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THE HONGKONG TELEGR

TRDAY

1986:

Gay Costumes of the Winter Beaches

Slit skirts for daytime

as well as for evening. mark the frocks designed for winter wear

Rule

A DETACHABLE skit with side slits is worn over the one-piece bathing suit in baby blue, maroon and white stripes pictured above. lt a distance. the skirt appears to be shorts.

THE PAREO beach outfit in the center was inspired by the costumes of native Tahitians. # comes in a. South Sea Island print-white magnolias on dark blue cotton background.

THE DEMURE young lady of the upper right is wear- ing a white silk tennis dress with a divided skirt. Note the flat- fering collarless neckline and the wide revers.

AN IDEAL GOLF costume consists of a striped woolen ble

and gray flannel trousers, divided and picated to look like a skirt. These, you may be sure, are roomy and comfortable.

Costumes Courtesy Macy's, New York.

Skirta are in-

PANTS are cut so full that they resemble skirts.

tricately silt to look like panta. It may sound a little confusing. but those are the predominating features of Palm Beach fushlons.

The girl who turns southward for a winter holiday will have slits In her daytime dresses as well as in the skirts of afternoon, dinner and evening frocks. Even bathirig suits and beach togs are coyly slit.

Pale pink and baby blue are the leading colours. And they'll be featured throughout the spring and summer collections, too, in all pro bability.

After all, Palm Beach fashions always are indicative of what will bo good the following spring.

There's a revival of the beach pyjama-evening gown type of outfit. One particularly flattering creation of pale blue linen in a shantung weave has a cutout back and an ankle-length skirt, slit in back and front on the sides to look like pajamas. It's perfect for evening and can be worn on the beach to good advantage.

REGULAR beach pyjamas have trousora as wide as skirts. The bath- ing suits are clever little models with brassiere and halter tops, and bottoms that seem to be shorts. They really aren't, however. They are skirts, allt on the sides, and held in place with a piece of attached material patterned after a loln cloth..

In this category are the colourful Tahitian suits in vivid South Sea Island colours. With them ono wears equally bright beach coats.

. The evening gowns are slenderizing, glamorous and Individual. Many have lingerie lace at the neckline. Some are trimmed with plain bone buttons that contrast sharply with the luxurious fabrics.

One evening drese in deep gray taflota, printed with pink silk roses, has a large grey buckle at the back. Another consists of pinkish grey satin tunic over a chiffon skirt in matching shade.

There are, linen gowns, top, and voluminous linep dusters to be worn as evening wraps..

Speaking of wraps, don't miss the new Mandarin coats. Made of printed slik in floral patterns, linen and satin, these are split on the pedaleaves and are fastened about the throat by loveliest,que of all is fashioned from shiny

RICHT, a wonderful dracs for any southern resort. It is made of lovely pale pink linen in a shantung weave, with slits which give the cf- Ject of slacks.

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