PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 29th, 1981.
PAGE THREE
first furs of fall
here again are the doggy days,
when dame fashion puts a touch
of svelte in sweltering August
B
by displaying these sleek, smart
lines in warm wraps for winter
EFORE you fall for a fur coat during the August
males, be sure you know what fura ate good for
fall and how new coats are styled.
The short jacket of last season is not being as widely shown. Many will be worn for the simple reason that
a lot of women already have them, but new fur coats ate long, supple and sleddet.
Furs are treated in sveltly that many of the coats look like dressmaker Irocks. There is not so much ex- aggerated fittedness and flaredness na last season. There is more tendrucy toward straight lines, but that doesn't mean that the majority of coats are not fitted slightly. They are. But they ate cut more conservatively and the Bain is not so apparent.
Great distinction centers in individual styling of col. bars, sleeves, 'blowed backs and wide armboles,
A number of daylime coats suggest the width-at- elbow idea by use of I applied loose strips of flat furs set Some omo the sleeve diagonally about the foreaim.
hase orginally eat cuffs that hug the wrist, flating in recise bril fashion towards the elbow. Other coats sponsor the slender tailored dreve of a cloth cout, with To cuff, flate or additional much of any kind.
Collats are almost invariably individual in treatment. The single retera 14 a great favorite. Their sell Mat of carts, As, pill-through tab effects, bow Adjust- ties and comlasting turn-down collar effects.
able effct are conspicuous by their number, and in the flat for caraculs, kids, toupard and leopardine--they ace airns! wabout exception capable of being worn one. Two of eva laser ways, as the weater may desire. Lenghaied fur eidlas are new and are highly farmable nappy furs, such as Hud- son seal. 1: fax, elvei, raccoon, all form almat, drecruise collars on costs, many times with leads i the sumala prisling down on ethes wat gel 4ght. Borders of ens ag har enrich y cats usually in far- ing design, od pol so many of the me down as last aruNGAL Buwa is a favorite color, in all torr hinu Black is the most pogal».
THERE are four classes of fur coals: days time costs, dissy afternoon enal, which are more fitted and luger, sports ne wasper conÍA, and evening coats.
2 is the outstanding favorite for new fur cust, either in Edack, in the new logwood brown, which has a und ut-buenre in it.
an lamb cartul, shaved catarul, kidskin. raccoon, mith, Jap je, kamer, moleska comey, kulinsky and her jus all are used. *
1. your won't mind saying goodby to summer if you can welcome autumn
Lapin of course wat is shown in inexpensive cants.
13 termendens popularity of the inexpensive jacket:
ol lapin last season spoils its chances of being an out-
standing fashion feature this year.
The way coat fasten is interesting this year. Some evening wraps wrap around, unsurplice fashion, allowing you to hold them shut. Most daytime and sports conta
Belts are seen however, faster as nesily as a dress.
may puts coats and some daytime coats. A les coats luster with tab ends of their own fur, hantonge over mappy leather on wurden buttons. Wra is made baru, there is a back is blond or when either a fittest hipline and fined waistline, or else there is a belt. Semptings bel There are many belted three-quarter Hudson
trol coats.
Mast of the interest craiers alsove the waistline. Rip- plus coding in self furs distinguish some of the curly furs, Width at elbows lends interest to many sleeves. But will fel that that width tapers down to tight culines in the majority of goats.
1. SVELTE and swagger is a gray kidskin coat, fitted and belted and flared enough in give plenty of case
in walking. It has an Acut warf gallar that can be war three ways. With the tabs falling down, you can see the cute weiter of self-int worked horizontally, clos
With the whole ing with two fer buttons, collar nu, it makes a double revers effect on one side, single tab on the other,
11. FOR the opera, fortaal evenings in win. ter tine and state occasions of all kinds. there is a sumptunus eming wrap, cut to drape aisant the figure, dipping in the back, rizing in the front. with gorges silver fox trimming the cape collar except in the center back, where the fur takes a rippling fold and dips like the wrap seif. The sleeves are very new in thei withth and ease. It is lined wilt white crepe dotted with tiny gold stars outlined with a faira line of sky blue. It would be hard to find awesp that gives a note regal look,
in this new gray kidskin coat, fitted and belted and flared with the proper swagger.
the fur coat that gets by next winter must have up its sleeves a fow tricks such as those.
IV. there's the feel
III. TRIM as a skirt and coat is a sleek cocos. colored thaved lamb coat, cut with a bolero track. double sleeves, form-fitting skirt portion and a cute how the scarf. IV. FOR the conservative person, there is a luxurious and lovely Jap, mink cost, cut en fitted lines, fastening with a tell-tab at the waistline and with its tab collar slipping through the single revers to make a smart shoulder effect. There are pieces of the mink pored on the outer sleeve to simulate a pull. The kine are worked to give a smart diagonal effect all over the
cort.
of luxury in this Jap mink coat, cut on fitted lines. which fastens with a self tab at the waistline while
its collar slips through a single
V ONE coat whose style you are dead sure of is
this comfortable black Hudson seal, slightly ft. ted, lightly flated, belted and cut with individual styl- ing for sleeves and a scarf collar.
The sleeves have comfortable armhole, width and that new elbow
that is important. They laper down
ease
to a snug wristline. giving comfort and warmth at the taine time. The scarf is reversible, white kidskin on one side. seal on the other, and you can wear it with one end thrown over the shoulder or both worn down Front, in Ascot manner.
The pelt adapta itself to tailoring as satisfactorily as velour de broadcloth and has a richness no falnit can. achieve. If you need not consider practicality, if you want style and a wrap that will not be copied, here is your choice.
rover..
1. why cry for an August moon when winter starlight brings
a chance to wear this ermine eve- ning wrap with its silver fox. trimming on the huge collar, and ⚫very wido cuffs?
fur coats are collaring the fashion by now neckline touches, such as the three sketches show in detail.
If you will count the days untli football weath-. or if there hangs In your ward- robe this cocoa-. colored shaved lamb coat with its bolero back ant double
sleeves.
coats from Zimmerman, and Scher.- New York
V. this black Hud. 'san seal f coat, with its wide sleeves that ta- per to a anug wrist, and new revaraible, soart can give you both 'warmth sand " style: any day. next winter. :-
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