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THE HONGKONG
HSATURDAY DECEMBER
1984
Figure Fitting Coats
for
WINTER
Th
Silver fox capelote and scarfs of mink, kinds that go far toward making life seem beaver and seal often are renovable,
You'll see some cloth coats with fur sleeves. And others with extremely long cuffs into which you can stick your hands, Muffs, by the way, are featured in amart coat departments. One black coat of rib- bed woollen has a rippling collar of mink and a large flat muff to match. Another, in olive green, is trimmed with a detach able shoulder cape of silver fox. It has a rather round muff to go with it.
THE new winter cloth coats are charming.
They're perfectly cut, fitted at waist lines and flatter any figure,
If somehow you never have been able to got very enthusiastic about a winter cont, you'll change your tune this year. There are beautiful models in heavy weeds, rough and smooth-surfaced woollens and m mannish fabrics that retain their shape and good lines for a second season. Black is shown most widely. Next in importance are deep browns and rich shades of green. There are-sallor-ish types that are youth
Fur is used in becoming and novel ways
fulness personified, stand-up-in-the-hack this season. If you want to be ultra chic, "shawl ones that form flattering framea for get a coat with detachable fur. Collars, facen, Medici collars, often combined with vestees, Jackets and even cuffs come off. flaring shoulder capes, and several other
Collars have never been more varied.
brighter.
If you like belts, this is your year to get a belted coat. Many of the new models have fairly wide belts of self material, fastened with interesting, rather large buckles.
You won't find pockets on coats for street and dressier occasions. They be- long to the sports conts. And, of course, you won't find swagger lines except in the sports and semi-sportswear departments.
However, you will sea raglan and dolman sleeves in daytime and more formal conts. They're loudly recommended by the lead- Ing couturiers and heartily 'approved by women who like to combine comfort with chic.
PION
THIS block woolen coat has a detachable collar of cross fox to match the fur muď puric. If cut an slender lines with trim deeves that end in light cuffs,
Hostumes courtesy
BETTY WALES
N
E /W YORK
Both the fabric and fur
are ingeniously used. to make the new styles exciting and feminine
PERFECT for the cold days is is this trimly tailored coat of dark
green woolen. It's topped by a lux- urious mink cope that tics-Ascot fashion-under the chin..
ROUGH BLACK WOOLLEN is used to fashion this wrap-around coat of Per- sian lamb and 'flaring shoulder - cape, edged with narrow bands of the same fur.
'A RATHER FORMAL street. and afternoon coal of dark green wool- is trimmed with an enormous collar of mottled brown fox. Nole, the bell: shaped sleeves and the flattering neck ling
A LARGE collar of ilver black fox with muf to match gives this brap-around cool of black woolen in a ribbed an air of elegance, Wear it on the "street, to tea and dinner as welle
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