152 THE MICHIGAN DAILY P. New Shirts Yield Stripes, Light Colors By JOHN MEREDITH This year the well-dressed Uni- versity man is wearing pattern sport shirts and striped dress shirts with either tab or button-down collars This can easily be confirmed by a quick glance at the male two- thirds of the campus. Nevertheless, for those men who have been watching only females, and those women who have not looked at any fellows, it is merely emphasized that the man without a striped shirt is definitely "out." As for the stripes themselves, the wider the better, up to a quar- ter of an inch width. Complete Collection The complete collection of dress shirts should also include solid colors, with blue oxford button- downs being especially popular. White shirt sales have been de- creasing, although nothing can re- place white for certain occasions. The latest trend in sport shirts is toward quiet patterns. Plaids, stripes, madras and muted checks are selling best. Popular Blue The most popular single color is blue, with red, maize, and grey also enjoying good sales. The tapered body shirt with a button-down collar is still a stand- ard model. Pull-overs are also an acceptable body style. Some merchants see the begin-. ning of a trend toward lighter col- ors. They feel that the light shades will definitely be the style next spring and fall. Don't Despair If none of these styles please you, there is no need for despair. For example, loud shirts, in a wide variety of hideous color combina- tions, guaranteed to frighten even the closest friends, are available for exhibitionists. Also, beatniks can still conform to nonconformity by wearing any old, untucked, dirty, and poorly pressed shirt. The sloppily ironed shirt seems to be quite "the thing" among freshmen, too. However, this is probably more an indication of unfamiliarity with the intricacies of the iron than a major style trend. Dirty Shirts Of course, the one shirt style that never changes is back again this year. This is the dirty shirt worn in various dirty shirt contests on campus. Still, contest chairmen might consider finding : a dirty striped shirt so that the victims can be stylish as well as dirty. However, University students have found an easy way to remedy the dirty shirt problem is to purchase the popular wash and wear type clothing. With time as scarce as it is for most students, wash and wear clothing has become a common part of the clock-harried student's dress ensemble. One problem concerning this relatively new product is that as the article ages it often tends to lose some of its wrinkle-free quali- ties. This situation requires a slight amount of ironing,. especially on pockets, collars and sleeves, Autumn Days at Island Park f I History Reveals Shoe Development I By WILLIAM CUMMINGS The proimacy of the male foot has been noted by our merchant friends, and they have most un- graciously complicated our task by proliferating the market with over 25,000 different footwear styles a year. It seems that many aeons ago man was content to use his own calloused soles for contacting good Mother Earth. But with the growth of civiliza- tion the more cultivated and pow- erful individuals achieved a cer- tain distance from earthly pas- sions; to support their elevation these vain individuals had shoes constructed. Two subtle developments follow- ed. The elite became insensitive to the conditions of the roads of their empires. Natural Soles The disuse of their natural soles caused a genetic degeneration in the state of the human species' sole. Consequently in some instances the peasants were irritated and saw fit to improvise. Such was the case in Holland and thus the development of sa- bats. But even these wood clompers did not alleviate some of the other products of arstocratic insensitiv- ity; thus Dutch farmers used these sabats as bludgeons in the revolts that felled feudalism. (From their destructive wielding the human race with great aban- For the collegiate student it is of sabats is derived our word sab- don (of shoes, that is) flocked comfort: for the lighi school man otage.) barefooted to the Riviera, Waikiki, it completes that virile athletic Footwear Revolt Jones Beach, Miami, Atlantic City, -"outfit": and for the sophisticate. Similarly in England we find a jMalibu. when called "top-siders" and pric- revolt stimulated by footwear. Had the Puritans buried the ed at $16.95. it indicates the means John Selders, a noble of the sev- shoe? Despite their many other to possess a yacht. enteenth century English scene. In the sock business, a current said: "Old friends are best. King dealer advertises: "These hand- James used to call for his old s some men's socks come in colors shoes." to match redheads, blondes, brun- Cromwell and his Puritan cron- C ttes and others, twelve in all-- ies, recognizing that their status What's more they'll keep their was threatened by the royal fai- trim shape and stand up.- A price ily's pedestrian confidants, cleaved is mentioned later on to complete off the head of James' successor the description (or perhaps seduc- and took over the country. funeral accomplishments they were tion) A faction of this revolt trans- unable to stop the inertia of the Socks also fit neatly into the ferred to the New World. and in shoe. cycular historical theory. We see order to insure that shoes would Material Shoe them advancin_ bedvond the Eliza- bethan garter line to become ion- not cause further social turmoil, The material shoe had been bur- underwear in the Puritan period, instituted laws providing there ied but the values of status and and then gradually recede into tht should be no unlawful combina- comfort it had created in raising Riviera. tion "for enhancing the prices of man from the beasts remained in Revival shoes or wages whereby people suf- the American character. In the past few years they have fer." These values yearned for ex- experienced a leaping revival y pression: the echo of tromping stretching up to 16 inches from The sad effect was to relegate boots from WWII was the stimu- the heel. a trend that one adver- shoes to a position of sterility in lus that prompted America to re- tiser insists will "sooner or later social history. The mass produc- turn to her material motif. be essential for the Total Look." tion of shoes robbed them of their Status seeking and casual com- It is virtually impossible to find distinction, and the universaliza- fort were able to find their glori- a footwear ad that doesn't sell tion of their use made all men in- ous expression in those 25,000 elegant comfortthe tall male sensitive to the discomforts of wonderful styles mentioned pre- distinctive hand stitches or somk nineteenth century highways. viously. other reverberation of comfort, The lack of respect shown for The picture presented thus far status, and sex. the shoe in this era is well illus- may seem overly speculative until An overview of fortwear d ve- trated by Wyncken, Blyncken, and we turn to ads in the contemporary opment reveals sinifeat forces Nod who did not feel the slightest American fashion literature. behind the foot frapping fads. The qualms about throwing one of Madison Avenue revelation suggests a cycular pat- theirs into a puddle of water. For example, how does Madison tern in the historical evolution of The full cycle was turned when Avenue present the tennis shoe? the shoe. THE BEAUTY OF ISLAND PARK in October is well known. The male model wears a new type of fabric, cotton 'velour, in his turtle-neck pullover shirt. The girl wears ski parka and slacks which are by now a campus classic. ELBOW PATCHES: Suits* for Autumn Follow New Trend rn mP PL MOUH J HESPYMUH HE presents presents Genuine Shell CORDOVAN 7 By JOHN KENNY President John F. Kennedy join- ed the ranks of critics of the na- tion's youth physical fitness on his recent Western tour. One of the latest trends in male fashions also points to the grow- ing softness of American men. This is the new phenomena of patched, or padded elbows on sweaters and jackets. Yes, sneaky as it may be, the small leather or suede patches appearing frequently on the el- bows of this nation's youth as- serts the true condition of the country's future fighters. Demand for Comfort These emblems-not merely cre- ated at the whim of fashion ex- perts-reflect the increasing de- mand for comfort. Elbows, one of the most worn parts of the anatomy, must be pro- tected from hard surfaces, youth reasons. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LARRY JACOBS This fad has been created at the demand of students who spend hours with head in hands and bruised elbows grinding into the hard surfaces of the desks of the nation's lecture halls and libraries. Economical? That a desire for beauty or stylishness created the demand for patched clothing seems highly un- likely. The patches are most often contrasted in color and texture to the rest of the garment. The only other possibility for the popularity of patches would be an economical necessity on the part of the nation's students. This might be very true. How- ever, since these patched jackets are selling .new for anywhere around $30-40, it seems highly un- likely. What Next? Therefore, the only logical rea- son for this new fad is the com- fort angle. It can now only be hoped that the nation's youth will call this their stopping point. Who knows, the next step might be foam rubber fountain pens, padded head rests attached to shirt collars for more comfortable slouching in lectures or cushioned gloves for those arduous hours of typing or holding telephone re- ceivers. Shoes that take the casual approach . . to dress, street- wear or leisure. Flexible and lightweight as a shoe can be. Genuine moccasin construc- tion . . . incomparably corn fortable. Sizes to 14 MOCCASINS ... the leather that mellows with age! The sturdy look. . . the solid feel of long wearing, hi-lustre CORDOVAN . . . the leather that actually looks better with age. 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