SUNDAY, 21 MARCH 1965 THE MICHIGAN DAIIX PAGE THREE ,MEN'S FASHION: __________ | I '1 Madras To Run the Accessory Scene By BOB MOORE tal stripes, madras, and raw silks will dominate the tie scene this Clothiers like to tell the story spring.y of the visitor from France who Stripes toured American clothing shops Stripes and madras patterns last, summer. According to the ought to dominate regular sport legend, the Frenchman studied all shirts. Knit Banlons will be class-; the madras in the stores, then ics, of course: a knit 3-button turned wide-eyed to his guide: Henley shirt wit h a collarless neck "Well, monsieur f must admit. and contrasting piping is expected when you Americans design a new to be the biggest new hit in knit- fabric, you certainly push it."'wear. A new fabric blend called "Ox- -knit," cooler, wider, softer, could make a big kiling in the dress shirt arena, which remains im- mutable. On the whole, then, men's ac- cessories will be about the same as before. Madras and stripes will dom- inate; but a few new styles are being presented, and some of those are bound to become new classics. Madras is the story in men's ac-i cessories this spring, although there are a few non-madras in- novations which might catch on. Yellow Shirt the yellow shirt, the fine-wov- en V-neck sweater, and plain slacks are expected to be most popular for the cooler spring days. Holding up the works will be the f' madras belt, tending this season to be bulkier, more rugged design with saddle-leather trim and brass buckles. Further on into warmer weath- er, of course, madras shirts should become favorites. Then it is a matter of individual taste wheth- er to wear madras belt with ma- dras shirt; it has been done, but most conservative dressers con- demn the practice. For those con- servative people, plain leather or seersucker should be popular. "Cinch Belt" A new product called the "cinch belt" has appeared at campus stores. The cinch belt is of thick, po- lished leather and is for the two- ring brass "cinch" (yes, like in harnesses) which takes, the place of the usual buckle. Out Manila rope, bicycle chains, Via-: per clips, and recording, tape are Out for belts this spring. Men's jewelry will be about the same except for one trend. Tie tacks, long-time favorite, are steadily giving way to plain con- servative tie bars. Collar bars may see a revival, both for eyelet col- lar shirts and standard shirts. There is a new watchband on the market, wider by about one quarter an inch, heavier, with leather straps to hold the watch. The new band comes primarily in madras, but solid colors should be' popular also. Jade East Men's toiletries are expected to remain the same. Stores report highest sales of "English Leather," "Jade East," and "Royal Lime." Expected to be seen a lot among the sport group is the common golf hat or "crusher," of natural poplin, a kind of clay-color gray, With a sharp madras or regimental striped hatband. Striped shirts will continue to be big sellers. Opinions vary as to. whether the pinstripe or wider, striping is more stylish in shirts; stores report approximately equal sales. Controversy One controversy which only time will settle is whether the new four-inch wide tie will sell. In the1 past year, ties have been mainly, between two and five eighths andI two and three-quarter inches. ! Pattern-wise, however, regimen- SANDALS swing for spring. a fashion first THE SUAVE AND DEBONAIR madras sportcoat goes magically with the summer evening this seai