.
Felt Remains
Most Popular
Hat Vogue
Spring hat styles for men point
toward emphasis on the conven-
tional felt hat.
For casual use, solid colors (such
as olive and black) and muted
plaids will be in vogue; for dressier
occasions, the hat will preferably
be of a color to match the over-
coat. Those preferring a light-
weight hat other than felt may
find a straw hat to their liking
and the predominant color here
is bamboo.
Sports enthusiasts will prefer to
don a cap (solid colored or plaid
cotton) or to wear a sport hat
decorated in any number of ways.
Such "hot-weather" hats fray be
seen sporting everything from
plumes to miniature beer -bottles.
Brim styles will be narrow;
crohvns will feature a straight cen-
ter crease, either alone or with a
pinched front.
Weather-proof hats, which are
plastic-covered, are available; or
one may purchase a separate rain
cover for his hat.
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f One of the newest trends in
dress shirts is toward the pop-
over, which has three buttons and
a narrow panel half-way down the
front.
Among sport shirts banlon, a
type of nylon,' will become still
more important this summer than
it was last year. Part of its appeal
is that it doesn't have nylon's
slickness but is comfortable in hot
weather.
The recent popularity of poncho
shirts, tapered in the front and the
back and worn outside the trous-
ers, should increase as warm
weather approaches.
Perhaps because shirts aren't
covered with coats and sweaters
in spring and summer, their
brighter colors appear as the
weather changes.
Bright colors in dress shirts are
available but not very popular.
Light blue is the most widely-used
non-white shade. Several years ago
manufacturers tried to popularize
pink, but were unsuccessful in pro-
longing a short run on pink shirts.
Manufacturers have also intro-
duced white dress shirts with pat-
terns-tiny diamonds or specks-
woven into the material. But only
in rural areas and some large
cities have these proved very pop-
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