GUY TALK : THERE'S A RETURN TO ELEGANCE THIS FALL.As fall approaches, there's a new interest in dressing up that isn't reserved for women. Menswear designers are talking about a return to elegance, a revival of preppy prep·py or prep·pie n. pl. prep·pies Informal 1. A student or former student of a preparatory school. 2. A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools. , classic fabrics and bold colors, including green and purple, as well as camel and charcoal. Before you go shopping, check out these details, so you'll know where your fashion image is going: Details: Tonal dressing (several shades of same color), layers of prints and textures (tweed with corduroy corduroy, a cut filling-pile fabric with lengthwise ridges, or wales, that may vary from fine (pinwale) to wide. Extra filling yarns float over a number of warp yarns that form either a plain-weave or twill-weave ground. ), brown shoes with navy or black suits, top stitching, zippers, V-neck sweaters and T-shirts. Fabrics: Micro fibers, tweed, wide-wale corduroy, velvet, cable-stitch knits, suede, and iridescent ir·i·des·cent adj. 1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage. 2. fabrics. Patterns: Pin stripes, small checks, bold stripes, jacquards, geometrics ge·o·met·rics n. (used with a pl. verb) 1. Geometric qualities or properties. 2. A pattern or design characterized by the use of geometric figures: and windowpane win·dow·pane n. 1. A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window. 2. A pattern of thin lines forming large squares on a background of a different color. 3. Slang LSD. plaids. Shirts: Tapered body, longer collars, French cuffs, short cuffed sleeves. Pants: Very trim, with three-pleat fronts and cuffs, or beltless flat-front styles. Jackets: Trim, with one to eight button closures, no vents, wide, peak lapels, narrow shawl collars. Accessories: Belts instead of braces, vests, silk pocket squares, cuff-links, suede shoes with thick soles, saddle oxfords; penny loafers, velvet ties, print socks. Hair: Very short, such as the Caesar (George Clooney) cut or short sides and back with length on top, short-to-medium sideburns side·burns pl.n. Growths of hair down the sides of a man's face in front of the ears, especially when worn with the rest of the beard shaved off. [Alteration of burnsides. , clean-shaven faces. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) For weekends, menswear goes back to tradition al fabrics and patterns such as this Fair Isle pattern sweater, left, and boldly striped rugby shirt with khaki pants, all by Pendleton. (2) Vests, whether matching or in a contrasting pattern and fabric, add interest to office attire. The newest vests boast neat collars and four-button coats, such as this Europa design at JC Penney stores. |
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